but yet those aren't quite to the consumer market yet. >> host: what about these laptops, heidi hoffman, that you have on display here? are these 3-d laptops? >> guest: this is a 3-d laptop showing a gaming system. right thousand we're going -- right now we're going through some still videos or still images. these still images, i think, illustrate really well what you can do with user-generated content, right? someone went to paris, took this picture. someone who didn't go to paris is going to get a much betterceps of what that looks like at the louvre. >> host: who are some of the members of 3-d at home? >> guest: we're partnering with samsung, sony, invidia, spatial view, um, master image. so we've got large companies that are very advanced products, entertainment products in 3-d, and we have small companies like a master image, for example, that has -- that'll be putting displays into your cell phones. of course, there's some already, but their auto stereo technology is a slight different twist, it gives a great 3-d view on your cell phones. >> host: where are you based, and what's y

you will hit your roadblock is there, you will hit it faster than if we go together. >> heidi hoffman is the director of the 3d@home consortium. and "the communicators" continues its tour of the consumer electronics show in las vegas, nevada. the mobile 500 alliance is here, and john lawson is the executive director of that alliance. what is the mobile 500. >> as a consortium of 45 companies, we are committed to take advantage of the technology for mobile devices. >> what does that mean if i use your device? >> if your cell phone or laptop is enabled with an adapter or receiver, you can get live television over the air through that device without touching your data plan while you are making a phone call. it is a way to get high-end data to your p.c. it will go to an ipad or iphone that allows you to have a d.r.d. -- d.v.d. you can pause the programming and take it with you. we have a solution to 3g, the wireless network is integrated into that. >> so i'm here in las vegas. could i watch the three broadcast channels. have you all your member companies down here on your display. what ex

find your roadblock is there and you will hit it much faster than if you go together. >> host: heidi hoffman is a managing director of the 3-d@home consortium. "the communicators" is that the consumer electronics show electronic show in las vegas, nevada. and "the communicators" continues its tour of the consumer electronics show in las vegas, nevada. the mobile 500 alliances here and john lawson is the executive director. what is the mobile 500? >> guest: it's a consortium of 47 broadcast companies. we own 430 television stations across the country and we are dedicated to taking advantage of the technology breakthrough that allows us to use our over the air television signal for mobile devices. >> host: what does that mean exactly? if i'm here in las vegas how would i use your device? >> guest: your cell phone or your laptop is enabled with either an adapter or a built-in receiver, you can get live television over the air. through that device without touching a data plan while you are making a phonecall. it's a way to get very high-end video to your device cheaply. broadcasters are watching