Disclaimer: This is a pure opinion piece.

Looking back at all the announcements from yesterday’s press conferences makes one think of what seems to be the theme: 3D TV.

This is an interesting idea that will have to wait to see if the consumers adobt. Only time will tell. But, looking at the military and government sectors one can only imagine the possibilities.

the first use that comes to mind is on sea vessels and aircraft where space is often limited to small screens. Imagine the tactical officer flipping down his 3D display, throwing on his glasses as having a real life view of the battlefield or tactical maps.

Panasonic showed of there all in one 3D camera, so imagine in this case a soldier wearing the camera on the battlefield and beaming the signal back to the mothership. Yes, this may be a bit far fetched and the camera probably needs to be smaller to make this a reality.

Another view of the 3DTV is it’s actual intended use, for home entertainment. But take this idea and apply to the military. On sea vessels one can often wander the ship and see crowds around the TV. Weather their watching the home team game or news, anything from outside is a huge morale boost. So consider how much more of a boost they’ll get when there watching there home team in full 3D and feeling like they’re actually at the game again. Even that 10 second overview shot of the city would bring a huge boost as it would give them a greater sense of home.

So in closing, one can speculate forever, but only time will tell the direction this technology goes.

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