IEEE Spectrum makes the same odd comments about stereoscopic 3D glasses:

Sports, which was considered to be a potential killer app for 3-D, fell victim to fact that inviting people around to watch the big game didn’t really work with handing out glasses, not least because of the expense involved in buying additional sets.

But then immediately suggest wearing virtual reality helmets will be the next big thing:

, so expect inevitable resurrection attempts to come in a few years, perhaps with VR-style headsets, such as the Oculus Rift, or a commercialized version of the 3-D headset prototype Sony was demonstrating at its booth

via 3-D TV is Officially Dead (For Now) and This is Why it Failed – IEEE Spectrum.

Lightweight 3D glasses (mine are nearly identical to my reading glasses) are a problem for viewers but virtual reality helmets are not a problem? Really?

Related articles

• The First Look at the New Oculus VR Prototype – Wired
• CES 2014: New Oculus Rift ‘Crystal Cove’ Prototype Revealed. Positional Tracking, AMOLED Screen.

Could be used on tablets, notebook computers, mobile phones and other devices: Intel launches 3D camera at CES. Not a photographic 3D camera but a camera for measuring depth, which is useful for adding gesture input to systems.

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