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Microsoft's Glasses-Free 3D Display

An anonymous reader writes "The Microsoft Applied Sciences Group has developed a new lens that lets you watch three-dimensional content without 3D glasses. The new lens is thinner at the bottom (about 6mm) than at the top (11mm) and steers light to a viewer's eyes via LEDs along its bottom edge. The 3D display uses a camera to track viewers so that it knows where to steer the light; the idea isn't new, but the required CPU power is now affordable and small enough to pull it off on a large scale."

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  1. Wow by Seriousity · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Blue Screen of Death will look awesome in 3D!

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  2. Re:The difference between Microsoft & Apple by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Funny, as I type this on my iPad, which has been flawless, I have to disagree with you.

    Mine hasn't. I tried the iScale App, where you step on your iPad and it tells you how much you weigh. I've been having problems with my iPad ever since.

  3. Re:cool idea but why? by beelsebob · · Score: 4, Funny

    No, he's implying lesbians aren't men.

  4. Re:# of viewiers? by Cytotoxic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seconded! Sitting through crappy reality shows about fat people losing weight is neigh torture. She feels the same way about Stargate. So we compromise and watch her shows.

  5. The question is... by zm · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... will it blend?

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