Chinese Researchers Develop Naked-eye 3D Tablet

Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have developed a naked-eye 3D tablet computer, which should be in the shops by the end of this year.

Naked-eye 3D technology has put 3D lens onto the screen, allowing viewers to watch 3D images without glasses, Fang Yong, deputy director of the spectrum modulation technology center at the SJTU Wuxi Research Institute, said on Tuesday. Users will not suffer from eye strain or dizziness.

According to Fang, the research team has filed a patent and the televisions and computers with the technology are on the way.

The tablets are expected to be available this year at a price of 2,000 yuan (US$328) to 3,000 yuan, the television will be put to the market in two years, he said.