3D everything – eye doctors begin rubbing their hands in glee

Avatar and James Cameron is for the most part the reason that 3D has become such a hot topic – guess it helps when the movie breaks the billion dollar mark in record form. Now everyone is talking about 3D this and 3D that.

Movies are being rushed back to the editing room in order to give them as much of a 3D make-over as possible. Television networks are talking about creating whole new 3D networks. Computer makers are talking about turning monitors into 3D view screens. Even products that aren’t available – beyond speculation – are rumored to be 3D.

3D computers, 3D television, 3D smartphones and yes 3D slate computers. They are the new tech drug. They are the new marketing buzzword. Everyone wants on the bandwagon.

As much as manufacturers and entertainment companies might be drooling and falling all over themselves with the thought of all that money that the 3D tag will bring in has anyone stop to think about one simple thing?

All this 3D crap is going to require special glasses. Glasses that you will need to wear while using your computers. Glasses you will need to wear to watch all those 3D television shows. Glasses that you will need to wear in order to utilize your 3D enhanced superphones.

This means that for much of the time you are awake you will be wearing special glasses that will be affecting your vision so that you can see all this 3D goodness.

Talk about utter stupidity. Seriously.

Some-one please explain to me how this is in anyway good for us, or our eyes. Please. I really want to know.

There is nothing about this infatuation with 3D everything that is anyway improving our work life, our leisure time, or even something simple like using a phone. The idea that 3D everything is some sort of OMG we just need to do this because it will make everything easier or better is marketing crap of the highest order.

Sure in first blush the idea of 3D television might be fun or even the occasional movie but come on people engage your brains for a minute and think about this. Just how is this whole 3D crap really any improvement that will enrich our work and personal lives.

It doesn’t. Period.