A signal from the TV tells each side of the glasses when to turn on and off, showing each eye slightly different images that create the sense of depth.

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The move could allow IBM to show off its unique depth in research at its consulting level in a field crowded with top level consulting, says Jonathan Yarmis, a research fellow at HfS, a business and IT research firm based in Boston.

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But, as it strives to add depth to its breadth, spinning off some spin-outs completely could yet make sense.

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Goodell, coming off an in-depth profile by Don Van Natta, Jr.

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