Tough economic times cause Philips to axe a dimension, get by with just two

Many people are giving up many things to get by in this dire recession, things like vacations, new cars, and highly expensive though well deserved plastic surgery procedures to finally deliver the pectoral definition that nature and daily push-ups won't. Sacrifices all, but perhaps none as big as that made by Philips, which is getting rid of an entire dimensional plane and going strictly 2D. Last year the company talked up display after display after display with glasses-free 3D tech, but now they, along with the company's entire 3D Solutions division, are all being scrapped in favor of more immediately profitable endeavors. So, who wants to buy a vibrating jacket?

[Schweppes @ Apr 15th 2009 9:50AM]

How, will I ever watch Ultra Pron?

[kjb434 @ Apr 15th 2009 10:03AM]

Is that similar to ultra Tron? Oh, you mean PORN.

[ah-palin @ Apr 15th 2009 10:44PM]

Try out the new ambx (no, I didn't put that x there, but I dont mind doling out ideas on a gloomy morning)

[dude @ Apr 15th 2009 10:20AM]

that title is awesome

[Kevin @ Apr 15th 2009 10:12AM]

Now helicopters will be stuck in TVs forever.

[Pingles @ Apr 15th 2009 10:47AM]

I can't help but think of the folks whose company Philips bought for the 3D tech and then decided to axe. I certainly hope the short-sighted executives who make these buy/cut decisions face some sort of penalty themselves.

[mynk @ Apr 15th 2009 5:56PM]

i dont think they would have lasted in this economic time anyway without the support of philips. either way, they're gone now.

[Gipionocheiyort @ Apr 15th 2009 10:54AM]

I'm not entirely sure that remaining still in an industry is the best way to get through a recession....

True it's cheaper in the short term....but it'll give some other company who is willing to take more risk a chance to pull ahead with new technology.

[cSchug @ Apr 15th 2009 11:09AM]

Good! I hate 3D.

[PLJNS @ Apr 16th 2009 4:29AM]

These screens really really suck. I've had the discomfort of watching images in 3D on several occasions and it just hurts to your eyes. Unless you are looking at the screen at the exact right angle and distance, the screen gets blurry.

[Wolfticket @ Apr 15th 2009 12:03PM]

I hope the 2 are length and depth.
I've never been all that keen on width.

[El Erbmocnoc Euqsam @ Apr 15th 2009 1:43PM]

You and your third dimension. On the moon, we have five THOUSAND dimensions.

[Guy @ Apr 15th 2009 2:18PM]

Perhaps this will spur Disney and Dreamworks to stop making those crappy looking 3D movies and go back to good old paper and pencil. Or maybe it will spur a robot rebellion. Only time will tell.

[psfour @ Apr 15th 2009 2:19PM]

a bad day for technical progress

[dan2600 @ Apr 15th 2009 4:10PM]

it failed in the 60's...40 years later it fails again....

I guess the gimmick of having things "pop out" of your screen just isn't that cool.

[ah-palin @ Apr 15th 2009 10:58PM]

We are yet to see a better reason quoted for culling than "Tough economic times". (and I hope not to see one). But surely the R word has come in extremely handy for executives all over. It is obvious, indefensible and can kill all corporate pests (otherwise known as strategic investments). Thank god for recession. Whatever would we do without it?