Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[ESPN 3D preps for NBA Finals, adds new Friday Night Fights to the schedule]]>http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/espn-3d-preps-for-nba-finals-adds-new-friday-night-fights-to-th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/espn-3d-preps-for-nba-finals-adds-new-friday-night-fights-to-th/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/espn-3d-preps-for-nba-finals-adds-new-friday-night-fights-to-th/#comments The NBA Finals kicks off tomorrow, and while the games will air in high definition on ABC, they will also air for the first time in 3D on ESPN 3D. If you prefer your sporting events sans-glasses there's plenty to look forward to: 32 HD cameras, six Super Slo-Mo cameras, a SkyCam and additional tweaks like ESPN Axis graphics. We'd still prefer to swap Mike Breen for Marv Albert and whatever intro music they have planned for John Tesh's Roundball Rock, but that's just us. The 3D broadcast will be held down by Mark Jones and either Bruce Bowen or Tim Legler calling the action. Of course, the fantastic playoffs we've experienced will come to an end eventually, but to fill in the summer sports slate until the X Games, ESPN 3D has also plans to air five Friday Night Fights matches over the summer. Check the press releases after the break for the dates and details, we'll be hunting down our 3D specs.

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ESPN 3D preps for NBA Finals, adds new Friday Night Fights to the schedule originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 May 2011 17:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Retailer's 3D Demo Days, new Pirates movie trailer highlight ESPN 3D's first NBA game originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ESPN 3D schedules three more NBA games, including one on Christmas Day originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ESPN 3D will broadcast 14 NBA games this year starting with Heat/Knicks December 17 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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ESPN used Harlem Globetrotters game to test 3D basketball production originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Still undecided on Valentine's Day plans? Bad news, Fred -- because every event worth its salt is already booked up by now. Don't panic just yet, though, because we've got 25 pairs of tickets (courtesy of Cinedigm) for this weekend's NBA All-Star Weekend in 3D to giveaway. If you and your lover would love to go, hit up the read link for all the official details including a way to see if it's showing near you. If so, enter your name over there and cross your fingers for a Cupid miracle.

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Remember when we told you that Cinedigm, Turner Sports and the NBA would be broadcasting TNT's coverage of NBA All-Star Saturday Night in 3D? Remember just how bad you wanted to go? We've excellent news -- for those still scrambling to firm up their Valentine's Day plans, we've got 25 pairs of tickets to this here showing in live 3D HD, and we're giving every last set to you readers. 80 digitally equipped theaters in 35 states will be showing the event (and giving away freebies!), which kicks off at 8:00PM ET on February 14th. Enter your ZIP code here for a list of cinemas in your area, and if one's nearby, feel free to drop a comment below to consider yourself entered. Your honey / manly man will love you for it.

Special thanks to Cinedigm for the tickets!

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The rules:
  • Leave a comment below. Any comment will do, though we'd prefer to hear who you think will win this year's Slam Dunk contest.
  • You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you'll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.)
  • If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you'll be fine.
  • Contest is open to anyone in the 48 continental US States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don't make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers and contest laws if you have to be mad.
  • Winner will be chosen randomly. 25 winners will receive two (2) tickets to the Live 3D HD showing of the 2009 NBA All-Star Weekend in cinemas. Approximate value is $18 to $22 per ticket.
  • Entries can be submitted until Tuesday, February 10th, 11:59AM ET. Good luck!
  • Full rules can be found here.

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Valentine's Day Giveaway: tickets for NBA All-Star Weekend in 3D! originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Mark Cuban may be up and down on the future of internet video, but he's evidently quite confident in the future of 3D cinema -- or 3D sporting events in cinemas, at least. The internet / media / basketball tycoon has put his money where his mouth is by acquiring a 9.4% stake in Carmike Cinemas. Only Cuban himself fully understands the nearly $3 million investment, but he was quoted as saying that he is "trying to expand" the live 3D broadcast-to-a-theater business. Looking back over the course of 2008, we're astounded at the amount of traction that 3D has gained, and while many may assume that live 3D sporting events in cinemas is nothing more than a gimmick, we guess we can't possibly be surprised if it ends up taking off.

