It’s only a matter of time before 3D video on handheld devices (mobile, iPad) starts generating serious interest and investment. We’ve been looking at the potential for a particular client, and it’s surprising that there aren’t already mobile apps or platforms that offer even faux 3D. There is 3D Camera iPhone app that purports to create 3D stills from regular photos, this kept us occupied for a few minutes.

The obvious downside to 3D on mobile is the requirement of two peripherals (the glasses and the device) – however this is no less clunky than the non-mobile, image-marker-to-webcam Augmented Reality implementations. Avatar 3D won’t be available on DVD until next year – but maybe Mr. Cameron should invest some of his profits into delivering a 3D Avatar experience on mobile. On second thoughts, maybe he should invest it in some decent screenwriters for the sequel…
Good old Nokia Reasearch Lab have done some serious work Mobile 3D – including a decoder software that runs on the N800 – click here to find out more.
We’ll keep you updated with our work on this…