The new glasses are now available to pre-order on Amazon for $107.67, thats cheaper than the expected $125-$150 price range. It is thought that with the release of such products there could now be an increase in sales of 3D-ready TVs, as the consumer will no-longer be tied to a specific brand of 3D glasses.

There is already a range of Sony, Panasonic, and Toshiba branded glasses that can only be used with their perspective TVs, but as these are often on the expensive side – this has made it a tough sell for retailers.

These active shutter XpanD universal 3D glasses are battery powered, and helps to bring the enjoyment of cinema to the home. I am still not convinced on the whole 3D things – I will wait at least a year before I say that I was wrong.

One of the reasons why consumers may not be leaning towards a 3DTV purchase, is that they require 3D glasses, which as you know can be quite expensive. Another might be the hefty price tag of the set itself, with some 3DTVs costing thousands.

The Engadget article mentions a DisplaySearch report, which states that out of the entire flat screen televisions shipped this year, 3DTVs will only account for 2% of overall sales. Lack of 3D content at the moment, could be another reason for consumers being cautious.

It would be fair to say that when you purchase a new 3DTV, you should get at least two pairs of glasses as standard. What do you think is the right way for manufacturers to go, 3DTVs with or without glasses?

For the full story visit engadget.com.

More than a hindrance than a necessity, 3D glasses have been proved by most to be annoying, and something that 3D users want away with as soon as possible. That time has come with the new technology that Toshiba hope to preview this coming Monday.

Whereas 3D glasses use filters to filter out specified ‘flashes’ of images made by the TV screen to give us the 3D effect, Toshiba’s technology is supposedly doing away with the glasses by providing a filter on top of the TV set that will send the 3D image to the viewer.

Full details of the technology are not yet known, but researches reckon that the above details are what Toshiba are using to bring non-glasses 3D TV to the masses.

Certain technologies have already implemented similar ideas, much like this one here that sends 3D images to 64 positions around the room allowing multiple users to enjoy the experience at different positions around the room.

The Toshiba 3D TV reveal is to take place at the Ceatec IT show, which begins on Tuesday in Chiba, near Tokyo. Make sure to check back here again where we will give you an exclusive look at what Toshiba have to offer.

Source: PC World

Firstly, if you want to read more about Toshiba’s plans to built no fewer than three new TV sets without the need for glasses, you can head to our previous report here for the full lowdown.

While normal 3D TV sets are openly available to buy in stores today, sales haven’t been as good as manufacturers had hoped, mainly due the fact that customers are still having to having to pay an extremely high premium in order to take one home.

The good news, is that the holiday season is approaching, more specifically – Black Friday. This will be the biggest chance that eagle-eyed consumers will have, of picking up a 3D-capable set with a considerable discount. You can bet that Best Buy and Walmart are already planning their Black Friday Electronic sales, and that consumers will be on the lookout for the latest technology available.

While a 3D TV without glasses would be great, I’m more interested to see when normal 3D sets are reduced to an acceptable purchase price. Do you agree or not?