" When I heard of 3DS and that Nintendo had developed.." oops gotta stop there...
FYI Nintendo did not develop the autostereoscopic screen it was a technology made by Sharp the maker of cheap Nintendo DS and Sony PSP screens.
http://www.examiner.com/x-42789-LA-Technology-Examiner~y2010m4d3-Sharp-unveils-3D-cell-phone-LCD-screens-no-glasses-necessary
"Tokyo, Japan – Friday, Sharp Corporation announced at a press conference the creation of a “3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry’s highest brightness (as measured by cd/m2) that can switch between 2D and 3D modes.” Also stating that “Users [will be able to] view 3D images without the need to wear special glasses.”
"Sharp ditched the glasses by utilizing the technology of parallax barriers for which they hold several patents. A parallax barrier is characterized by alternating transmissive and non-transmissive columns which are aligned with the pixel columns in a given display.
"Such technology up until this point was cost prohibitive to mass produce despite the fact that prototypes have been around since the mid-nineties. For example, in September of 2002, Sharp released a publicly available cell phone in Japan, the SH251iS, with roughly similar innovations, though the news hardly made any waves on U.S. soil. The climate of today is a profoundly different story: after eight years of time coupled with the release of a little-known underground indie film about blue people, our country is practically foaming at the mouth in regards to 3D technologies.
Why Sony has not implemented this technology on big LCD screens?
"The main drawback to the screens Sharp unveiled on Friday is their maximum size, around three inches. While such a small display is unfit for television or computer use, it just so happens to be perfect for cell phones. The LCDs, according to Sharp, are theoretically 600 times faster than current 2D offerings and also can be viewed in 3D seamlessly in either landscape or portrait mode, they also claim to be the brightest of any mobile phone display to date. The above features certainly have the potential to result in some truly revolutionary devices.
and!
Sharp and Sony enter into LCD joint venture
Sharp and Sony on Thursday announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement related to the production and sales of large LCD panels and modules. Sharp's under-construction LCD production plant in Sakai City, Japan was transferred to Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP) on July 1st, with opening scheduled for October. On December 29th, Sony will invest 10 billion yen ($105 million) into SDP for shares, which will be the first step towards reaching the final 66% Sharp, 34% percent Sony split. This initial investment will make SDP a joint venture company of Sony as well as Sharp.
So a no-glasses autostereoscopic PSP screen is also very likely to happen :) Cheers!
and it's already mainstream in Japan
