There is no doubt that 3D is here to stay. In the past we suffered through red/cyan glasses induced headaches. But no more. The most popular current systems give us beautiful 3D with light-weight active or even lighter passive glasses. Just the same the public has cried out for more! The public consensus is that “when 3D is glasses free we will embrace the medium.”
While glasses free is here, the price, viewability and price are still holding the advancement at bay. It will come, but the reality is that the technology for exceptional personal 3D viewing can be in your hands now.
NEO3DO, the baby of Nick Spriggs and David Briggs. They have spent the last two years researching 3D tech, looking for a way to bring the third dimension to the masses.
“We have tested every variety of glasses free 3D display and getting to know everyone in the 3D industry. We have worked with 2D (single view), 3D (two views) and glasses free 3D (5 view, 9 view and 100 view) content, hardware and software. Some installations include MGM Resorts International, Cirque du Soleil and convention rentals of glasses free 3D large screens. We knew we had to get the workflow down to simple levels and costs down to 2D comparable if this would ever be widely adopted so we began working with engineers develop this. We chose a manufacturing plant that currently does 10 million in 2D tablet sales per year, before that picture frame viewers. Our engineers perfected the parallax glass and media viewer app and we did a few test runs to great success.”.
David went on to share his personal motivation to this project.”I was born without the ability to view life in 3D. After years of corrective lenses, an eye patch, and multiple surgeries, I could appreciate the spectacle of 3D vision.”
They searched for some way of putting glasses free 3D in everyone’s hands without spending a small fortune. The delivery method became obvious with the recent advancements in the Android platform and rush of tablet mania. David explained, “The NEO3DO has the most Android computing and graphics power available in a tablet form factor. The Cortex A9 has dual 1.5GHz CPU with 512KB L2 Cache and Mali 400 graphics for seamless flow of high definition and 3D video playback. The 802.11 b/g/n wireless will also provide you with all the connectivity bandwidth available from your internet service. In short, you get the most processing and display power for the lowest price making NEO3DO the best value in Android tablets today.”
What better way to reach the audience than to jump-start this effort with IndieGoGo. The pair set-up many incentives in the campaign. From reduced prices and SDK packages for far-sighted developers, they are certain that they will get the 3D response that they seek.
I will be getting a hands-on with the NEO3DO very soon and be telling you what I see and think about this potentially breakthrough product.
By: Al Caudullo
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