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Leia (or ZTE) 3D tablet.
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There are a lot of 3D images in the press release with popping corn balls, which I love, but it’s meant to convey that cameras are 3D too.
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The display has an extra layer between the backlight and the LCD that allows for a 3D effect.
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The dual front cameras do face tracking and possibly allow for better viewing angles.
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There is also a dual camera on the back, and you can take stereoscopic photos.
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camera specs.
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Back, with optional case.
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Kickstand case, upright. Is it just me or does this look kinda fat?
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Leia also makes 3D PC monitors.
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Who wants a 3D Android tablet? A company called ZTE and Leia makes a 12.4-inch, $1,100 Android tablet with a glasses-free 3D display, perhaps like a Star Wars princess. Internationally the hardware is sold by his ZTE and is called “ZTE Nubia Pad 3D” but in the US where the government has designated his ZTE as a national security threat the tablet is branded as “Leia Lume Pad 2”. As far as we know, ZTE will be responsible for the hardware and Leia will bring her 3D tech and software to the tablet.
The Magic 3D Display is a 12.4 inch, 120 Hz, 2560 x 1600 IPS LCD. It uses Leia’s Lightfield technology for 3D effects and face tracking with a stereoscopic front camera. This allows the display to send a slightly different image to each eye, much like the Nintendo 3DS. Probably half the effective resolution in 3D mode. It’s hard to tell from the text description and flat 2D video if this is actually any good, but the device made the rounds at last month’s Mobile World Congress. He praised the viewing angles, but also complained of headaches.
The spec sheets look like two-year-old flagships starting with the 2021 Snapdragon 888 SoC. 8 GB RAM, 128 GB or 256 GB storage, 9070 mAh battery, 33 W fast charge, runs Android. 12L. There’s a MicroSD slot, a USB-C port on the bottom, four speakers, and a pogo pin setup for a charging stand on the bottom edge. We’re working from an incomplete spec sheet here, and neither Leia nor his ZTE have published any dimensions or weights. The tablet looks a little thicker in photos, but this is probably a side effect of the extra 3D display layer.
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Leia runs its own 3D ecosystem, which also has Google Play.
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The Leia 3D app store that oddly highlights Super Mario Run?
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Movie store for WB and Disney movies.
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Exactly where you’re supposed to find 3D content to play on your device is a bit of a problem. First, you can make your own. Both the front and rear cameras capture stereoscopic 3D images. That means there are two sets of camera sensors, one on the front (8MP) and one on the back (16MP). Leia promises a “real-time 2D to her 3D conversion” of the video, which sounds like a disaster. There is an option for her 3D video chat “Powered by Zoom”. This probably means that both people need her Leia tablet. Of course, it won’t be 2023 without onboard generative image AI that can create and display 3D art (using Stable Diffusion).
Leia has a whole ecosystem of 3D apps through the ‘Leia Appstore’, which also includes some 3D games (unfortunately, they’re not available to browse online). We have great looking developer documentation and plugins for Unreal, Android SDK, Maya, Blender and WebGL. There is also a “Leia Flix” app with 3D Hollywood movies like Disney and Warner Bros. and a “Leia Viewer” app that lets you create 3D models.
The ZTE version can be pre-ordered internationally starting today for €1,299/£1,149, while the US Leia version costs $1,099 and can only be ‘pre-ordered’ for free. Both tablets he will ship in April.
Exhibition image by ZTE