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Cuban invests in Carmike Cinemas, clearly expects 3D sporting events to thrive originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It won't be the first 3D NBA experience of all time, but it will be the first of this magnitude. Cinedigm is teaming up with the league and Turner Sports to showcase the 2009 All-Star Saturday Night in Live 3D HD to some 80 theaters across the US. Hailed as the "first-ever marketed and commercially viable (open for sale to public) live movie theater broadcast of a major sporting event," the spectacle will be available on over 160 screens in 35 states. As of now, pricing information remains fuzzy, but you'll have to either roll solo or hope your lady friend(s) really loves Kobe given the terrible, terrible February 14th show date. Way to think that one through, NBA. Full release is after the break.

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Cinedigm to bring NBA All-Star Saturday Night live in 3D to theaters nationwide originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Under normal circumstances, we tend to give 3D a hard time around here, but it's hard to deny the strides the technology has made of late in an attempt to move beyond being a gimmick and into a desirable product. It seems that hundreds of NBA fans that packed the Magnolia Theater just days ago were quite impressed with the first regular season matchup to be aired in 3D. Those in attendance were able to catch a commercial-free 3D broadcast of the Dallas Mavericks versus the LA Clippers courtesy of two Sony 4K projectors and a set of gaudy glasses. Unfortunately, we're not sure if the one-time event will blossom into something more, but feel free to tap the read link for more opinions and a couple more snapshots.

[Via AboutProjectors]

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3d3d hd3dHd4kbasketballfsnfsn southwestFsnSouthwesthdmagnoliamark cubanMarkCubanmavericksnbapacesonysportsThu, 27 Mar 2008 11:02:00 EST<![CDATA[FSN Southwest preps first NBA regular season 3D broadcast]]>http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/fsn-southwest-preps-first-nba-regular-season-3d-broadcast/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/fsn-southwest-preps-first-nba-regular-season-3d-broadcast/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/19/fsn-southwest-preps-first-nba-regular-season-3d-broadcast/#commentsIt's good to see those Brits aren't the only ones getting 3D HD sports action this season, as PACE is back and hooking its Fusion 3D tech to an NBA game yet again. For the first time during the regular season (after last year's All-Star Game and a Finals game) -- and unsurprisingly with a connection to Engadget HD friend Mark Cuban (where's our invite man?) -- the March 25 game between the Dallas Mavericks and L.A. Clippers can be viewed live at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, or across town in the Magnolia Theatre with Sony's SXRD 3D projection system beamed onto an 18x42 foot screen for VIPs and 100 lucky fans who can win entry on mavs.com. Now if they could just find a way to simulate buying tickets for way over face value from eBay or StubHub in the theatre, it would be just like going to a real game.

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FSN Southwest preps first NBA regular season 3D broadcast originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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[Thanks, Andy M]

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Cavaliers fans to watch the finals in 3D HD originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3DCavaliershdNBAother formatsother hardwareotherformatsotherhardwarePacesportsFri, 08 Jun 2007 12:20:00 EST<![CDATA[NBA's 2007 All-Star Game in HDTV... and 3D]]>http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/nbas-2007-all-star-game-in-hdtv-and-3d/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/nbas-2007-all-star-game-in-hdtv-and-3d/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/12/nbas-2007-all-star-game-in-hdtv-and-3d/#commentsIf you can't afford a courtside seat at this weekend's NBA All-Star Game festivities, the league is testing a new way to "change the way we see the game" -- sans the chance of rubbing elbows with various celebrities. Guests in Las Vegas, will go to the Mandalay Bay hotel instead of the Thomas and Mack Center where the game is being played, and don special glasses to view view a 3D high definition version of TNT's broadcast of Saturday and Sunday night's activities. Five 3D camera systems have been installed around the arena by Pace, and according to the NBA's VP of operations and technology, the HDTV widescreen broadcast will allow them to avoid many cuts and camera movements, hopefully minimizing any shaky cam effect some complained about during the special SkyCam broadcast last year. If you can't make it to Vegas to check things out, you can still see this technology at work this season, as a similar broadcast during the NBA Finals is already planned. No word on plans for a "belligerent drunk" simulator, so either way we still have a long way to go towards simulating the real game experience in a theater and someday in the future, at home.

Read - Variety
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Read - Variety
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