Glasses-Free 3D Mobile Device from Sharp...the 3D HD Glasses-Free TV Can't Be Far Behind.

Boy. I'm glad I didn't just spend a few thousand bucks on a 3D HD TV. If you're one of the few who did, you might not want to continue reading. I did enough research to know that 'they' were working on a 3D HD TV that you could watch without wearing goofy glasses. Now it seems like it's going to become mainstream sooner than expected.

But this post isn't just about a 3D HD TV (I can't resist the ridiculousness of the three syllable acronym) coming to market, it's also about a 3D Mobile that's being developed by Sharp for Android...that will not require 3D glasses. I draw the quick correlation to 3D HD Glasses-Free TVs because I have a Sharp Aquos and it's amazing - still everything I need for the best HD experience after 4 years.

If Sharp has developed this technology for commercial use on a mobile phone...you know that their 3D HD Glasses-Free TV isn't far behind.

Regressing back to the 3D Mobile. The working names are Galapagos 003SH and 005SH, both handsets sport 1GHz Snapdragon CPUs, Android 2.2, and a 3.8-inch 3D-capable display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. The main difference between the two phones is the full QWERTY keyboard on the 005SH, but 003SH makes up for it with a slightly better camera, a 9.6 megapixel model capable of recording 720p video, while 005SH sports a (still formidable) 8-megapixel camera.

If you're wondering about 3D content (or lack thereof) for the device, you have a good point. Not much will be supported off the start. But Capcom has announced the 3D versions of their games Mega Man, Ghosts ‘n Goblins: Gold Knights, and Resident Evil: Degeneration for Android, and the first smartphones to feature these games will be the 003SH and 005SH from Sharp.

The 003SH is coming to Japan’s Softbank this December, and the 005SH is due February next year. ~ p


(Source: Engadget)