Roger Ebert: Why I Hate 3-D

Roger Ebert:

It’s the waste of a dimension.
It adds nothing to the experience.
It can be a distraction.
It can create nausea and headaches.
Have you noticed that 3-D seems a little dim?
There’s money to be made in selling new digital projectors.
Theaters slap on a surcharge of $5 to $7.50 for 3-D.
I cannot imagine a serious drama, such as Up in the Air or The Hurt Locker, in 3-D.
Whenever Hollywood has felt threatened, it has turned to technology: sound, color, widescreen, Cinerama, 3-D, stereophonic sound, and now 3-D again.

The only 3D movie that I’ve seen is Avatar and I really enjoyed the experience. But I also have read that James Cameron did a superb job in integrating 3D into Avatar, avoiding a lot of the reasons why Ebert hates 3D.

Samsung LCD Q1’10 Results

Revenues decreased 6.04% Q/Q and increased 40.37% Y/Y to KRW6.85T (about US$6.14B). Samsung focused on 40-inch and larger LCD TV panels, LED-backlit panels and models with 3D and 240Hz in Q1 and will continue to do so in 2010. Source: Digitimes

Henge: MacBook Docking Station

Slide your MacBook into the Henge Dock and you won’t need to reconnect a single cable and be reconnected to all of them. The only and really big concern for me is that I would rather use the display that comes with the MacBook.

Steam for OS X: May 12

Valve Software will be launching the public release of Steam for OS X on May 12th. Macs will finally get some really cool games. via MacRumors

iPad 3G: Setting Up New Cellular Data Account

Apple has put up a step-by-step guide to setting up cellular data service for the iPad 3G. Coupled with AT&T’s contract-free month-to-month 3G service the whole process seems simple enough.