Digital Home Thoughts: Toshiba Gives 3D Goodness Without Glasses

"The integral imaging system offers a significant reduction in eye fatigue during long periods of viewing, and features a multi-parallax[1] design that enables motion parallax, which cannot be achieved by systems using glasses. The multi-parallax approach results in images that change depending on the viewer’s position. In addition, the viewing angle is wide, and the resulting stereoscopic image is natural and smooth."

As a matter of honesty, I have to admit that I have no clue as to how this display works. Based on their description, it suggests that it works similar in principle to those "Magic Eye" posters that were all the rage years ago. I have only read about such dreamy devices, and have yet to encounter one in the flesh metal. Those fancy words they use sure to do impress though. 3D being the host buzz-word for televisions, this is good news, and while 21 inches may not sound huge, I imagine it will not be long before we see 50" displays. I also hope that it can display, plain, old, tired, boring 2D stuff equally well.