Toshiba Qosmio T851 Japan today unveiled its new and 3D glasses free Notebook that can simultaneously display 3D and 2D content in separate windows in a single screen. dubbed Toshiba “dynabook Qosmio T851/D8CR” Notebook claimed to be the first Glasses free 3D notebook in the world that is able to perform both 3D and 2D content at the same time on one screen.
If you’re wondering how their 3D technology works, it makes use of the integrated webcam on the notebook to track the user’s face with their to ensure that the glasses-free 3D images (that are split apart) are delivered correctly to each eye. The laptop also features a SpursEngine that is a dedicated image processor that can convert images from 2D to 3D in real time so users can even watch their favorite 2D terrestrial, BS and 110 CS digital broadcasts in 3D. Toshiba’s “3D Window” is the technology that allows both 2D and 3D content to be displayed at once; again it makes use of their face tracking technology all made possible with the onboard webcam.
Other specs include 8GB ddr3 RAM, 1x USB 3.0 port, 3x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, mini D-Sub15 pin, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, Ethernet, 1 mega pixel camera, headphone, microphone jack and runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit operating system. It is already on sale in Japan for about 2700 dollars.
The machine is also able to turn 2D video into 3D video if the user wants. The heart of the machine is an Intel Core i5 processor and graphics is handled by the GeForce GT 540M GPU. The screen is 15.6-inches wide and it has a full 1080p HD resolution. The Os is windows 7 Home Premium. It has a Blu-ray player, 750GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM. Pricing hasn’t been announced and it will launch officially in July.
The only worry is if the 3D will work under low-light condition since it’s dependent on the webcam that will fail to track the user’s face under low-light condition.
