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No Glasses Needed For TI's New 3D Display
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."
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")?
I won't join Slashcott. OTOH, If Beta goes live, I just won't be back until it's fixed. Sorry Dice.
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?
If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.