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Sony's NX810 LCD 3D TV is now shipping - The 46" KDL46NX810 costs $2998. The NX810 uses Sony's high-end Edge-Lit LED 3D panels. It supports 200Hz processing, Full-HD, Wi-Fi, widgets and an ambient light sensor. They do not come with any 3D glasses.

Sony NX810

The 46" KDL46NX810 is now shipping for $2998. We don't have pricing info or release dates for other TVs in the series.

Sony announced they'll release active-shutter 3D laptops next year that will have a 240Hz LCD and a built-in IR emitter. The 3D glasses will be the same as those used in Sony's TVs (they currently offer the TDGBR100B for $149). They have shown a prototype that has a 16" 16:9 display in a regular Vaio F series body (pictured below).

Back in July, Sony said they'll release the PlayStation 3 3D upgrade in September. Today they said this will be delayed till October. This upgrade will bring 3D Blu-ray support, 3D images, 3D broadcasts from PlayTV and 3D YouTube videos.

via Engadget

Sony says that they're also working on glasses-free 3D TVs. They admit that this technology is expensive, so they won't commercialize it before they can bring the cost down. A lot of companies are working on glasses-free 3D TVs: Toshiba, Samsung, TCL, Intel and others.

via TGDaily

Sony's VP of solutions engineering in the US Pete Ludé says that 3D TV could become an important market for OLED displays. Sony says that while LED LCD 3D TV are effective, but only if the resolution and refresh rate is not too high. Active-Shutter 3D needs double the refresh rate (because it alternates between the two eyes), so 120fps needs a 240Hz TV - or higher. At these rates, OLEDs are easier to use. OLED TV panels also offer less crossover between the stereo images.

Sony are looking into OLEDs, and are still enthusiastic about the technology, are not yet committed to OLEDs as the technology of choice for long-term 3D displays. In CES 2010, Sony has demoed a 25.4" 3D OLED prototype (shown above). Samsung are also very confident about large OLED TVs for 3D.

Back in January we posted about 3D being the "killer application for OLEDs".

Sony has a new patent, and a clever one at that: using an active-shutter 3D TV for split-screen gaming. Instead of using the two different images to create 3D, Sony wants to use the technology to enable two different images for two players.

via Crunchgear

Back in October 2009, Sony unveiled a auto-stereoscopic (glasses free) 3D display. Now they announced they will showcase this display at SIGGRAPH 2010 (Los Angeles Convention Center, July 25-29). This display offers 360-degree image at 24-bit color. The resolution is only 96x128. The display is interactive and includes a gesture control. See more in this new video by Sony: