Apple’s latest patent describes a technology that could give iPhone users a 3D viewing experience without glasses. The "autostereoscopic" display is created by layers of pixels arrays and lens structures that can emit light from a variety of different angles. The most crucial part of this new tech is something Apple calls a “beam steerer,” which directs the necessary light at the viewer to replicate a three-dimensional image.
A camera or accelerator will be used to collect information to adjust and direct the beam steerer. Though the patent appears to be aimed toward mobile devices like tablets and phones, the stereoscopic effect could be recreated for Macbook computers.
Autostereoscopic displays allow users to see three-dimensional images resembling a hologram without 3D glasses. Nintendo's 3DS may be the most successful device to use a similar technology. Amazon’s flubbed Fire Phone, which tried to recreate 3D perspective using a dynamic sensor system, wasn’t well received.
Via Appleinsider
