Samsung and Panasonic introduce 3-D TV

They're finally here. Panasonic and Samsung 3-D TVs will arrive in U.S. stores this week.

Required glasses and a 3-D Blu-ray player will come with a 46 -inch screen TV for about $3,000. With "Alice and Wonderland" and "Avatar" busting through box offices, moviegoers have shown great enthusiasm for the latest 3-D creations. Tim Baxter, head of Samsung's U.S. electronics division, said he has high hopes for 3-D TVs,  and expects them to be in 3 million to 4 million homes this year.

People who buy a new 3-D TV are required to purchase the glasses that make the 3-D experience happen. They are bulky and make it hard to see anything other than the TV screen clearly. The glasses also need to be recharged occasionally which also might be a negative to the new 3-D experience.

For now, a 46-inch TV screen with a 3-D Blu-ray player and required glasses are priced at $3,000 for a package. Samsung is including a 3-D copy of "Monsters vs. Aliens" with their packages as well. Soon, 3-D packages with plasma sets will be available for about $2,000, Baxter said.

Be on the look out for ESPN's 3-D channel that will offer an even more exciting sports environment right to the living room. 

Harlem Wants an Image Makeover

Many New York City principals are now putting a lot of effort in to marketing their schools and attracting students. 

"We have to think about selling ourselves all the time, and it takes a concerted effort that none of us have ever done before," Ms. Espinal, new principal of P.S. 125, said. Espinal spent almost 2 hours trying to convince parents that P.S. 125 was the best place for their children. 

Brochures, open houses and fliers are given to prospects. Espina keeps brochures in her purse, gives her daughter some before she goes to school each morning and even paints the windows of her car to advertise. This new wave of marketing for public schools is building awareness for the community. 

WASP's of World War II Honored

Virginia Meloney, Ann Elizabeth O'Connor and Aleta Johnson were WASPs, or Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. These Syracuse residents will be honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on Wednesday.

This medal is the highest and most distinguished award Congress presents to any person. For many years, these women pilots' services went unnoticed and they weren't considered even part of the military. In 1977, they were finally able to get military benefits for what they did.

"It's nice to be recognized. But we just wanted to serve our country," Meloney said.