7th Sep 2007 09:16
DDD Group PLC07 September 2007 SAMSUNG AMERICA AND DDD ANNOUNCE TRIDEF 3D EXPERIENCE FOR SAMSUNG 3-D DLP HDTVS Denver, Colorado (September 7th, 2007) 3/4 DDD Group plc (AIM: DDD), the 3Dsoftware and content company, today announces the availability of the TriDef 3DExperience for Samsung Electronics America's ('Samsung') range of 3-D enabledDLP(R) HDTVs. Samsung is demonstrating the DDD 3-D gaming and movie experienceat their exhibit at the CEDIA EXPO home theater conference and tradeshow inDenver between September 6th and 9th. Continuing Samsung's innovation in rear projection DLP HDTV technology, the 3-Dfeature is built-in to its 2007 line-up of full 1080p DLP HDTVs. When used inconjunction with DDD's TriDef 3D Experience and i-O Displays' active 3-Dglasses, Samsung's 2007 DLP HDTV lineup, including the flagship 87 and 89 seriesSlim LED DLP HDTVs and 76 series Ultraslim DLP HDTVs, are transformed intointeractive entertainment portals that bring games, movies, photos and webcontent leaping off the screen into the home. The TriDef 3D Experience is the latest consumer 3-D content solution from DDDthat enables a full range of popular entertainment from PC games to the latesthigh definition 3-D movies to be enjoyed on the new 3-D enabled DLP HDTVs.Features include: • Playing the latest PC games in 3-D • Watching the latest Hollywood movies in 3-D • Converting favorite 2D DVD movies into 3-D automatically • Enjoying family photographs in 3-D • Surfing the web in 3-D To enjoy 3-D content on their new Samsung 3-D ready DLP HDTV, consumers canpurchase the TriDef 3D Experience accessory pack for $199.95 that includes twopairs of active 3-D glasses and DDD's TriDef 3D Experience software. The TriDef3D Experience is compatible with Windows XP and Vista PCs and the latestgraphics cards from nVIDIA and ATI capable of delivering the high-resolutionHDTV images to the 3-D enabled DLP. The TriDef 3D Experience accessory packs will shortly be available from selectUS retailers as well as through the online stores of DDD, i-O Displays and theirresellers. The Samsung 3-D ready DLP HDTVs can also be experienced in TheCircuit City World Cyber Games Mobile Tour, currently touring major citiesaround the United States. Steve Panosian, Director of Marketing for DLP Projection TV and Direct ViewTelevisions at Samsung said: "Over the past several months, we have workedclosely with DDD and i-O Displays to develop a comprehensive, affordable 3-Dcontent solution that addresses an entirely new HDTV home theater applicationfor those retailers and consumers who are looking to expand their HDTV enjoymentto advanced enjoyment of HD gaming and HD video entertainment. The response fromour retailers and distributors to the 3-D features has been very positive andwe're excited to bring high quality 3-D HDTV to the consumer through our rangeof rear projection DLP HDTVs." Chris Yewdall, Chief Executive of DDD said: "Today marks the realisation of akey milestone for everyone at DDD as our TriDef 3D Experience solution isselected by Samsung to power an affordable, high definition 3-D capable consumertelevision solution now available in North America. Only two months since thelaunch of the first consumer 3-D mobile telephone that included DDD's contentsolutions, we have added another significant market for the company and furtherestablished TriDef as the leading solution for mass market 3D consumer products." Enquiries: DDD GroupChris Yewdall, President & CEO +1 310 566-3340e-mail: [email protected] Brewin DolphinKen Fleming, Director - Corporate Finance +44 (0) 141 314 8114Gregor Paterson, Investment Analyst +44 (0) 141 314 8111 Bell Pottinger Corporate & FinancialNick Lambert +44 (0) 20 7861-3232 Notes to Editors About Samsung Electronics America, Inc. Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), awholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., markets a broad rangeof award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics and home applianceproducts, including HDTVs, home theater systems, MP3 players, refrigerators andlaundry machines. A recognized innovation leader in consumer electronics designand technology, Samsung is the HDTV market leader in the U.S. and is the onlymanufacturer that produces all four major digital television technologies.Please visit http://www.samsung.com for more information. About DDD DDD, also known as Dynamic Digital Depth, is transforming the viewing experiencewith applications for 3D displays. Its patented technologies enable 3D viewingwith and without glasses; simple integration of computer graphics applicationswith 3D displays; supply of 3D content through 2D to 3D conversion; and 3Dtransmission over existing networks. DDD is quoted on the London StockExchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM: DDD). Background • A new category of flat screen LCD and plasma displays are being developed and marketed by major consumer electronics companies that provide stereoscopic 3D images both with and without the need for the viewer to wear glasses. Stereoscopic 3D images appear to have natural in and off-screen depth. 3D displays have already been included in mobile phones in Japan and Korea and in desktop PC displays and notebook computers in North America and Japan. • DDD's solutions provide an important bridge between conventional two-dimensional (2D) software applications and content and the new 3D displays. Normal 2D pictures, video and computer graphics images are manipulated by DDD's patented software enabling them to be displayed on 3D displays without requiring the content to be created specially for a 3D display. DDD's solutions also enable automatic conversion of virtually any media from 2D to 3D without any pre-processing of the 2D image. • DDD licenses these software applications, marketed under the TriDef(R) and DDD MobileTM brand names, to consumer electronics manufacturers for inclusion with the 3D display products supplied to their end users. DDD also licenses its software directly to end users who already own 3D displays and through an international sales channel. DDD's customers include Sharp Corporation, Samsung and Arisawa Manufacturing Company. • In July, 2007 Samsung released the SCH-B710 'glasses-free' 3D mobile telephone in South Korea. DDD entered into a development and license agreement with Samsung Electronics allowing Samsung to include DDD's 3D mobile telephone software solution in Samsung's SCH-B710 3D mobile telephone. The license agreement yields a royalty to DDD for each handset manufactured. Samsung renewed its exclusive rights for DDD's real time 2D to 3D conversion capabilities for use on 3D mobile phones in Korea in October 2006. • In October, 2004 DDD signed an agreement with Arisawa Manufacturing Company Limited of Japan to develop 2D to 3D conversion solutions for consumer television. The agreement included a $250,000 development project to deliver TriDef Vision+, a hardware set top box capable of transforming normal 2D DVD and broadcast signals into 3D in real time. More information is available at www.DDD.com. About i-O Display Systems, LLC i-O Display Systems, LLC manufacturers personal display devices and stereoscopic3D products used in a broad array of applications, including entertainment,medical and commercial uses. The company was formed in 1997 as a new venturebetween Ilixco, Inc. a display technology company, and Liberty Media Group, acompany that holds interests in a broad range of video programming,communications, technology and Internet businesses in the United States, Europe,South America and Asia. Trademarks: DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments. TriDef and DDD Mobile aretrademarks of DDD Group plc. All other trademarks are the property of theirrespective owners. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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