Infosys develops 3D cellphone cameras, projectors

Tag : optical elements
We've seen a couple handheld 3D devices , but Infosys just announced that developed a chipset capable ofcapturing and projecting 3D holograms from ordinary cellphones, andthat it hopes to take the tech mainstream by 2010. The systemcaptures a series of 2D images from normal cameras and uses them todevelop 3D holograms, projecting received images using a laserprojector and micro optical elements. Infosys also had a patentgranted on the system required to transmit 3D data over normaltelecom networks without clogging them up -- the data istransmitted unprocessed, and the chipsets at either end do theheavy lifting. There's no word on what devices this stuff mightappear in, but we're wondering what that laser system is supposedto project onto -- or if we'll have to take up smoking to get our3D on.

[Thanks, Bucky]