First of all, you had to wear Active 3D glasses. These basically flicker each lens so fast that you can’t see, and it does it in rhythm with the TV. That’s how you could see two different images in each eye, giving you that 3D effect. As you can see, they tended to be a bit ridiculous. They were bulky and giant, needed to be charged, and were extremely expensive to replace. They also darkened the screen you were looking at quite a bit.

The other issue with 3D was that the colors were degraded. The saturation and contrast was reduced, and you give up everything in picture quality just to get that 3D effect. Basically, you were trading the convenience of TV just so you could get two pictures simultaneously.

This year, things have changed.

Exhibit A would be LG. They have created an amazing 3D smart TV that uses passive 3D glasses. These are the same glasses that you wear in a movie theatre, and are just plastic lenses that aren’t electronic at all. In fact, LG had a giant wall of these 3D TVs playing an awesome sequence of 3D footage. They were handing out tons of 3D glasses, because each one costs less than $0.05 to manufacture in China. You can keep it, break it, or lose it, and it won’t be a disaster.

Another benefit of passive 3D glasses is that you lose the bulk.

These are very light and thin glasses. In fact, some people even call them stylish – you may see people walking around in these glasses with the 3D plastic lenses popped out.

The nice thing about these new TVs is that you still have that beautiful color contrast and saturation that high-end TVs are known for. The brightness is still a bit reduced, but it’s nowhere near as bad as it was last year.

3D still has a ways to go – the need to wear glasses in general is a bit annoying, and the screens that don’t require 3D glasses (called autostereoscopy) are absolutely awful and disgusting. But the progress is obvious, and it seems like 3D is going from a stupid gimmick that was awfully executed to something that you might actually be able to enjoy in your living room.

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (26th December 2011) I know that I have already mentioned this film, but reading a variety of different reviews it seems that David Fincher may have done the Swedish original justice! But please, I do recommend seeing the original before this!

The Artist (30th December 2011) A black and white, silent movie released in 2011. I am sure many of you are wondering why? A fantastic looking silent movie based on the silent era of film and the introduction of sound, really showing that not all Hollywood films have to be generic and boring..

The Iron Lady (6th January 2012) Into the new year and another brilliant movie for our eyes. Phylidia Lloyd directs the story behind the rise and fall of the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, starring Meryl Streep it has received mixed reviews but I am sure it shall be one to keep your eye on.

And this weeks film that you should have seen has to be Easy A, released 22nd October 2010 and Directed by Will Gluck, there is nothing like a film thats a year old. Emma Stone stars as a high school student looking to benefit from the rumour mill in thismodern day update of Scarlett Letter, however she finds out the hard way that the rumour mill isn’t always the best way to make friends and get the best out of life. A fantastic, hilarious Rom-Com, well worth a watch if you haven’t already!

Edwards, 21, was recently thrown into stardom, when he became the face of Google Chrome UK. A T4 series was also recently aired, showing the inside work of Jamal and his team, known as TeamSB.

The event boasted over 20 acts, all from the scene which Edwards makes him money documenting. Announced acts like Cher Lloyd entertained, with her new song, which was exclusive to SBTV, ‘Dub on the track’. Other acts were drafted in, and came on to stage un-announced, like Rizzle Kicks, and Chipmunk.

A live ‘F64′ (64 bars of free-sytle music) hosted by the voice of the X-Factor Peter Dickson saw more names added to the list. Devlin, Tinchy Stryder and x-Factor finalist Misha-B.

KoKo’s many bars were less than crowded, with most of the crowd looking under 18, which seems to be SBTV’s primary market. Their reaction? Great, vocally, however people seemed to be stool still, other than for the odd really well known act.

A great night, and a brilliant first attmept at a public event by SBTV.

Tomorrow’s Web is not a conference, so the creators state, but a meet up that entails three speakers from the industry, and lots of food, beer and Coca Cola! The first meet up is being held on the 4^th of February 2012, based in London (although a venue is yet to be confirmed). The team behind it are really open to suggestions, as that is the main aim of the idea, that it is a conference for ‘you’, so they ask for any suggestions, idea or comments to go to hello@tomorrowsweb.co.uk or via twitter.

Personally, I cannot wait to get involved and meet loads of new people and make some brilliant connections. Make sure you get tickets as soon as they are released, as I feel that they are going to fly off the shelves! Follow their updates on twitter for more info!

Last week Twitter posted a link to fly.twitter.com announcing the new redesign of Twitter web and the Android and iOS app’s.

It’s now easier and faster to see the information that matters most to you. Immediately access your favorite features from the lefthand side. Photos, videos and conversations are embedded directly in Tweets so you can see the whole story at a glance. And now everything in Home will appear consistently across computers, iPhones, and Android mobile phones.

http://fly.twitter.com/

 You can get early access to the Desktop site by downloading the new app and signing in 

Facebook for Android

Facebook has received the update which iOS users have been using for a few months now, introducing a complete UI overhaul revealing new features such at Easier navigation, Push notifications, Mobile timeline and more. The latest update has give the Facebook for Android a more iOS look and style which I think makes the app more universal with the design both on Android and iOS being the same.

The app has received many updates to it UI but the speed of the app has improved with faster searching and pulling in photos, also you are now able to access games and Facebook applications inside the app itself.

Google+

Once again the Google+ app has revived another update since its launch earlier this year, the new update has introduce the new Google+ logo which was released a month earlier on the Google+ social network site.

New Features for G+

• Search added
• +1 Photos
• +1 Comments
• Start messenger conversations by entering  phone number
• Instant Photo upload has video added again

I met Lukas, who you may remember me interviewing about the company, earlier today and bought my jacket and snapback hat. Like the wonderful budding journalist I am, I forgot to record the pretty interesting conversation we had about TOUK and various other aspects of his collective.

I did, however, manage to catch up with him again afterwards, and he told me “I was always interested in high fashion and most of my wardrobe is mix between Lyle and Scott and Ralph Lauren. So, for my first line, I wanted to combine high quality work wear with an upper class look logo to create an exclusive street look.”

I’m pretty pleased to say that the clothes turned out awesome. You can check them out, and buy/order them here.

Bomber Jacket - £29.95. Snapback - £19.95. Polo shirt - £17.95.

Jean-Paul Gautier Le male 75 ml (£37.28), classic fragrance with slight sweet notes that wears well in the day but sophisticated enough to be worn in the evening.

Bleu de Chanel 50 ml (£43), it has a masculine scent but is not overpowering, smells very seductive. Perfect for a party this fragrance is one that will definitely catch female attention.

Boss Bottled 100ml (£43.20), bound to make you feel like a man, unique oak and spiced scent that is sure to stand out in a crowed New Years Eve party.

Nothing compliments an outfit more than a well chosen scent, so be prepared for your News Years Eve party and pick one of these three exquisite fragrances.

Written by guest writer Nicholas O’Connor