I have already mentioned my top 3D gadgets of this holiday season, and those are (not in any ranking order) the Nintendo 3D, the HTC EVO 3D, the LG Optimus/Thrill 3D and the Sony HMZ-T1. Those are the 4 most usable 3D cool gadgets you should choose your shopping-cart content from, in my humble opinion. All of those items are glasses-free, and come from solid brands which don't mess around with gimmicks.
The Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D V3 digital photo frame, however, is missing 2 features in order to make that list, since it is a humble digital photo frame. I will begin with the exciting stuff, though. The 7.2" screen is capable of running HD films in glasses-free 3D thanks to a lenticular film. It is the first of its kind to enable HDMI input, a format which is increasingly incorporated in portable devices (for example - you could shoot some 3D footage with your Optimus 3D, and stream it directly to the V3 via HDMI). You don't have to use this high-end interface, obviously. The standard formats (USB and SD cards) are accommodated. The V3 also includes a couple of integrated speakers, and boasts a functional remote-control.
As soon as I checked this new model, I was thinking of an upgrade that would turn this unassuming digital photo-frame into a portable powerhouse. First of all, it needs a battery. This feature, as I am assured by certified engineers, is a must. Since it needs a bigger screen anyway, let's say around the 9" tablet benchmark, there might very well be room for that added bulk. So now we have an HD handheld glasses-free 3D screen, with an HDMI input slot. Throw a WiFi chip in to the mix and it would be an appealing item for anyone who watches film on a smartphone screen for extended periods.
But... Apparently Fujifilm's designers are a bit more conservative than I am. So we will have to wait for the real mainstream glasses-free 3D tablet. After practically all other major display systems are represented in the glasses-free 3D category, this tablet is long overdue!
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