Apple patents glasses-free 3D projector

<P>Apple has patented a glasses-free (auto-stereoscopic) 3D display system which would let viewers see pictures in 3D regardless of where they were sitting.</P><br /><P>The latest patent from the Mac and iPhone giant suggests that Steve Jobs and co. are keen to be innovators and market leaders in the forthcoming shift to 3D entertainment.</P><br /><P><img alt="Apple patents 3d display tech" src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/classifications/computing/mac/images/apple-iphone-gallery-pic-01-420-90.jpg" title="Apple patents 3d display tech" width="420"></IMG></P><br /><P>Apple has been issued with a US patent for a display system that would let numerous viewers see a high-quality 3D image projected on a screen without 3D glasses.</P><br /><P>The home computing industry is very keen to follow the success of 3D in movie theatres over the last year or two, with a number of leading laptop manufacturers such as Acer, Asus, Toshiba and others already actively promoting their 3D notebooks this Christmas season.</P><br /><P>Consumer tech and computing companies clearly hope that the popularity of massive 3D movies such as James Cameron's <EM>Avatar </EM>and the sublime <EM>Toy Story 3 </EM>will inspire consumers to buy new 3D TVs and laptops this coming Christmas.</P><br /><P>Hence, <a href="http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=7,843,449.PN.&OS=PN/7,843,449&RS=PN/7,843,449">Apple's latest U.S. patent 7,843,449</A>, awarded by the US patent office this week, which details an auto-stereoscopic 3D display system.</P><br /><P>One of the biggest hurdles to the adoption of 3D TV and computing in the home is seen to be the need to wear specialised (and often expensive) 3D glasses. </P><br /><P>Thus, companies such as Apple are keen to develop workable 3D displays that don't require you to don specs. Much like Nintendo is hoping its forthcoming 3DS console will capture the imagination of the gaming market when it launches next Easter.</P><br /><P>Apple's patent describes using a special reflective screen with a rippled texture which will create the auto-stereoscopic projection system, projecting different images to each eye without the need for 3D glasses. </P><br /><P>Apple also suggests it can project multiple images to different points on the ripples for multiple users to view at the same time.</P>

Apple patents glasses-free 3D projector

Apple has patented a glasses-free (auto-stereoscopic) 3D display system which would let viewers see pictures in 3D regardless of where they ...

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Intex Launches Projector Phone; Costs Rs. 12,000

<P><img alt="Intex Launches Projector Phone; Costs Rs. 12,000" border="0" height="150" src="/113553matter.jpg" width="200"></P><br /><P>Intex has announced its next-generation dual-SIM mobile phone - V Show IN8810 with built-in projector in India. Samsung already has a pico projector based handset - Beam GT-i8520 with Super AMOLED touchscreen. Full touchscreen bearing V Show IN8810 will be made available in India from December 1 for Rs. 12,000. On the other hand, the Beam i8520 with pico projector is available for Rs. 38,000. </P><BR><BR>Of course there's vast difference between both the phones right from the hardware to the software bit. New V Show IN8810 handset can support 36-inch screen size for projection and offers up to 3 hours of projection time. Means you can watch one Hindi movie in a single charge. The LED technology based projection lamp has life of 20,000 hours so after that, the quality will drop or deteriorate. This dual-SIM smartphone supports two GSM+GSM connections. <BR><BR><BR><img align="baseline" border="0" hspace="0" src="/113553intex.jpg"><br /><P></P><BR><br /><P></P><BR><BR>Its 3.2-inch touchscreen can be used to enjoy multimedia since it carries a video player with a recorder. With mere 64MB internal memory, one can add up to 16GB of memory card to it. Intex has packed a camera in back panel with LED flash to record video at 25 frames per second. A front facing camera is also placed for video chat. <br /><P></P><BR><BR>The price seems pretty interesting for an LED projector lamp bearing mobile phone. Amongst the recent Android and Symbian based models, this new V Show will hopefully manage to make a room for itself.

Intex Launches Projector Phone; Costs Rs. 12,000

Intex has announced its next-generation dual-SIM mobile phone - V Show IN8810 with built-in projector in India. Samsung already has a pico p...

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