Sony thinks we need more 3D so Sony’s 3D Blu-ray update for the PS3 console will arrive in September, a few weeks earlier than expected. There’s also another update in the works that will add support for 3D YouTube, and 3D photos that use the .mpo format.

Users will be able to capture 3D photos from supported cameras and view the content using a PS3 and 3D compatible TVs. Some of the supported cameras include the recently announced Cyber-shots with 3D photo capture.

We’ve all been there. You get forced to watch a 30-second ad in order to watch some 30-second clip of something that isn’t very funny in the first place. It sucks. Google/YouTube want to curb this phenomenon and so will introduce an ad-skip button this year. I love you Google.

It works like this: If an advertiser’s commercial isn’t captivating enough to watch, it will be skipped by viewers. If viewers don’t watch the ad, Google doesn’t charge the advertiser. This will lead to better ads all around. We consumers hate ads, but if they are funny or clever enough we really don’t mind.

Are you a fan of Youtube? Of course you are. It’s full of cute kitties and humans being hit in the crotch and whatnot. What about Yahoo? Well, then these pillows might be for you.

Rest your head on the web with these geek pillows from etsy. These handmade fleece pillows measure about 12″x12″ and are filled with 100% polyester fiberfill, not videos and photos from your account.

After experimenting with movie rentals in January, YouTube has added a bunch of movies and TV episodes that you may actually want to see. However there’s still nothing very mainstream in the YouTube store. It’s mostly indie films, Bollywood and documentaries, which are viewable for 48 hours after renting.

They cost between 99 cents and $4, with payments made via Google Check-Out. YouTube will need to strike some deals with movie studios to get some decent stuff on the site. Stuff with explosions should do the trick.

Ever wonder how your Internet connection stacks up to people in your area? YouTube’s new Video Speed Dashboard will let you know just that, comparing your stats on an ISP, city, state, country-wide and global level, even giving you a 30-day profile of what your connection looks like.

You can also see the average results of users near you on other ISPs. This kind of thing isn’t new, but it gives everyone access to the info, which they really should have.

YouTube has announced that it will offer video rentals through its site. They will be offering the rentals in sync with the Sundance Film Festival and they plan to rent movies from the 2009 and 2010 Sundance festivals as well as “other U.S. partners.”

The festival films will be available through January 31st, while other movies and videos should be available soon after. The expansion into rentals is part of a strategy to get away from ad-only revenue and is said to give content providers much more control over how video content is shown. Providers signed up to the YouTube system will have the option of setting the price, rental period and where it can be found.

YouTube gets the rights to stream sports, but don’t get too excited just yet. That doesn’t include the NBA, NFL or anything else Western viewers really want to watch. It starts with Indian Premier League cricket… And I hear those crickets chirping.

Anyway, just because you don’t want to watch it, doesn’t mean that it’s a bad idea. That sport is huge in the Eastern hemisphere. YouTube will start broadcasting live matches in March of this year. The interesting thing is that if this is successful, it could bring more live streaming content.

A couple of boffins from Japan’s Keio University didn’t have enough YouTube in their lives, so they have developed a microwave aimed at other geeks just like them. I’m talking a YouTube-powered microwave. Because heating up those hotpockets can get boring.

The “Castoven” is based on a conventional, unbranded model of “good quality” and features a 10.4-inch LCD screen in the door panel and speakers. It’s connected to a Mac, but could easily work with Windows computers as well.

One of the problems with netbooks is that they even have trouble with YouTube. It’s not just netbooks either. Maybe you have a dinosaur of a computer that is slow and struggling. Does it take you an hour for a 5 minute video to load? Then this applies to you.

Feather is here to offer a fix. Feather is YouTube’s new lightweight version of the video streaming site. Made especially for slow computers. You can try it out now on Google’s TestTube collection of beta trials.

Word is that Google is looking to get into the pay-per-episode TV business with YouTube and offer streaming content for purchase using a service that would compete with iTunes downloads. According to Peter Kafka of MediaMemo, several sources have indicated that YouTube wants to offer streaming TV episodes for a fee.

It would be similar to what Apple already offers: a $1.99 cost per episode. Apparently both sides are in early negotiations and they are “optimistic” that a deal can be reached.

When YouTube unveiled the ability to upload and stream 720p video last year, it started off a bit slow, which is to be expected, with only 1% of the uploaded videos taking advantage of it. But now that number is approaching 10%, so YouTube has announced that it will increase the maximum resolution of videos to 1080p.

Awesome news yes? The company is vowing to let users stream video that looks as good or better than the source quality. According to YouTube Director of Product Management Hunter Walk, the company is re-encoding all the 1080p videos that have been uploaded over the past year, and they’re about halfway through already.

I am not that big on social networking. I have a Facebook account but I have never posted images, don’t post the minute details of my life and I only log on when someone I know asks to be my Facebook friend.

If you are a heavy user of social media like Facebook and YouTube a new app from a company, called yourBusinessChannel may make keeping everyone updated on your life easier. The app connects to Facebook and YouTube allowing the user to post comments to YouTube videos that are also posted to Facebook at the same time.

Everybody is crazy about 3D. It’s all the rage and we’re happy about that. We truly are. Just as long as we don’t have to wear those dorky glasses. Looks like YouTube is even getting in on the action, working on 3D videos so that you can see stuff like Keyboard Cat in glorious 3D.

YouTube is testing out 3D videos on the site by offering some viewing options for different 3D systems. We’re not sure if this is going to catch on or not. If it does, you’ll want to purchase the sure to follow specialized 3D camcorders that will practically make you feel it as you’re watching some dude get hit in the groin. You know, so you can upload that baby and let the whole world feel the pain

YouTube XL is a redesigned version of the video sharing website. It still runs in your browser window and you won’t need to go through the hassle of downloading another piece of software, as long as you have the latest version of Flash.

YouTube XL features a clean interface that doesn’t feature any ads (at least for now). Stuff that is basically clutter is gone, like suggested videos, and comments. YouTube XL will function on most devices that have a browser, and can be hooked up to your TV.

I watch my share of online video and my video streaming site of choice isn’t YouTube. I don’t care much for videos produced by people with the cheapest cameras they can get their hands on. I prefer full length professionally made TV shows and movies like Hulu provides.

Nielsen Online has released its latest figures for video streaming sites and YouTube still sits in the top spot with a massive lead over the second place site. In April YouTube streamed 5.5 billion videos with Hulu coming in a distant second place.