Shahar Samuha
The computer as shown on the company website. To create the illusion of depth, the resolution must be lowered to the lowest level
A year after more than 100 leading technology companies decided on a collaboration aimed at developing a uniform standard for computers that display XNUMXD images, the first computer in the world that does so without the need for special glasses was launched yesterday (Monday) in the USA.
The Japanese Sharp company started selling yesterday on the http://www.sharpsystems.com website
The Actius RD3D - a portable computer with a 15-inch screen that is able to create the illusion of viewing a 3,300D image in its users by regulating the light emitted by the computer screen. The price: $XNUMX, three times the price of a standard laptop.
The 3D image is created as a result of the "distribution" of light differently for each eye "so that the left eye sees only the image it is supposed to see, while the right eye sees only the image it is supposed to see", as explained by Ian Mathew, Sharp's North American business manager . According to him, "Since these two images have perspective and are distorted exactly according to the way we perceive information from the natural environment, the brain decodes the images so that together they create an illusion of depth." Owners of the Actius-RDXNUMXD will also be able to decide whether they want to view the image emerging from the screen in three-dimensional mode, or to flatten it with the press of a button.
The managers of the company, like the other companies of the "3D coalition" formed in the last year, believe that the next step in the development of personal computers will be beyond a XNUMXD display. The Actius RDXNUMXD is actually Sharp's real opening shot in the new market, after earlier this year the company launched a mobile phone in Japan equipped with a screen that uses the same technology.
Possible uses for the new computer, which is also equipped with extremely powerful standard hardware components, are the ability to display depth in architecture software such as AutoCad or in medical applications, and of course a much more convincing display of XNUMXD computer games.
The new computer, despite being groundbreaking, has two other disadvantages besides its high price: to create the XNUMXD illusion, the user will have to lower the screen resolution to a lower level, and users who are blind in one eye will not be able to enjoy its performance.
