3-D movies go mobile.(TOMORROW IN BRIEF)(Brief article)

Film lovers on the go may soon have the best of all worlds: 3-D movies delivered to their cell phones.

Combining new mobile radio standards with advanced video coding, researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications in Berlin have developed a special data compression technique that permits the transmission of two video streams required for a 3-D effect.

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The 3-D option promises to enhance the consumer experience as more people access YouTube and other favorite internet sites via their smart-phones. The technology also will increase the options for businesses, medical responded, and other communicators who need high-definition mobile imaging.

Source: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft,

www.fraunhofer.de/en/.