Remember when you were a kid, and you dreamed that a day with 3D television and video games would come? Well, the future is now, because this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is filled with 3D televisions from such big companies as Sony, Samsung, LG, and Panasonic. Of course, no longer are the days of the awkward red and blue glasses; this “new” type of 3D utilizes a new type of technology. CNN.com explains:

All 3-D technology relies on the idea that if separate images are presented to the left and right eyes, the human brain will combine them and create the illusion of a third dimension.

With technology that uses 3-D glasses, two images — one for the right eye and one for the left eye — alternate quickly on the TV. Shutters on the 3-D glasses swap the viewer’s vision from right eye to left eye at the same rate.

The TV connects with the glasses through a sensor that’s placed between the lenses on the glasses.

The effect moves so quickly that it tricks the brain into merging the images and creates the perspective needed to see images in 3-D.

Awesome, right? You’re probably asking how much this is going to cost now, right? Well, as you expected, it will cost a whole lot at first. Phillips tried to pilot its own 3D television series and these ended up being around $3,000 to $12,000 depending on the model. Companies are promising consumers, however, that these prices will surely drop as these devices break their way into the market.

My advice: Start saving NOW, because these babies are hitting the market this year. No doubt about that.

Source: CNN.com