Acer’s new SpatialLabs tech brings 3D content to laptop screens
It doesn't actually look this polished, but this is the general idea. | Image: Acer Acer has announced SpatialLabs, a new 3D technology that will debut on the company's ConceptD laptops. I got a chance to try it. It's not something we'll realistically see on a consumer device anytime soon - but it's pretty dang cool nonetheless.
SpatialLabs is, according to Acer, a suite of experiences empowered by cutting-edge optical solutions." Plainly, it's a set of tools that makes 3D work look very realistic and cool without requiring special glasses to see it. It delivers content in Stereoscopic 3D, which presents a pair of nearly-but-not-quite-identical 2D images (one to each eye) that combine in your brain to look like one 3D picture. (It's essentially imitating what your eyes already do.)
SpatialLabs uses a combination of...