But no matter how much energy you put into building a sandcastle, it's unlikely to be as impressive as the structures produced by Stone Spray, a solar-powered, robotic 3D printer that can create entire buildings out of sand.

ENGADGET: Inhabitat's Week in Green: Eindhoven's Evoluon Center, folding compact cars and the best of 3D printing

The 55ZL2's glasses-free 3D application is powered by Toshiba's high-performance multi-processor platform CEVO-ENGINE which also allows for many more innovative applications including PERSONAL-TV, enabling the consumer to personalise TV settings, and SMART-TV applications such as USB recording and access to Toshiba Places.

ENGADGET: Toshiba's glasses-free 3D 4K2K TV launches in Europe as the ZL2 this December

Beginning Friday, July 30, HISTORY will deliver its first 3D broadcast on DIRECTV's new 3D channel, n3D(TM) powered by Panasonic, with the season 5 premiere episode of its popular series, THE UNIVERSE.

ENGADGET: n3D presents History Channel's The Universe in 3D on July 30

Selected titles have also been optimized for 3D such as Mini Motor Racing, developed by The Binary Mill and powered by Unity Engine, which also supports LG's Dual Play feature.

ENGADGET: LG adding more games to its Cinema 3D Smart TVs in 2013 HD

Providing phenomenally accurate positional 3D audio over headsets or speakers, the Sound Blaster Recon3D sound card is also powered by the new SoundCore3D quad-core audio and video processor.

ENGADGET: Creative doles out Sound Blaster gaming headsets, Recon3D audio platform / sound cards

Powered by TeleCommunication Systems, VZ Navigator VX is unlike any other navigation service offered today, providing customers with 3D navigation views using enhanced 3D city models and true-to-life images of highway and exit signs.

ENGADGET: VZ Navigator Version X breaks cover, adds 'virtual city' maps, social features, and more

Google's web app still lacks some of the functionality that its Android-based product features - such as indoor and 3D maps, and turn-by-turn directions - giving the firm an opportunity to promote devices powered by its own system over Apple's.

BBC: Google adds Street View to its maps mobile web app