Companies have been promising to make glasses-free 3D a thing for years. I held an Android tablet with a 3D screen in my hands for the first time more than a decade ago. But that cheap tablet offered a finnicky 3D experience that only really worked if you held the tablet at exactly the right […]
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Asus Spatial Vision brings glasses-free 3D to the ProArt StudioBook 16 3D OLED and VivoBook Pro 16 3D OLED laptops
3 Comments on Asus Spatial Vision brings glasses-free 3D to the ProArt StudioBook 16 3D OLED and VivoBook Pro 16 3D OLED laptopsLaptop, tablet, phone, and TV makers have tried many times over the years to make glasses-free 3D a thing, largely without gaining much traction. But with the rising popularity of 3D content for VR and AR applications, Asus is ready to give it another try with its Spatial Vision technology. This week the company is introducing two new […]
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Acer brings glasses-free 3D to gaming laptops, portable monitors
Acer’s SpatialLabs technology is designed to let you view 3D content on a 2D screen without the need to put on a special pair of glasses. Last year the company launched a high-end content creation laptop with support for the feature. Now Acer is bringing SpatialLabs to gaming laptops and portable displays. The new Acer […]
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The LG G8 ThinQ’s 3D camera will enable touch-free gesture support
LG will unveil its next flagship phone in a few days, but the company has already explained that the upcoming LG G8 ThinQ will have a Time of Flight (ToF) camera with 3D, depth-sensing capabilities. Now the company is explaining a little more about how the ToF module can be used… not only in the […]
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RED Hydrogen One goes on sale Nov 2nd for $1,295
RED’s first smartphone is finally here. First announced last summer, the RED Hydrogen One will be available from AT&T and Verizon starting Friday, November 2nd, 2018. With a $1,295 price tag, the Hydrogen One is one of the most expensive phones to launch this year. But it’s also one of the most unusual. In addition […]
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Microsoft Research unveils Project Zanzibar mat that interacts with real-world objects
6 Comments on Microsoft Research unveils Project Zanzibar mat that interacts with real-world objectsMicrosoft Research has unveiled a new portable, flexible mat with a bunch of sensors so that it can detect touch input, gestures made in the air above the mat, or objects placed upon it. The Project Zanzibar mat uses a combination of capacitive touch sensors and NFC (near field communication) to track objects in real-time, […]
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Google is pulling the plug on Project Tango in March, 2018
Before Apple start shipping a $1000 smartphone with a 3D, depth-sensing camera system on the front, there was Google’s Project Tango technology… which put 3D, depth-sensing camera technology on the back of a phone or tablet. Only two commercial smartphones ever shipped with Project Tango, the Asus Zenfone AR and Lenovo Phab 2 Pro. And […]
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Huawei is working on a Face ID alternative (Knockoff Animoji too)
Apple spent years developing the Face ID system used in the iPhone X, essentially shrinking the technology found in the Xbox Kinect (which measures 9.8″ x 2.6″ x 2.6″) so that it fits in the notch at the top of Apple’s $1000 smartphone. But Apple isn’t the only company to develop technology that creates a […]
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Unlocked Asus Zenfone AR is available for $599 and up (with up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage)
2 Comments on Unlocked Asus Zenfone AR is available for $599 and up (with up to 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage)Verizon may be the only US wireless carrier selling the Asus Zenfone AR. But it turns out you don’t need to be a Verizon customer to buy the first smartphone to support both Google’s Tango and Daydream platforms. Amazon is selling an unlocked version of the phone for $599 and up. Note that this model […]
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Honor V9 smartphone has 3D cameras, up to 6GB RAM
Huawei’s latest premium smartphone features a 5.7 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display, a Kirin 960 processor, and a 4,000 mAh battery. It’s called the Honor V9, and those aren’t even necessarily the most interesting things about this phone, which was unveiled today in China. On the back of the phone there’s a dual-camera system […]