3D technology was the biggest new trend of the 2010 CES event, and the creation of new glasses and digital 3D has certainly made the experience a more enjoyable one. Despite the advances, prominent eye experts has said that 3D tech may still lead to headaches for many users, and they should have their eyes checked first before investing in 3D HDTVs or other tech.
“There are a lot of people walking around with very minor eye problems, for example a minor muscle imbalance, which under normal circumstances, the brain deals with naturally,” says Dr Michael Rosenberg, an ophthalmology professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. 3D “translates into greater mental effort, making it easier to get a headache,” Rosenberg added.
Normally, each eye will see things at a different angle.
“When that gets processed in the brain, that creates the perception of depth,” adds Dr. Deborah Friedman, a professor of ophthalmology and neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York. “The illusions that you see in three dimensions in the movies is not exactly calibrated the same way that your eyes and your brain are. If your eyes are a little off to begin with, then it’s really throwing a whole degree of effort that your brain now needs to exert. This disparity for some people will give them a headache.”
Dr. John Hagan, a fellow with the American Academy of Ophthalmology adds that anyone with a lack of depth perception or eye muscle issues may not be able to see 3D images at all, or will have trouble processing the images.
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Channel 4 has announced they will be making content available through Apple’s iTunes platform. The announcement comes just a month after the BBC made a similar decision.
The popular C4 shows “Shameless”, “Skins”, “Teachers”, “Peep Show”, “Spaced”, and “Monarchy” will now all be available on iTunes. Each episode wil cost £1.89.
“Digital technology transforms our audiences’ ability to create, access and engage with our content, making it easier for us to identify the best new British creativity and bring it to a wider UK audience and catalyse a new generation of digital media production companies”, said Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan.
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This morning 60 of Britain’s largest pop stars announced they are forming the Featured Artists’ Coalition , a group that will seek out greater control of the artists’ music in the digital age.
Robbie Williams, Radiohead, the Verve and Kaiser Chiefs are just some of the members included in the Featured Artists’ Coalition.
In a claim that many artists have been making for years, the group says it wants the artists to actually retain control over their music instead of the record labels having those rights. The group claims that artists are usually left out of the cut when their songs are distributed digitally, whether it be online or through mobile services.
“It is time for artists to have a strong collective voice to stand up for their interests,” said Brian Message, co-manager of Radiohead and the singer Kate Nash. “The digital landscape is changing fast and new deals are being struck all the time, but all too often without reference to the people who actually make the music.”
Jazz Summers, manager of The Verve, added that the group would “seek to improve the treatment of artists within the business and campaign to update laws and practices that better reflect the new music landscape.”
“Digital technology gives artists the opportunity to control their future — this is the time to seize that opportunity.”
