Get your 3D glasses for the Super Bowl before they run out

January 27th, 2009 at 12:54pm Georgette Braun

I just picked up my free, 3D  glasses at Logli’s on Charles Street to watch 2.5 straight minutes of commercials after the second quarter during Sunday’s Super Bowl.

There were just a few cardboard sheets with four pairs on each left. But you can get them at at other stores, including Hilander’s, Woodman’s and Dollar General. While they last, of course.

You’ll be able to watch a 90-second sneak preview of the DreamWorks animated feature “Monsters vs. Aliens” as well as a SoBe commercial featuring lizards right afterward in a 60-second spot. DreamWorks’ chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg reportedly called the stunt “perhaps the biggest media-advertising event” in history. 3D telecasts are nothing new, but this is the first time for such a large audience.

And save the glasses to view a 3D episode of NBC’s sci-fi comedy “Chuck” at 7 p.m. Monday.

More than 125 million pairs are being distributed nationally by PepsiCo through the SoBe Lifewater brand via 25,000 retail displays.

I’ve only worn 3D glasses a few times before: Once was 15 years ago at DisneyWorld for a showing of “The Little Mermaid.” It really seemed like water was splashing all around me. The other was maybe five years ago when volunteers at On the Waterfront were distributing them to watch fireworks. The glasses did make the displays more brilliant.

Tell in comments here  about your experiences with 3D glasses.

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