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Pic3D sheet brings 3D to iPhone for $25

By: , IntoMobile
Monday, July 4th, 2011 at 3:53 AM

With all the fuss around glasses-free 3D phones, some of you may be tempted to drop their iPhone 4 and grab a device like the HTC Evo 3D instead. However you do like that little Apple logo on the back of your shiny phone and would prefer some sort of an alternative. Maybe iPhone 5 will bring 3D? I doubt, but… (drums please)… there’s a way to make your existing iPhone 4 show 3D content.

During the 3D and Virtual Reality Expo in Tokyo, Japan’s Global Wave demoed its Pic3D sheet, which uses a lenticular lens system (rather than parallax barrier) to display 3D image and video. The result is a light transmission level of 90% and 120-degree field of view.

But wait, there’s more. This little sheet is not available for iPhone users, only. Different versions will be available to sing along various notebooks, desktop PCs, iPod Touch and iPad. Once released, the iPhone sheet will cost about $25, while some bigger sheets may get up to $186 (23-inch version) out of your pocket. As for the downsides, you’ll need to have a special app to play content in 3D…

[Via: Engadget]

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Dusan Belic

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Baldev

    How good it will be comparing to real 3d tv or those tv’s are based on this trick?