The success of the film, James Cameron's "Avatar", which has already set a record for box office, sharply stepped up the advent of home 3D. Here are some progress in this area.

The Sony said that this summer will begin sales of three-dimensional television in Japan and abroad. By March next year in a Japanese corporation expects to sell 2.5 million of these TVs, which represents 10% of the total shipments of LCD TVs Sony over this period. 46-inch Sony stereotelevizor will cost about 350 thousand yen (about 115 thousand rubles.), The kit will include two pairs of glasses. Simultaneously, the Sony is a large-scale work on the conversion to stereo older films.

Panasonic started selling its stereotelevizorov March 10, so far only in the United States. Already in June, Panasonic will launch three television channels to stereo, now on this subject is negotiating with TV networks.

Samsung already sells a 3D-TV on their home market, South Korea, but also has plans for entering other markets.

Do not lag behind the general trend and film companies. In 3D released several big-Hollywood movies, including "Alice in Wonderland," "Clash of the Titans" and "How to train a dragon». Wall Street Journal says that a move to 3D allows you to increase cash collections by 25%.

via Gazette

FBR Capital analyst Craig Berger (Craig Berger) believes that Apple may just three months of sales iPad make it the best-selling e-book in history. He did not agree with those colleagues who speak of the possible production problems and shortages, due to which Apple will not be able to sell a large number of tablets. His forecast: 5 million sold iPad in the first half of 2010. Since the Kindle so far sold about 3 million, iPad automatically becomes the record holder.

This projection is remarkable in the first phase of its marginality. Other analysts, even optimistic about the prospects iPad, give a more modest forecasts. Apple has postponed the beginning of sales on April 3, while international sales and pushed to the far end of April because of lack of product inventories. Yet Berger believes that these considerations do not necessarily affect the final sales figures.

Via Electronista

Music Format LP, also known as Cocktail, Apple introduced with the filing of record companies, yet does not justify the hopes. GigaOM citing sources in the music industry said that after six months of sales records in this format never attracted the attention of the mass of the buyer.

Initially it was assumed that the new format encourages sales of entire albums. Music labels have long worried about the growing trend when users buy individual songs rather than whole albums. LP format provides a variety of additional content such as photos and video. It is believed that the way Apple made music label reciprocal concession after removal from the iTunes digital rights DRM in the past year.

Now in LP format is available for only 29 albums. One of the obstacles to its development, may be the price. One source of AppleInsider admitted that the cost of creating the album in this format can go up to $ 60 thousand, which is quite a lot. Recently, Apple released a toolkit for creating albums in the LP, that some cheaper and simplified the process, but reverse the situation so far failed.

Via AppleInsider

Yesterday a meeting of the Commission on a draft for an integrated center for research and development – the so-called innograda, which is sometimes also referred to as Russia's silicon valley. The meeting was held, President Dmitry Medvedev. Most discussed the location of the center. Among the candidates: the Moscow region (districts of Novo-Riga and Leningrad highway), Saint-Petersburg, Tomsk, Novosibirsk, Dubna, Obninsk. The final decision on this matter will be accepted after 10 days.

Important role in the selection of the region will play the transportation infrastructure and proximity to the existing scientific centers. In this regard, the most preferable is the Moscow region. Perhaps that is why the meeting was attended by Governor of Moscow region Boris Gromov. Other heads of regions in the commission no.

via Look

In the United States can enter free wireless internet. This is reflected in the draft plan for the development of network infrastructure, published by the Federal Communications Commission, USA. It seeks to bring the degree of penetration of broadband Internet access from the current 65% to 90%.

"The National Broadband Plan proposes actions for federal, state and local authorities … aimed at reducing the digital divide and turn America into a country where broadband is helping every citizen to expand their opportunities" – reads the document.

One of the proposed measures is the introduction of frequencies for very cheap or even free services for Internet access.

"Broadband access for all is essential to meet the information needs of society in a democracy – said chairman of the FCC. – Without it we risk a another category of second-class citizens ".

Plan of the FCC will be considered the U.S. Congress on March 17.

Via Electronista

Sony announced the price of a set of 3D-glasses and a transmitter, which allows to make a series of three-dimensional model of the TV series Sony Bravia.

Currently, only one such TV, LX900, is sold under the brand 3D Ready: it includes a special transmitter and comes with two stereo glasses with the active gates. However, a set of points and the transmitter can be purchase separately, adding stereo to a few more TVs Sony Bravia: NX900, HX700, HX800 and HX90. A set of two points is 12 000 yen (about 3950 rubles.). Price of the transmitter is 5000 yen (about 1650 rubles.).

Via TechRadar

Resource ZDNet citing several unnamed sources suggested that the second generation Zune HD can be very similar to the iPod touch, then there would be more versatile device, which is close to the classic PDA. At this indirectly points to the fact that Microsoft has removed the Zune HD from a set of development tools XNA. XNA 4.0 now supports only one mobile OS – Windows Phone 7, which may suggest that the next Zune will work under its control (or its modified version).

This step Microsoft could adversely affect the development of applications for the current model Zune HD, because developers will see that this branch of the devices will no longer develop. On the other hand, the development of software for Zune and had not been too active, a large catalog of software has not yet been established. Perhaps, in the union phone platforms, Microsoft and the player sees more pluses than minuses.

If you start from the production schedule for Zune, the new model will go on sale later this year. Then we come to know, right analysts with ZDNet or not.

Via Electronista

JazzMutant development team has released a new plugin for Ableton, which fully integrates the multitouch controller Lemur by Ableton Live. The plugin is designed specifically for Ableton Live 8, and requires a package Max for Live

The price and release date still unknown. By the way, it is possible that Mu will appear and the version for Controllers Novation Launchpad and Akai APC40. In the meantime – watch video:

Shops notebooks Nautica are pleased to participate in the rally, organized jointly by the corporation Intel, the recognized leader in the manufacture of computer components, and by Doctor Web, Ltd., a leading developer of information security.

Since March 9, buying in the shops Nautica processor-based notebooks – Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, the buyer gets a gift Dr.Web for Windows (version 5.0 on 1 computer for 1 year).

The assortment of our stores are a few dozen models of laptop processors next-generation Intel Core, and this number is constantly growing, as all vendors, appreciating their advantages, actively promote the market built on the basis of their laptops.

Please note! The promotion is valid at Nautica stores in Riga, the Kursk, Sports and ordering a laptop with delivery in Moscow and Moscow region.

Nowadays madman technological progress when the change between two generations of digital devices is sometimes less than six months, people have increasingly acute question about updating them! No less than the acute and the other question, what to do with the old devices?

Company offers MakTsentr answer to both questions: you can now change your old gps-navigator on a new, brand Pocket Navigator, with profits for themselves.

Pocket Navigator – a broad line of modern, stylish devices. On Russia's IT-market Pocket Navigator submitted since 2005. During this time the device worked well, both among users and among the critics and the press.

Since March 4, 2010, you can bring in any store or sales office iStyle Internet – shop Palmstore his old navigator, and get a considerable discount when buying a new one. And the old navigator can be any brand and be in any condition.

Discounts for browsers:

• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator MC-430 – 1000 rub., The old price of 4990 rubles., The new price of 3990 rubles.
• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator MC-430 R2 – 1000 rub., The old price of 5990 rubles., The new price of 4990 rubles.
• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator MW-500 – 1000 rub., The old price of 3990 rubles., The new price of 2990 rubles.
• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator PN-7050 – 1000 rubles., The old price of 9990 rubles., The new price of 8990 rubles.
• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator MW-430 – 500 rubles., Retail price 3490 rub., The new price of 2990 rubles.
• GPS-navigator Pocket Navigator MW-350 – 300 rubles., Retail price 2790 rub., The new price of 2490 rubles