Japan Mobile Phone Goes 3D with Special Screen
March 5, 2009
Japanese electronics giant Hitachi has developed a mobile phone with an innovative 3D screen that seemingly floats images from its 3.1-inch liquid crystal display. The Hitachi Wooo H001 uses technology to take advantage of how the human mind understands depth and spacing. By sending a slightly different image to each eye, the 3D handset creates the illusion of 3D, almost like a miniature hologram -- the same as how 3D movies and TVs work.
While some 3D movies require special glasses to shut out the image meant for the other eye, the Wooo comes with its own invisible barriers packed inside the screen to ensure the same effect.
The Wooo H001 went on sale last month in Japan for 50,000 yen ($510). There are no plans to sell the handset in the United States and other overseas markets.
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