3D Isn’t Going To Be An Option

Looking across the horizon, at the future of consumer electronics, there are a lot of exciting things coming up.  Of course, even though there a lot of cool things that will begin to make their way into consumer’s hands over the next few months, there are already some cool things out there.  There are some new technologies that we have been hearing so much about for the past couple of years, it only seems like they’ve been around forever.  Chief among them is 3D television, it has only been commercially available for a couple of years, but there has been so much exposure it only seems like it’s been in our homes longer.  There are still a lot of men and women on the fence over this technology.  It seems a bit of an extravagance, something that isn’t necessary.  It might even seem like overindulgence, but what cool technology doesn’t seem like a reach in the “need” category?  
At some point, every technology seemed like it was unnecessary, too much and even pretentious, but with time, and the right uses, these technologies can be used for entertainment and other purposes without seeming that way.  I’m sure that the first guy that showed up to math class with a pocket calculator appeared to be a bit of a jerk, trying to rub his new fangled technology in the other student’s faces, but it served a purpose and soon everyone was using them in math class.  
Now, a 3D television may not serve any purpose other than to entertain us at home, but that might be enough.  It’s not going to take much longer before the 3D tech is affordable enough for everyone to choose the option when they are considering a new television.  But even before that, it seems as though it is going to quite possibly stop being an option and just be a standard feature on all new sets.  Kind of like how you almost can’t find a car without air conditioning any longer. 
3D will go along the same basic curve that HDTV went through a few years ago, when it seemed as though it was just too fancy for most normal folks, but when prices became more reasonable, it was something that everybody could enjoy.  The question is not whether or not you will eventually upgrade to 3D, but just a question of when.  And after that the question becomes what is next?