With Christmas shopping in full swing, Panasonic is trying to entice consumers to invest in 3D for the home. The electronics manufacturer is launching a 14-city mall tour on Dec. 1 and a sweepstakes.
Panasonic’s “Unwrap 3D” tour will stop at New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and San Francisco during Dec. 1-5 and Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Minneapolis, Houston, Phoenix and Seattle on Dec. 8-12.
On the tour, Panasonic will showcase its 3D products
The new 3D at home technology, which uses Active Shutter glasses and offers the same stereoscopic quality of 3D that’s now shown in theaters, requires an upgrade in equipment, including a 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray-ready player, both of which are pricey, and that will keep it out from under most Christmas trees this year with the economy still lagging.
Also, movies released on Blu-ray 3D are still very limited. However, studios did debut a number of titles this year, including some on the same day as the movie’s DVD and Blu-ray release, showing enthusiasm for the new product on their part.
Here’s a list of the titles available now and coming soon on Blu-ray 3D:
Available now
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Warner)
A Christmas Carol
Clash of the Titans (Warner)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Imax movies Deep Sea 3D
Monster House
Open Season
The Polar Express
Dec. 7
Imax movies Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Dec. 14
Despicable Me
Dec. 17
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (Warner)
Dec. 21
Step Up 3D (Disney)
Dec. 28
Resident Evil: Afterlife (Sony)
Jan. 4
Coraline (Universal)
Jan. 11
Piranha (Sony)
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