[By Will Greenwald, PC Mag]

Buried between the 3D PlayStation game trailers and the PlayStation Vita reveal, Sony on Monday announced a very interesting pair of products for PlayStation fans.

The company will release a PlayStation-branded 3D HDTV and PlayStation-branded active shutter glasses, adding to the line of PlayStation-branded homeentertainment products that began with the PlayStation soundbar last year.

The PlayStation 3D Monitor is a 24-inch 3D HDTV targeted toward gamers and sized for ideal use in dorm rooms and small apartments. The screen can display 3D video, including 3D games on the PlayStation 3, plus two different 2D video streams in a new display mode that shows two completely different pictures depending on which pair of active shutter glasses you’re wearing. It lets two players in the same room play using the entire screen, instead of a split-screen view. Assuming it works, it’s a brilliant idea that should have been implemented long ago.

The 3D Monitor won’t come with a PlayStation 3, but for $499 the HDTV ships with a copy of “Resistance 3” for the PS3, an HDMI cable, and a pair of active shutter glasses. The glasses themselves are new, PlayStation-branded models that will be available for $69 a pair. The screen isn’t huge, but the price and the features are certainly appealing. Stay tuned to PCMag for our PlayStation 3D Monitor review.

Also on Monday, Sony announced the PlayStation Vita, which will have an OLED touch screen, dual analog sticks, back-mounted touch panels, and front- and back-facing cameras. The Wi-Fi-only version of the PlayStation Vita will retail for $249.99, and the Wi-Fi/3G version will retail for $299.99.

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