3D in mobiles

MasterImage 3D announced that they will unveil two new glasses-free displays next week at CES 2012. The first will be a 4.3" 720p HD one, aimed for smartphones. The second is a 10.1" WUXGA (1920x1200) display, obviously aimed towards tablets. The demos at CES will be base don TI's OMA4430 and OMAP4460 platforms (running Android).

The 4.3" display is built in collaboration with CMI, and seems to be the same one unveiled back in October 2011.

There are reports that Apple are developing a new glasses-free 3D display - that will "reinvent the way consumers perceive 3D". This new 3D technology will be applicable from small 3.5" mobile device displays to large 32" panels. The reports say that Apple will reveal this towards the middle of 2012.

via Examiner

MasterImage 3D and Chimei Innolux (CMI) are showing a new 4.3" glasses-free 3D panel featuring 720p resolution. This LCD TFT panel is made by CMI and features MasterImage 3D's Cell-Matrix Parallax Barrier technology. The companies are showing this new prototype at the FPD 2011 exhibition together with unique 3D content developed by MasterImage 3D Media.

Orange announced that it will distribute Sharp's SH-12C Android 3D phone in Asia and Europe - and will rebrand it as Sharp Aquos SH-80F. France will be the first country to get it in early October. The SH-80F offers a 4.2" glasses-free 3D display (qHD 540x960 resolution), 8mp/720p 3D camera (dual lens) and Android 2.3.

Sony Ericsson will provide a software upgrade to Xperia smartphones in October 2011, which will enable a 3D "sweep" panorama photo taking option. You'll be able to capture 3D images and view them on 3D TVs using HDMI output. This option will be available for Xperia smartphones released in 2011.

There are reports that Samsung is working towards a 3D mobile phone. The 'Galaxy 3D' (tentative name) will feature dual cameras, a 4.3" glasses-free 3D LCD display (not an OLED, although Samsung is working on a 3D OLED) and Android 2.3. The phone will feature HD TV-out to connect to a 3D TV.

The reports suggest that Samsung will release this phone towards the end of 2011. This is just a rumor in the meantime, but it makes a lot of sense - obviously Samsung needs to play the 3D phone game...

Hitachi unveiled a new glasses-free 3D panel aimed for mobile devices. It's a 4.5" inch IPS-LCD that features HD resolution (1280x720). It uses a lenticular lens technology.

Hitachi's older model (shown in April 2010) was 3.1" in size and only 480x854 in resolution. That's a great leap forward for Hitachi.