14 DAY TRIAL // One of the buzz words in today's IT industry is 3D, as almost all consumer electronics makers are planning on bringing 3D entertainment to the masses, with new panels expected to deliver high-definition 3D movies. The trend has already been picked up in the computer market, as NVIDIA has been demonstrating, since the beginning of 2009, a 3D solution of its own, featuring a specifically designed pair of glasses combined with 120Hz monitors and its line of GeForce graphics cards. However, the technology is expected to expand to all form factors, including notebooks. According to a recent report, Dell and Hewlett-Packard might be among the first to roll out such products.
In a recent news-article on Digitimes, citing the Chinese-language Commercial Times, HP and Dell are said to have placed orders with ODM Wistron for 3D notebooks. In addition, Lenovo and Sony are also said to be negotiating with the ODM for their own 3D notebook systems. Unfortunately, there aren't many details on said machines, but according to the report the price point of these notebooks shouldn't be much higher than that of traditional laptops, because the notebooks are designed on 3D technology patented by Wistron.
The reported systems will most likely be targeted at the gaming segment, as there are a number of new gaming releases that have been optimized to deliver an enhanced 3D experience. The PC vendors could also integrate the 3D technology in some of their upcoming multimedia notebooks, as this is another segment that could benefit from the technology.
We are yet to find out when these systems will be made available for the consumer market, but there's a good chance that some PC vendors will showcase their 3D notebook solutions at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January 2010, held in Las Vegas, Nevada.