14 DAY TRIAL // This year, South Korean mobile phone maker LG Electronics brought to the market the very first Android device in the world to offer support for 3D content, the LG Optimus 3D, and it seems that the company is now gearing up for the release of a new software update for it.
Launched on the market with Android 2.2 Froyo on board, the LG Optimus 3D is expected to receive an update to the Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS version some time this fall, at least this is what the company plans for the handsets on the UK market.
Moreover, we already have a specific release window for the new OS upgrade, namely October, as well as some info on what the new software would be set to bring into the mix.
Apparently, along with the usual set of new features that Gingerbread would carry along when compared to the previous release of the platform, users would also benefit from a series of specific capabilities.
One of them would be the possibility to transform normal, 2D applications and games into 3D content, so that they would provide users with an increased experience on the handset.
The one thing that should be noted here is that all of these applications would need to be based on Open GL, it seems.
At the moment, the LG Optimus 3D offers users the possibility to turn photos and videos into 3D content, so that users can view them on the glasses-free 3D display the handset was packed with right from the start.
The Optimus 3D was made available with 5-megapixels dual-cameras on the back, which also enable users shoot 3D content while on the go.
On the inside, it sports high-end hardware as well, including a dual-core application processor. Dual-channel RAM, microSD memory card slot, WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth connectivity, GPS receiver, and the like.