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| HTC Desire HD (2010) |
HTC has been making something of a splash in the Android market of late with phones such as the Desire, with the latest developments in 3D screens looking to be the next major tech objective for the mobile manufacturer. HTC was actually demonstrating 3D mobiles at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona back in February of this year, although those tech demos were mainly being used to show off the latest capabilities of its smartphone chips, not to showcase finalised handsets. but it seemed unlikely at the time that any would go into production in the forseeable future.
But HTC recently advertised a job for a 'display and camera design engineer' who had 'familiary with 3D display and imaging technologies', and HTC insiders have reportedly said that they hope to have a device on the market before 2011 is out.
They're not the only ones looking at bringing 3D to Android phones - Motorola, Acer and Sharp are also interested in adding more dimensions to the phone experience, with Sharp currently looking like they might win the race to get the first device to market.
Interest in portable 3D devices is sure to increase in 2011 with the introduction of the Nintendo 3DS, which will bring a 3D effect to handheld gaming.
A 3D phone might have large privacy issues as onlookers would be able to see to a degree what you are doing on you phone, but it would be a huge step into a 'minority report' like future where hardware would be very small and the software will be the interactive part.
http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/849165-htc-planning-first-3d-android-smartphone-in-2011#ixzz173WyEXUr
