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3D Flat Panel With No Glasses

Posted by timothy on from the my-flat-panel-has-no-glasses dept.

m4c north writes "From Japan Today: 'Toshiba Corp said Friday it has developed a brand-new flat-display that allows viewers to see three-dimensional images without using special glasses. The display is expected to be applied to arcade games, virtual menus at restaurants and simulations of buildings and landscapes. The company said it aims to commercialize the display within two years.' JCN Network offers a few more details than Japan Today's rather short summary. And Toshiba's [toshiba.co.jp] press release has some simple figures. Maybe pinball will make a comeback!"

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  1. COOL! by Formz · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Can we view pictures on our 2D monitors?

  2. Is this new? by tolan-b · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought there'd been monitors out that do this for a while? Wasn't there a laptop with this tech?

  3. Usefulness? by NightWulf · · Score: 4, Insightful

    These faux 3D moniters sound nice and all, but I can't really see the big use of it. In specialized ways like the examples stated they sound good, but for games and regular applications it's probably useless. We're not talking holograms here, it's just basically what you see on a cheezy 3D film just without the glasses. I'm more intrested in the day when digital paper is cheap and effective. Imagine layering a room with this, and getting images on all 6 sides, and playign things such as an FPS, or RPG. Even adapting movies and such would be quite useful.