Stan Jensen

Is it even possible, technically, to have the iPhone take 3D movies? I was told from 'an insider' that is why there are two slots on the next iphone, it is not for two flashes.

I do not understand how they take 3D movies, but am sure it would be to complex for an iPhone..

Yet, she has been a fairly reliable source in the past.

Paul82

It's an easy technical possibility, there are other phones that do it the only real requirement is having 2 cameras a fixed distance apart and knowing that exact distance... Easy to do when both are mounted in the same casing... That said I DON'T see this happening... I've always felt 3D to be a little bit of a gimmick... Even when done professionally in hollywood movies... I don't see it catching on in the home market...

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hayesk

Is it possible? Yes. Is it likely? No.

I agree with Paul82 only more so - 3D is a gimmick. I avoid 3D movies even at the theatre unless they are solely a special effects bonanza.

dona83

No thank you. The 3D fad will die.

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#D sometimes gives me a headache! If the next iPhone were 3D, I'd skip it!

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ertman

I would think that this would be bag of hurt for Apple.

Stan Jensen

I have never even seen a 3D movie. I do see the prices of the TV's dropping madly.

I do wonder what the next big thing will be that will make me want to sell all my cookbooks and socks to buy the new iPhone

I am satisfied with the resolution and the facetime etc etc. what new and improved will they try to sell me?

Other than perhaps 4g

cap10subtext

People have reported seeing iPad applications using the front camera for face tracking to create a forced perspective type 3D. This bypasses the need for anaglyph style stereoscopy so 2 cameras might not be necessary. I've not yet seen the two technologies combined as the former is mainly 3D graphics rendering, not the typical feature extraction we see with 2 flat images. I'm not even sure how well that would work.

Lawrence

It's possible, But...Nintendo would most likely develop it.
Let's leave iPhone out of the loop please.

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