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ESPN 3D schedules 13 college football broadcasts this season; Va. Tech / Boise St. is first

After unveiling the standard college football schedule, ESPN has seen fit to reveal the first three of the 13 games it plans to broadcast in 3D this season. Boise State will face Virginia Tech on September 6, a Monday night, while Ohio State and Miami will do battle September 11, before Clemson and Auburn have their ACC grudge match September 18. The plan is to have a college football game on ESPN 3D "almost" every week of the season, with the last being the BCS National Championship game January 10. Announcements regarding NBA, college basketball and Winter X Games 15 scheduling are on deck, but this weekend it's all about the Summer X Games 16.

VIA: Engadget

ESPN 3D to Televise Eight Hours of X Games 16

After unveiling the standard college football schedule, ESPN has seen fit to reveal the first three of the 13 games it plans to broadcast in 3D this season. Boise State will face Virginia Tech on September 6, a Monday night, while Ohio State and Miami will do battle September 11, before Clemson and Auburn have their ACC grudge match September 18. The plan is to have a college football game on ESPN 3D "almost" every week of the season, with the last being the BCS National Championship game January 10. Announcements regarding NBA, college basketball and Winter X Games 15 scheduling are on deck, but this weekend it's all about the Summer X Games 16.

ESPN 3D to Televise Eight Hours of X Games 16

ESPN 3D will feature eight hours of X Games 16 action from the Los Angeles Coliseum on Thursday, July 29, from 8-11 p.m. ET, and on Saturday, July 31, from 7 p.m.-midnight. Events to be featured include men's and women's Super X racing, Moto X Freestyle, Big Air skateboard competition, Rally Car, Super Rally Car and BMX Big Air.

ESPN 3D X Games 16 production details:

• ESPN 3D will utilize 14 native 3D cameras to capture action at the Los Angeles Coliseum;
• The 3D Mega Mo camera, an ultra slo-mo camera that debuted at the Home Run Derby, will be utilized;
• Coverage will include the first live use of wireless (RF) 3D cameras, one of which will be an in-car camera used during Rally Car competition;
• One pole camera will be placed near the skate/BMX mega ramp;
• ESPN 3D will be hosted by Keir Dillon, a veteran X Games announcer and two-time Winter X Games snowboard superpipe medalist

VIA: Engadget

Don't miss the world's most watched event - in 3D

If you have a DirectTV HD package with a DVR, your box will automatically get upgraded to display the new ESPN 3D channel. All you need is an HDMI v1.4 cable from your box to your 3D ready TV (with glasses) or through a 3D ready receiver to receive the World Cup in 3D. This channel will launch June 11th and will be no additional cost to subscribers of ESPN HD. First match is South Africa vs. Mexico and here are some of the other games that will be coming. All will be in 3D.

• Friday, June 11, 9:30 a.m. South Africa vs. Mexico
• Saturday, June 12, 9:30 a.m. Argentina vs. Nigeria
• Sunday, June 13, 2:00 p.m. Germany vs. Australia
• Monday, June 14, 7:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Denmark
• Tuesday, June 15, 2:00 p.m. Brazil vs. North Korea
• Wednesday, June 16, 9:30 a.m. Spain vs. Switzerland
• Thursday, June 17, 7:00 a.m. Argentina vs. South Korea
• Friday, June 18, 9:30 a.m. Slovenia vs. USA
• Saturday, June 19, 7:00 a.m. Netherlands vs. Japan
• Sunday, June 20, 2:00 p.m. Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
• Monday, June 21, 2:00 p.m. Spain vs. Honduras
• Tuesday, June 22, 2:00 p.m. Nigeria vs. South Korea
• Wednesday, June 23, 2:00 p.m. Ghana vs. Germany

• Thursday, June 24, 9:30 a.m. Slovakia vs. Italy
• Friday, June 25, 9:30 a.m. Portugal vs. Brazil
• Sunday, June 27, 2:00 p.m. Match 52
• Monday, June 28, 9:30 a.m. Match 53
• Monday, June 28, 2:00 p.m. Match 54
• Friday, July 2, 2:00 p.m. Match 58
• Saturday, July 3, 9:30 a.m. Match 59
• Saturday, July 3, 2:00 p.m. Match 60
• Tuesday, July 6, 2:00 p.m. Match 61
• Wednesday, July 7, 2:00 p.m. Match 62
• Saturday, July 10, 2:00 p.m. Match 63
• Sunday, July 11, 2:00 p.m. Match 64

Sony, Discovery and IMAX Partnership

Sony, as a part of a joint venture with Discovery Communications and IMAX will produce a new 24-hour 3D TV channel to bring HD 3D content to 3D TV sets.

Tom Cosgrove, Discovery Channel's COO/executive VP, will direct the new venture.

Sony said the as-yet-unnamed 24-hour 3D channel will launch in January, carrying a mix of movies, documentaries and children's programming.

News of the new channel follows announcements by ESPN that it will provide 25 out of 100, 2010 FIFA World Cup soccer in 3D, starting Friday on ESPN3D. Sony said it will be a sponsor of those broadcasts.

So far, AT&T U-verse, Comcast and DirecTV have said they will carry ESPN's 3D coverage of the World Cup Games.

James Cameron convinces NASA to use 3D camera on next Mars mission

What do you do once you've broken your own record for the world's highest-grossing picture film? Well, you go offworld, of course. James Cameron, in his infinite benevolence and multidimensional wisdom, has convinced NASA bigwigs not to forgo the inclusion of a high-res 3D camera on the Curiosity (aka Mars Science Laboratory) rover, which is set to depart for the red planet in 2011. Budget overruns had led to the scrapping of the autostereoscopic idea, but the director-man -- who has been involved with this project for a good few years now -- felt the results of the mission would be far more engaging if people could see them in 3D. Hey, if he can make us watch the Blue Man Group reenactment of Fern Gully, don't bet on Cameron failing to make extraterrestrial rubble interesting with his 3D voodoo.

VIA: Engadget

Source: CBS News

Movies

Movie studios are embracing the 3D revolution and Blu-ray 3D movies offer the highest quality of video content available for your home entertainment experience.

	Monsters vs. Aliens (Now Available)
	Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (Now Available)
	Avatar (Nov 2010)
	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (rumored in 2010)
	A Christmas Carol (Winter 2010)
	Toy Story 3 in 3D (rumored in 2011)
	Coraline (Now Available)
	Monster House (September 14, 2010)
	Grand Canyon Adventure (October 26, 2010)
	Bolt (Fall, 2010)
	Alice in Wonderland (Fall, 2010)