I always see some really cool gear at CES each year and CES 2009 will be no different. At CES 2008, one of the coolest things I saw was a 3D gaming demo NVIDIA put on. I can’t wait for 3D gaming to be more accessible for the average gamer. Perhaps one of the most exciting things at last year’s show and this year’s show will be technology to allow for 3D full HD TV viewing.

A company called TDVision has announced that it will be showing the world’s first 3D/2D compatible full HD stereoscopic broadcast and Blu-ray format. The TDVCodec is a system for encoding and decoding HD 3D video streams that can broadcast at 1920 x 1080 resolution.

From the sounds of it, the technology requires the watcher to wear glasses to get the 3D effects. The firm says that the technology can be built-in to all sorts of devices from glasses to PC monitors and big screen TVs. I hope that the technology for 3D without glasses matures, I think until 3D can be seen without glasses the technology won’t take off.

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