Sharp is following in the footsteps of the Nintendo 3DS and rolling out glasses-less 3D technology. Sharp’s 3D smartphone though, is set to be released in time for Christmas, pipping the 3DS to the post in portable 3D technology.
Details are scant, but the device will be arriving in October, and will carry a camera with 3D image capture, presumably much like the 3D camera on the Nintendo 3DS, which works via two separate cameras placed a similar distance apart as your eyes, to grab two images, then magic them together to make a 3D image. If all goes to plan, it’ll be hitting the shelves before the Nintendo 3DS.
However, Sharp are underdogs in the smartphone market, and have had a bad run of it recently, with devastatingly poor Kin sales forcing the device to be pulled.
On the other hand, Sharp is at the forefront of 3D technology though, and is getting itself to the market early, launching a 3D TV towards the end of the year, which we’ll be getting our hands on at IFA in September.
Expect to see more device manufacturers getting in on the game with 3D smartphones though in the not too distant future. Nokia are already reportedly doing some research into a 3D tablet.
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