• Decrease font size
  • Default font size
  • Increase font size

News Flash

Dell - Ooooops!!
It's official. Bill Gates has Facebook ennui. The billionaire philanthropist and computing genius (oh, and Microsoft chairman!) has canned his Facebook account because managing his profile had become "way too much trouble."
3M announces autostereoscopic 3D gaming for mobiles PDF Print E-mail
Tags gaming - mobiles - autostereoscopic - announces

3M is developing a new optical film that lets you view 3D images on a mobile phone or mobile device, without the need for using 3D specs.

While the image is technically stereoscopic, the special overaly means you can ditch the specs and not look like a right royal plonker when playing games on the Tube.

The new optical film goes into your phone's backlight unit, using two rows of LED lights to project left and right images one after the other into your eyes.

The tech focuses on each eye, meaning that there would be no need for the viewer to wear unsightly 3D glasses, as with traditional 3D technology.

No compromise on image quality

Erik Jostes, LCD business director of 3M's Optical Systems Division noted that the tech "can switch from 3D mode to 2D mode and back and you don't make compromises on the original display."

Just as with 3D ready TVs and PC monitors, 3M's new 3D mobile screen technology works at a 120Hz refresh rate and will work on screens up to 9 inches wide, with the company looking towards the games industry in particular to develop mobile entertainment content to really show off the tech.

The new 3D film from 3M will be unveiled to the public at the Korea Electronics Show next week.

Related Stories

  • In Depth: 10 worst ways to spend your time in a game
  • Molyneux looks to Natal for Fable III
  • Nintendo, Google and Apple are the 'world's best companies'
  • UK retailers slash price of new Sony PSP Go
  • Xbox 360 Twitter and Facebook imminent
 

What Is One Of Those?

What is a Router?
A router is a device that is an intermediary between a computer and the Internet, which determines where data is sent.  A number of computers can be configured to share a router and hardware firewalls are often incorporated as standard.  Routers can also be known as gateways.

What is VoIP?

Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
This is a new technology that enables broadband users to send voice calls via the Internet.  There are now a number of these services in operation and calls can be made free of charge.

What is a Firewall?

Firewall
A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software, or a combination of both. Firewalls are used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet.