Glasses-Free 3D (Autostereo) Interface Demoed With Android
The Nintendo 3DS shocked and wowed many at E3 2010 as the media was anxious to see how glasses-free 3D could be done on a handheld gaming platform. We knew the technology existed, but we didn’t know how good it’d translate to consumer products and didn’t have any clue as to when we could expect to see stuff like this on store shelves. Nintendo proved that they’re ready to take the leap, and one company going by the name of Scaleform – together with Master Image and NVIDIA – will take things even further with our beloved Android leading the software charge.
The device was featured at NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference show going down this year with a Tegra processor (version unknown) providing 3D acceleration. It’s looking to be targeted for cellular phones and tablets – which we assume will primarily start with Android – starting sometime in 2011 (most likely later in the year). We’ve speculated before about Android devices coming with autostereo technology to provide a 3D experience without glasses, but nothing concrete has ever come to form until recently.
This isn’t to say we’ll be seeing the technology picked up by our favorite, major Android manufacturers such as HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and more, but I certainly don’t think we’re far off from seeing a manufacturer coming out of left field with a killer device to start a wave of products built around this technology. As we move into 2011, we should get a better idea of where these manufacturers go next in terms of Android, and if it isn’t careful, glasses-free 3D technology just might be the next breakout innovation.
[via Android and Me]