Dave Lee North America technology reporter
28 January 2017 From the BBC section Technology
If there’s one thing history has taught us: technology fails if using it makes you look like a plonker.
I don’t mean a bit silly, like skiing on a Nintendo Wii, or a little crackers, like running around in Snapchat’s Spectacles. I mean the sort of technology that when you look across a room and see someone wearing it you don’t think “wow” or “that’s futuristic”.
You just think… plonker.
That’s how I felt when Rory started wearing Google Glass (sorry, Rory) and that’s how I've always felt about 3DTV.
That was the first nail in its coffin.
The second was the fact it really didn’t bring much to the TV-watching experience.
The third? It was too expensive, even at a discount. And the fourth? It was uncomfortable, and according to some surveys, straining many people’s eyes and giving them headaches.
This week we learned that both LG and Sony have now stopped making 3D-enabled televisions.
The firms follow Samsung - the world’s biggest TV maker - who confirmed the move last year. It means there are currently no major manufacturers making 3DTVs.
At this year’s CES trade show, there was barely a whimper of 3D TV, compared to just two years ago when it was being heralded as the next big thing.
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2 year or so market run, a few were snared.
