Asus Develops 3D Glasses-Free OLED Laptop That Projects Images Sans Special Gear

The Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 3D OLED (H7604) laptop looks like any other notebook—except that it can turn your projects into 3D creations without the need for special glasses.

It does this by adding a layer of optical resin, a glass panel, and a lenticular lens on top of its 3200 x 2000 OLED panel. The lenticular lens is coupled with a pair of eye-tracking cameras to render images in real-time for each eye and can adjust to your movements.

3D glasses-free displays have been around for a while. For example, Nintendo had a version of its DS that supported similar technology where players could use a slider to increase and decrease the 3D effects of their games. However, the ProArt Studiobook will be the first time such technology has been implemented onto OLED screens.
 
According to Ars Technica, an Asus spokesperson noted that the OLED screens have a low gray-to-gray response time of 0.2 ms. That, paired with extremely high contrast, allows for no crosstalk between both eyes’ images and can make for even more lifelike images that jump right out of your screen.

And similarly to the Nintendo 3DS, users can easily switch between 2D viewing and 3D mode.
 
The notebook will come with the Asus Spatial Vision Hub software, which includes a Model Viewer Player for movies and videos, a Photo Viewer for images, and a Connector that allows external third-party gadgets to be hooked up to the ProArt Studiobook so that any content can be viewed in 3D. 
 
Moreover, the laptop is aimed at creative individuals looking for a fresh new way to work, as it also comes with a dial for easy scrolling and a larger trackpad.

On Asus’ website, it does state that some people may experience dizziness and crosstalk. So before investing in the device, Asus is looking to offer demos to users to try out before diving in and purchasing the notebook.
 
The feature can also be found in a separate laptop called Vivobook, which will be released simultaneously as the ProArt Studiobook. The Vivobook, in turn, will have a virtual dial and will be able to support a stylus.
 
Further information on price details and launch dates have yet to be provided, but it is estimated to be released sometime this year.
 

[via Ars Technica and NotebookCheck.net, images via various sources]