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Association for the development of Blu-ray discs announced the finalization of the specification of Blu-ray 3D and its release into circulation. Specification Blu-ray 3D fully utilizes the technical advantages of Blu-ray disc providing picture quality and consistency and compatibility across all lines of products that support Blu-ray 3D format including both hardware and software. In particular the specification provides that every Blu-ray 3D player and movie will delight the audience a picture with a resolution of 1080p Full HD quality, saving thus leading position in image quality among the media industry, accustomed to the adherents of Blu-ray discs. Moreover the specification makes the products are not dependent on the type of display, ie, Blu-ray 3D products will be able to reproduce three-dimensional image on any display that supports 3D format, regardless of the technology of the display – LED, plasma, or any other. Also it does not matter on the basis of a 3D image technology reaches the eye of the viewer.
NVIDIA and Audi announced that the NVIDIA GPUs are now used as a basis for navigation and entertainment systems in all models of Audi in 2010 around the world. The merger of technologies Silicon Valley and the German automotive industry has advanced visual features such as full 3D navigation with advanced driver assistance and safety systems and two-band entertainment system capable of displaying two video simultaneously on different screens.
Navigation and entertainment system in the new line of 2010 Audi called 3G MMI and uses the NVIDIA graphics chips to process and obtain all the images. Built-in navigation system supports 3D topography of buildings and cities, the traffic reports in real time and navigational information in the form of audio prompts and arrows with the color. Such a system can work with complex scenarios and make decisions to help the driver, improving traffic safety.