How time flies, aye? Things have been quite hectic around here since I was headhunted to work for a company which is attempting to launch Finland’s first 3D TV channel. More on that later.
As for “hobbies”, I’m currently hard at work testing the latest generation of home theater 3D video projectors. Related to that, I will soon (ahem) post a review of a brand new piece of cool technology which will certainly be making waves in home theaters all around the world.
Don’t forget to drop by every now and then.
Zotac’s ZBOX is a deceptively tiny nettop PC built on the combination of Nvidia’s ION GPU and Intel’s Celeron SU2300 dual-core CPU running at 1.2GHz. It offers low power consumption, flexible installation options and good connectivity, including built-in WiFi (b/g/n). View full article »
Someone (thanks, Riina!) was kind enough to send the new Killzone 3 for PS3 to me. I’m not a big fan of FPS games on consoles, simply because I’ve played years and years of FPS games on the PC using a mouse and a keyboard. I was never very impressed by the hugely hyped Killzone 2 either, so I was in no hurry to try this one out. Not until I remembered Killzone 3 supports 3D. View full article »
I’ve been testing various 3D video projectors for a few months now. A couple of weeks ago I bit the bullet and bought a JVC DLA-X7. The salesperson was kind enough to throw in two pairs of JVC’s 3D active shutter glasses and an IR-emitter, also by JVC. View full article »
This bad boy arrived practically without warning. It’s a JVC DLA-X7, a 3D Full HD video projector. Price range? ~7 000 Euros, give or take. Unfortunately I can’t test its 3D capabilities yet as it didn’t come with an IR emitter or active shutter glasses. I should receive both sometime next week.
Another long break from updating the blog. Yes, I know. I’ve been researching and writing this massive article about 3D at home for Hifimaailma magazine, and it’s finally done, out of the gate. Off you go, version 1.0 of the copy, ready to be savaged and brutally torn apart by the folks who actually put the magazine together. I have a nasty feeling I haven’t seen the last of you yet…
And wouldn’t you just know it: I’ve now been hired to write an article about 3D for another magazine. Luckily for me I need to approach the subject from a slightly different point of view for the 2nd article, so it’s not going to be a simple re-hashing of the first one. Not that I wouldn’t mind that at all; it would save a bit of time. Maybe. Or more likely not.
Anyhoo! I’ve had a whale of a time doing research for the article(s) and I’ve learned a lot of new things. It’s what makes life living for, I’d say. I’m well chuffed about the whole 3D lark, to be honest. Can’t remember the last time something got me quite this excited! You see, I’ve learned not only how to shoot, edit and post 3D, but I’ve had a number of rather intriguing ideas and, dare I say, epiphanies. And I will do my best to share them all with you, once I get my hands on a few missing pieces of information, hardware and software.
So, prepare yourself for a series of long-ish blog posts about what you can achieve with a remarkably small amount of money and carefully scavenged knowledge. Coming soon… ish.
I procrastinated for quite a while before placing an order for the rather spiffing Glidetrack camera dolly system. My heartfelt thanks to Alastair who obviously subscribes to the notion that there are no stupid questions; heaven knows I bombarded him with such several times and he replied to every one without delay.
I hesitated between Glidetrack HD and the more expensive but obviously sturdier XD model. In the end I went for the HD, thanks to Alastair assuring me that it can take the weight of a RED One camera easy.
Once I had placed the order and paid for it, FedEx delivered the parcel in a couple of days. Size of the shipping tube impressed (as you can see in the photo gallery) but so did the ease with which Glidetrack was assembled. A couple of screws to install the feet at both ends of the rail, and it’s ready for mounting on a tripod(s).
I don’t have any demo footage to share yet, but there’s plenty to see on Glidetrack’s website. I took a bunch of photos of the assembly and mounting options; you’ll find them in the photo gallery.
Late last year I decided to migrate some of my PCs to SSD boot drives. One of the drives I bought was by OCZ, an Agility Series 120GB 2.5″ drive. Its performance turned out to be very good and I had zero problems with it — until now.
I had to move the drive into another PC. So, I popped open the PC chassis, took hold of the freely dangling drive with my right hand and proceeded to remove first the power connector, then the SATA cable. I must’ve done this same procedure maybe hundreds of times with SATA drives in the past. At this point I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. It was only when I was trying to re-connect the drive that I noticed something was amiss. View full article »
High Definition images helped researchers gain new insights into how octopuses react to their environment, reports this article from MSNBC.
