Coming Soon: 3D Television And Internet Without Glasses

DDD And Dimension Technologies To Integrate 3D Technologies

2-Aug-00

DDD and Dimension Technologies Inc. (DTI) have joined forces to speed the delivery of glasses-free 3D technology to the marketplace. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding, DDD will integrate its patented DeepSee 3D enabling technologies with DTI's range of Virtual Window flat-panel displays, allowing the consumer to view stereo 3D without 3D glasses for the first time. ""Eliminating the need for glasses will greatly accelerate widespread adoption of 3D,"" said Chris Yewdall, President and CEO of DDD. ""3D is the next step in visual communication, just as color television was the natural progression from black and white."" DDD's DeepSee 3D technologies enable the conversion of 2D material to 3D, the optimization of 3D for all screen sizes from PC to television, and the delivery of 2D compatible 3Dô via the Internet, DVD and television. DDD and DTI will work closely in the PC and broadcast markets. In the PC market, DTI will have access to the growing library of DeepSee encoded content available via DDD's recently introduced DeepSee plug-in for the Apple QuickTime player. For broadcast, DDD's technologies will be incorporated in both Motorola's DCT5000 advanced digital set-top boxes and DTI's Virtual Window displays to enable glasses-free 3D television. ""DDD provides a comprehensive offering of content conversion, formatting and delivery technologies for our 3D displays,"" said Arnold Lagergren, President and CEO of DTI. ""The partnership between DTI and DDD is a substantial step in making 3D a reality in mainstream entertainment."" For the term of the agreement, DTI will use DDD's DeepSee conversion and delivery technologies exclusively in conjunction with its glasses-free 3D displays. DTI holds most of the world's major patents on autostereoscopic 3D imaging technology. DTI displays produce real 3D images without glasses, headtrackers or other cumbersome viewing aids. Its Virtual Window line of 3D LCD flat panel displays has proven very popular in medical, aviation, military, research, scientific, design and consumer markets. The company has won numerous entrepreneurial awards and recognition as the pioneer in 3D display devices, including an R&D 100 Award, an Excellence In Innovation Award from New Equipment Digest Magazine, and a Top 40 Design Award from Product Design and Development Magazine. DDD's patented DeepSee technologies provide 3D content and delivery solutions for film, television, Internet, CD and DVD. The company is publicly traded on The Canadian Venture Exchange under the symbol CDNX: DDE. More information is available at www.ddd.com.

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