Sony today announced the company’s first 3D-ready standalone Blu-ray Disc player. What does “3D-ready” mean, exactly? How much are we talking about? When do I buy one? Sync has the answers.

Hi gang, in this “Gear Guide” video, which airs in Cineplex movie theatres (and sister chains), I chat about how some video games and gadgets can help you meet your New Year’s Resolution goals. Oh, and the woman working out is my wife, Kellie! :-)

Intel’s 2010 CES booth had two 7-by 7-foot HD touchscreens, each one showing more than 500 rotating cubes that represent a piece of Internet content, be it a video, photo or text (including Twitter feeds, Flickr images, Google News articles and more). By touching the cubes, it expanded the content in real-time. All of this was running off an Intel Core i7-based desktop. Simply amazing.

Sync is in full force here in Las Vegas at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), so expect a plethora of blog posts and videos beginning tomorrow. We’ll be covering all the coolest gadgets and gear unveiled at the show. Kick-start the festivities with Sony’s live CES press conference right here.

In case you haven’t heard the news, Panasonic and Skype announced a partnership in a pre-CES statement: all Viera Link-enabled televisions debuting in 2010 (which lets you access Internet content through your television) will support Skype for free video or audio calls. Sign me up, I say.

Claiming to be the first network to do so, ESPN will be broadcasting live sporting events in 3D later this year on ESPN 3D.

The much-hyped in-home 3D experience gets a step closer to reality for consumers as the Blu-ray Disc Association announces a standard for 3D content.

Good news for folks who haven’t made the Blu-ray jump yet and don’t want their movie purchases to become obsolete.

Hey y’all. If you missed the latest ‘Gear Guide’ segment at Cineplex movie theatres, here’s the video clip playing throughout November. It looks at a Toshiba LED-backlit Regza HDTV, Harmony Remote 770 and a LaCie PVR on steroids.

From the ‘duh’ department: Blu-ray players need to be cheaper. This, according to a Retrevo.com study that found 34 percent of respondents in an online survey said if players were more affordable, they’d jump onboard the bandwagon.