When I heard that Apple might be trying to change television viewing experience in fundamental ways, I struggled to imagine what that might look like. So, I was struck by the following comments in BusinessWeek:
“What about 3D? In 2010, Apple won a patent for a revolutionary new 3D screen system that would not require glasses and could be viewed by multiple people at the same time. The patent went so far as to slam current 3D systems, noting that most people dislike goggles and dismissing current non-glasses systems as essentially unworkable for projecting a 3D image … to an entire audience.
What solution did Apple propose? An “unobstructed 3D viewing device” that would give each viewer a different line of sight for both left and right eye, perfecting a stereoscopic image for a group of viewers watching one giant screen.”
