英语文摘:3D explosion heralds changes in consumer experience

SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 (Xinhua) -- From Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar, Alice in Wonderland to the upcoming Clash of the Titans, from 3D game console to 3D TV, the accelerating adoption of 3D technology in entertainment and other sectors is expected to bring new changes to consumer experience.

"It's coming. It's coming faster than even we thought," James Cameron, the director of Avatar, said in a keynote speech at the CTIA Wireless show in Las Vegas last Thursday, hailing 3D as the next big frontier of consumer technology.

A 19-year-old Alice in Tim Burton's latest film.

"I think we are going to see stereo (stereoscopic 3D) ubiquity in five years. I think it will percolate to handhelds and laptop devices -- this is where the big breakthrough is going to be in the next few years," Cameron predicted.

Also earlier in the week, Japanese game maker Nintendo announced plans to launch a handheld 3D game console that doesn't require special glasses by next March.

The company said that the new game console, probably called the Nintendo 3DS, will succeed its popular DS series and will be compatible with the DS games.