3M unveils 3D panels for portable devices
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted November 3rd 2009 5:13PM
posted November 3rd 2009 5:13PM
Among its many virtues gadget-wise, 2009 has seen 3D technology go from irritating to... well, not quite so irritating. Of course, with so many companies working to develop a satisfactory way to bring the third dimension to our TVs and computers, it's only a matter of time before we find a device that accomplishes the goal without giving us a headache. And now 3M, who's been really digging their heels into display technology as of late, is debuting a 3D panel that eschews the glasses for something called conoscopy: the surface of the devices features a film with lenses on one side and prism structures on the other that display the corresponding left- and right-eye portions of the image. Currently available in both 9-inch and 2.8-inch LCD panels, the company is said to be gearing up for volume production, so it may not be long before they begin featuring on portable devices. Who knows? Maybe your dream of a 3D Gizmondo isn't dead after all! Get a closer look after the break.
conoscopy sounds like an operation I don't want to have done to me..
I initially misread it too.
I will stick with my 2d stuff, till holograms come up...
No you won't. Once you see Avatar in Imax 3D and you will, you'll change your mind. I will blow u away.
Wow, 3M makes everything
Including your mum!
Ok, I'm sorry, I couldn't have resisted :)
I've downranked myself already...
I'll wait till I get my Star Wars-like holographic communication device comes out.
/snore
Neat
it looks just like blurry 2-d to me!
That's because you're watching it on your blurry 2d screen!
New ideas for a PSP 4000?
God I hope so.
hell yeah they have my team on there.
go panthers.
ditto. go cats!
this is wack, no need for this just get a iphone 3gs
I saw some 3M film at the recent Frontiers in Optics conference; very impressive stuff, and no need for glasses. Looking forward to what 3M can bring in the future.
In some comments I have heard that the company name is SUMITOMO 3M. Who is this I read the SUMITOMO name quite frequently in last days. DOes anybody knows?
This is similar to the technique with lenticular foil on the screen. The problem these guys have had it knowing where the viewer is situated. Eye tracking helps. Does this technology avoid those problems? A comparison of the two would be quite interesting. I can image that a small handheld device avoids the problems in that the user positions the device in the right place.
By the way, we generally are only seeing 3D through stereoscopic vision in the near field. After 3 meters, it doesn't bring anything in real life. Anything that uses the stereoscope difference to look 3D is a simulation to project it into the area where we can see it.
Go Panthers!
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PRESENT MULTI TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Now, some manufacturers bring out a new type multi touch screen which size are from 12 inch to larger and can be used on LCD. They all announced that they used the projected capacitive technology. To these, I announce below:
These touch screens can determine the exact location of 2 or more touch points, even can output the touch image. And the external feature of them is likely the projected capacitive touch screen and the size of them is larger than 12 inch.
The technology of them is not the projected capacitive as they announced.
It is my technology, a new type touch screen.
My technology detected touch by the variations of electric field, via load the variations of electric field to the ray (such as ultrasonic or light) instead of conductor, get the high SNR and large screen size.
The major difference of the screen base on my technology to the screen base on projected capacitive technology is that my screen contains the sound or light devices, but the projected capacitive touch screen only use conductor and glass, optical gel.
My technology already has been applied for a patent, the priority date is February, 2008. I already applied for a US patent, and will apply for a Europe patent in the near future.
My patent’s PCT international publication date is august, 2009.
I am both the inventor and the holder of the patent, I have not promised any manufacturer use the technology. The multi touch screens use the two structures below:
The first one is suit medium or small size screen:
The second one is suit medium or large size screen
Interested person or you are producing touch screen which is meet the above characteristics, you can contrast these and detection by yourself.
I already got a table pc, the multi touch screen in it is based on my technology, and detected it, and have gotten evidences.
If think make the acoustic wave generator and receiver from transparent piezoelectric materials and conductor will make you can arrogate your touch screen is projected capacitive touch screen then make free with my technology is wrong and dangerous.
Interested person can detected the acoustic (light) wave or wave generator and receiver in the screen to ascertain whether the touch screen use the technology. Now, contact me is welcome.
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