In writing a Display Daily article during a major show or conference, the usual modus operandi includes visiting the exhibits, meeting the exhibitors and reviewing the press releases. The idea is to determine the single most interesting and important piece of news and use this item as the basis of the article. Well, at the ongoing CES show, the usual procedures have been overwhelmed. There is so much interesting and important news related to 3D that it is impossible to pick just one item to report. In a sense, the news is the size and scope of the 3D news! Here is an abbreviated summary of the news headlines just from this week. Note that the point being illustrated in the creation of this summary is that there are multiple developments related to every aspect of the 3D "food chain" and that a wide variety of both large and small companies are participating.

3D TV products

Samsung to unveil 14-inch OLED capable of 3D

Samsung will integrate RealD’s 3D tech into their 3D TVs

LG sets 3D TV target, to offer new lineup in 2010

Mitsubishi Offers Two 3D-Ready HDTV Lines

Panasonic Plasma Panel Plant to Serve as 3D TV Supply Base

3D computers

MSI to show 3D notebook, dual-screen e-reader at CES

3D set top boxes

Next3D to Launch Broadband-Delivered Stereoscopic 3D Home Service in First Quarter of 2010

STMicroelectronics Unveils 3D-Ready Set-Top-Box IC Enabling TV Providers to Realize Consumer-Friendly Content Convergence

3D on cell phones

Get your 3D Glasses Ready, iHologram App for iPhone Coming Soon
3D encoding and transmission

Next3D Announces Patent-pending Technology for Encoding and Universal Playback of Stereoscopic 3D Content

Magnum Semiconductor Announces 3D Recording and Playback Solution with TDVision Systems

TDVision Systems and CyberLink Announce Full HD Stereoscopic Video Decoding Solution Compatible with NVIDIA 3D Vision

3D signage

Magnetic 3D debuts new auto-stereoscopic 3D tech at CES

The Seelinder: Cylindrical 3D display viewable from 360 degrees

3D gaming

iZ3D Announces Premium 3D Lens Technology for Gaming at CES

Industry’s First S3D Gaming Conference Announced!

WebOS finally getting 3D game support?

"Shake&Spell 3D" adds a whole new dimension to social gaming

3D projection screens

Da-Lite’s 3D Virtual Grey Projection Screen Increases Brightness Over 40 Percent

3D photo frames

Fuji 3D photo frame

3D broadcasting

ESPN and DirecTV in the US are to launch stereoscopic 3D services in the first half of 2010.

Panasonic, DirecTV team up on 3D

Next3D and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. to Collaborate on Stereoscopic 3D HD Content Delivery to the Home

Time Warner Cable in Talks to Carry ESPN 3D Channels

Discovery, Imax and Sony Form 3D Television Channel

"ON" SkyLife 3D channel

DirecTV to Launch 3D HD Channels

3D theater

TotalMedia Theatre 3 Features Blu-ray 3D Playback Using NVIDIA GeForce and NVIDIA 3D Vision Technology

CinemaCity at Arabian Center brings Dolby 3D Digital technology to the UAE

3D players

Sony confirms 3D Blu-ray, introduces iPhone app for remote control
3D Standards

MPEGIF Kicks off 3DTV Working Group at CES 2010

HDMI upgrade one of latest pieces in stereo 3D puzzle

2D - 3D conversion

Quartics and DDD to Demonstrate a Stunning 3D Experience on Electronics Devices at CES 2010

New JVC Unit Offers Real-Time 2D-to-3D Conversion and 3D L/R Mixing

2D-3D Conversion / $40 gets you stereoscopic pseudo-3D on the PSP. No… really

3D glasses

Bit Cauldron Fills Critical Gap in 3D Ecosystem: Demonstrates 3D Glasses for Home Theater and Gaming at 2010 International CES

Xpand nabs Spanish rights to 3D pics

3D content creation

Samsung, DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor Form a Global Strategic Alliance for 3D Home Entertainment in 2010

Yogi Bear Director Eric Brevig to Tackle 3D Korean War Epic

BSAT Labs 3D to use VFX facility in India

Offhollywood Takes "The Mortician 3D" to Another Dimension with State-of-the-Art 3D Production Gear, Tech Support, and Talent

Bitmanagement cooperates with 3Dconnexion for 3D Realtime Rendering

New 3D software

Majesco Entertainment Announces "Hot and Cold: A 3-D Hidden Object Adventure" is Now Available for Download on DSiWare

3D chips

NXP Introduces Advanced 3DTV Processor

3D test and evaluation

Testronic Labs Debuts New 3D Test Lab
New 3D technologies

Cobalto Cellphone: Which can create 3D images in the Air

Welho 3DTV test leaves glasses behind

3D cameras

Sony plans to introduce 3D-technology in its SLR cameras

Quasar 3D rig used to capture Dave Mathews Band concert live

New 3D reports

Goldman Sachs: 3D TV Will "Fall Short of Hype"

3D Display Revenues Forecast to Reach $22B by 2018; 3D-Ready TV Shipments to Reach 64M Units

DisplaySearch forecasts that 1.2 million 3D-capable TVs will be shipped in 2010, with growth to 15.6 million sets in 2013

Study: 3D TV Tech Growing Faster than Theatrical

The bottom line? Beyond any doubt, 3D has finally arrived. Insight Media will be fully reporting on these news stories as well as all maters 3D in our Large Display Report and Mobile Display Report newsletters.