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No Glasses Needed For TI's New 3D Display

Posted by timothy on from the you-may-still-need-them-for-driving dept.

adeelarshad82 writes "At the MWC, TI showed off a tablet-sized device with a 3D display that doesn't require glasses, running on an existing TI OMAP3 chipset. The 3D demo showed images and video in 3D by using a standard 120-Hz LCD with a special overlay film from 3M that can direct images either towards your left or right eye. By flickering two images very quickly, running at 60 frames per second rather than the usual 30, the display transmits a different picture to each eye, creating a simulated 3D image. The 3D picture can be created using a handheld with dual 3-megapixel cameras and an 800-MHz TI OMAP 3630 chipset."

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  1. Viewing angle?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Does this technology have a reasonable viewing angle?

    1. Re:Viewing angle?? by gd2shoe · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It can't - unless that "film" is capable of more than 2 angles and a webcam is tracking the position of your head. You'd have to position your head such that the cutoff point between images is between your eyes. (There's some indication in the article that it might just be crummy 3D which opens up possibilities for slightly wider viewing angles.)

      Anybody with greater insight (or "in the know")?

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  2. Might be interested in it without glasses by Kitkoan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Since I already wear glasses, I don't really care about those 3D viewers since its a pain to have to remove my glasses, put on contacts just to turn around and put on another pair of glasses. Removing the middleman here would be a step in the right direction since I'm not alone with having to already wear glasses and not everyone can/has contacts.

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  3. Re:Effective viewing angle? by mcgrew · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Now, how about something for the 5% of us with Amblyopia?

    You can't see 3D in the real world, what makes you think you'll see 3D in an image? That's as unrealistic as expecting technology that enabled my dad to be able to tell red from green.

    Your only recourse is surgery, and in many cases not even that will help.

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  4. Re:Effective viewing angle? by jeffmeden · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Think big. Sooner or later, we will have neural implants that can feed visual information directly into the brain. All I am saying, is that it would be cool if it came along *sooner*.

  5. Re:Effective viewing angle? by RESPAWN · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now, how about something for the 5% of us with Amblyopia?

    You're 5% of the population. Where's the profit in catering to you?

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