PopBox™ Leverages RealD Technology to Bring 3D Cinema Experience to HDTVs
2010年5月21日 - 11:00PM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
PopBox™ today announced that in tandem with RealD Inc., a
leading 3D technology provider for cinema, home and professional
applications, it will equip all PopBox devices with the
ability to display high-definition 3D content. PopBox is the
first over-the-top set-top box to support the stereoscopic RealD
Format for the delivery and display of high-quality 3D content.
PopBox will ship 3D-ready at launch, so consumers can enjoy
3D content on all 3D-ready HDTVs.
PopBox makes it simple and affordable to play all the
movies, music, home videos, and photos from your home PC and
network-connected devices, and content streamed from the Internet,
on your HDTV. PopBox will be available soon, and is
currently available to pre-order at Amazon.com. PopBox
retails for $129.99, and PopBox Wireless for
$149.99.
PopBox builds on the success of Syabas’ award-winning
Popcorn Hour lineup of Network Media Tanks, the Popcorn Hour A-200
and C-200. All Popcorn Hour A and C series devices will also have
access to the RealD Format to enable 3D viewing.
“We’re thrilled that PopBox has licensed the RealD Format
to enable its community to enjoy high-definition 3D content,” said
Steve Shannon, EVP of Consumer Electronics at RealD.
The RealD Format is a patented side-by-side method of delivering
3D video. The RealD Format combines left eye and right eye 3D image
streams into a single channel for delivery of high-definition
progressive or interlaced 3D video using today’s Internet or
broadcast infrastructure, including existing PCs, HD set-top boxes
and DVRs, to any 3D-enabled display type.
“This is an excellent opportunity for PopBox and Popcorn
Hour to bring our community an amazing experience, and spectacular
3D content in the home,” said Alex Limberis, COO, PopBox.
“Content created in 3D should be enjoyed in 3D. Leveraging the
RealD Format gives our community a new dimension of HDTV
entertainment right out of the gate.”
The PopBox platform will be 3D-ready beginning at launch.
As new 3D content is available, consumers can enjoy the 3D
experience in the home, on their 3D-ready HDTVs. The Popcorn Hour
A-200 and C-200 will be field-upgradeable to enable 3D
playback.
About PopBox™
PopBox is a Syabas brand, and builds on the success of
Syabas’ award-winning Popcorn Hour lineup of Network Media Tanks.
With PopBox, you can finally enjoy an incredibly simple way
to play all your own stored media content on your HDTV and home
theater system, plus all the best sports, entertainment, movies,
videos, and music the Internet has to offer. With an open
application platform, PopBox enables virtually anyone to
develop rich Internet applications for the biggest screen in the
house. With PopBox connected to your HDTV, everything can go
big-screen. For more information, please visit www.popbox.com.
About RealD Inc.
RealD Inc. is a leading global licensor of stereoscopic
(three-dimensional), or 3D, technologies. RealD’s extensive
intellectual property portfolio enables a premium 3D viewing
experience in the theater, the home and elsewhere. RealD licenses
its RealD Cinema Systems to motion picture exhibitors that show 3D
motion pictures and alternative 3D content. RealD also provides its
RealD Format, active and passive eyewear, and display and gaming
technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers and content
producers and distributors to enable the delivery and viewing of 3D
content on high definition televisions, laptops and other displays.
RealD’s cutting-edge 3D technologies have been used for
applications such as piloting the Mars Rover, heads-up displays for
military jets and robotic medical procedures. For more information
about RealD, please visit its website at www.reald.com