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Fujitsu develops technology that allows any smartphone to take 3D photos

Categories: Fujitsu, Technologies
By: , IntoMobile
Friday, May 11th, 2012 at 1:06 AM

You know how 3D smartphones are steadily getting traction, though not all major handset makers are on board with the idea. Nevertheless, Fujitsu thinks there’s money to be made in this market and rather than releasing its own device, it made a technology that allows any smartphone to capture 3D images.

This magic is done by affixing a small attachment onto the lens of a smartphone, with the captured images processed via remote computer to convert it into 3D photo.

The mentioned attachment directs outside light from two different directions into a single image sensor, making the whole thing pretty small (57x14x14 mm). Moreover, by leveraging cloud computing to perform load-intensive processing — including processing to correct distortion caused by the accessory’s mirrors and processing to convert the content into easy-to-view 3D images — the technology can be used on devices without special software or processors.

Sounds kinda cool though I’m not sure I’m all for it since I’m pretty satisfied with my 2D camera. ;)

Check out the “how it works” scheme below…

Fujitsu develops technology that allows any smartphone to take 3D photos

[Via: CellularNews]

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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.

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    your right not everyone is on board with the idea since we need to have with us a 3d glasses to see the 3d picture we captured