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Microsoft on track to develop glass-less 3D display?

Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group sure has some good ideas. By positioning a Webcam behind a transparent OLED or ultrathin LCD screen, The Wedge project allows a smart display to detect hand movements and interpret them as commands. If this sounds a little familiar, that's because this feature is similar to Microsoft's Kinect for Xbox 360.

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basicsameh5145784d ago ShowReplies(17)
brazilianbumpincher5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

but this would be years away, would be great and more likely for xbox 720,

biggest concern is if kinect is £150 how much would this be?

must say its great to see microsoft trying to innovate and not imitate

SnuggleBandit5784d ago

Companies already had glass-less 3d tv diplays at CES this year.

brazilianbumpincher5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

that kinda makes this all well...pointless then does it not?

main issue with 3d for me is first and foremost cost, with 3d-glasses less tv's at a mainstream price i would be all over 3d like marmite (mmm) on toast

jjesso19935784d ago

And at 2009 the big problem is people can only sit straight at the screen in centre moving your head will blur the 3d effect. come on this gen sony had upper hand in tech you really think they would not do this if it was possible yet. Its amazing concept but with any concept it takes time.

Sheikh Yerbouti5784d ago

I saw a promo display of an autostereoscopic monitor for PC gaming at Fry's right about the same time Avatar opened last year.

Theonik5784d ago

I actually demoed one of these back in 2007 at a local shop. It really is not that new of a technology, 3D just wasn't that big back then.

Sheikh Yerbouti5784d ago

Thank you. Autostereocopic 3D on *gasp* flatscreens.

I tried saying the same thing above, but some fangirls are so dead set against Sony, they lambaste the technology. In ten years they'll be saving up to buy one.

Its call R&D people, this stuff has been studied for decades. The whole concept of 3D technology is older than television itself.

beardpapa5784d ago

although a neat concept, MS and hardware doesn't ring a fine tune together. We've seen the Surface and there are some in businesses but it's not as widespread as most people would want. We've seen the Courier but that was 'killed' off. And we've just recently seen that article about 500 Kins being sold. If MS is on track on making a consumer-grade home 3d display tv, I'd hate to be the 500 or so MS tv owners to get product support completely shafted if the product doesn't sell to their expectations.

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Anon19745784d ago

Yeah, not likely. There's a reason that the companies behind the glass-less 3D tech aren't making a serious push for the living room, instead targeting computer monitors and medical systems. It's because it's not practical. The TV's they've shown off so far cost around $20,000, you have to be in exactly the right spot for it to even work and the images they display currently need to be shot specifically for the screens.

A camera behind the TV figuring out where you're sitting and then beaming multiple 3D images to multiple users, and providing perfect 3D images? Maybe if there's two people in the room but what if you have 3 or more?

If by "on track" to develop a glass-less 3D display they mean "in a decade, maybe more - and even then it won't work" then they might be correct.

In the meantime there's affordable 3D available that works.

JustTheFactsMr5784d ago

These guys are more likely to get active shutter 3D contacts before glassless 3D TV's. Of course then they will complain about those even though they won't have tried either.

@Newtype is right.

Panasonic is currently the best. Actually plasma is better than LCD because you can lie down and the 3D effect persists. With LCD's if you turn your head 90 degrees like you do when lying down it's lost.

Narutone665784d ago

trust MS having anything to do with hardware.

IaMs125784d ago

Now for once i think MS has something going here lol. Ive seen the 3d glass-less and it actually works wonders. If they can work the software which im sure MS is more then capable of then i think they would be making a wise decision. Well of course that this technology you wont need a special TV for, but same thing goes for the current 3d gaming coming up

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T9X695784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

With Sony heavily promoting 3D, this would be MS only chance to pass Sony up in the 3D market.

EDIT: @basicsameh514 - MS has done nothing better yet, they still have the same 3D as PS3 just very limited and not promoted at all what so ever. Now if MS was to do have this kind of 3D on Xbox, then yes they would be doing it better. As of right now though, MS is at the bottom of the list with 3D.

@Kigmal - That is true, and I agree about the wait and see. 3D is getting big, but right now its just not something in the standard home so its not like many people will have use for it anyway. I say sometime around the start of next year is when 3D is really going to start taking off, especially around tax time.

I just recently found out the TV I have hanging on the wall is 3D ready, which is awesome but I'm to lazy to pay $100 for some damn glasses lol.

Bnet3435784d ago

The only reason they aren't pushing 3D as hard as Sony is because Sony needs to sell their 3DTVs so they have to pitch 3D to everyone. I think MS is just taking a wait and se let's be honest, not that many people can e approach with 3D. Andtake advantage of 3D at the moment.

beardpapa5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

Sony isn't the only one selling 3Dtvs. In fact, Sony isn't the first one to release a 3dtv. If anything, Sony is probably more deadset on promoting 3D to boost blu-ray sells when those 3D movies start hitting the blu-ray shelves.

And if anything, Sony is an electronics company. They're more likely adopting the 3D 'future-standard feature' now than doing the wait-and-see approach that their tv competitors are obviously not waiting around for.

raztad5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

Sony is not the only company trying to sell 3DTVs neither supporting the technology.

Regarding the article, I highly doubt MS is involve in any way in 3D R&D btw. They are not TV specialists, ffs MS is mostly a software company and took them 5 year to finally get the xbox working properly.

sikbeta5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

Guys, as raz said, Sony is not The Only One Pushing 3D, Big Industries want this Tech to become the Norm, Heck, Avatar was just the Beginning, everything was Planned since long ago, Avatar used Sony Special Cameras, Panavision and Sony Teamed Up to Create New HD Cameras for this New Tech, Blu-Ray is the Norm and the Supporter Of Movies in 3D, PlayStation 3 is Pushing 3D Games to make People buy Bravia Led 3DTVs, Sony broadcasting Channels will have Content in 3D, ESPN want to Broadcast in 3D, Disney will broadcast in 3D, SPE will make Movies in 3D while having the Support from all the Film Studios that will make Movies in 3D and so on...

And MS can't do it cos it's not that easy, They're not Electronic Manufacturers, the amount of Money they'd need to just even try is crazy, doesn't matter how much Money MS get from the Windows Division, Shareholders will go Mad to even think about it...

@Mods

Instead of take out a bubble for saying [DµMB], why don't you guys check the "comments" of the guy that was "affected" by my savage post....

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Newtype5784d ago (Edited 5784d ago )

It's only going to cost more, with 3D glasses it's cheaper to make. This is a mistake waiting to happen.

Edit: Do people think the cost of 3D built into the screen would be cheaper? You people are lost then.

@The real killer
"Sony and Philips are the biggest innovation for 3D. "
Phillips are GARBAGE, what the hell. Do you shop at Walmart or something?

Darkstorn5784d ago

That would cramp Sony's style, but I think it's years away at the earliest.

cronaldo75784d ago

Microsoft: "Fight against Sony has strengthened us."

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Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

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And then MK1 killed it again.

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