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Monday, May 13, 2013

BACKSTORY - Amazon smartphone rumored to have 3D capabilities. How have others fared?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos walks off after unveiling the Kindle Paperwhite,… (Gus Ruelas/Reuters )
By Hayley Tsukayama,May 10, 2013

The lure of 3D video has drawn many gadget makers. In the post-“Avatar” world, it seemed like a good idea to bring that sort of realism into living rooms and pockets around the world. But, it hasn’t quite managed to catch fire with general consumers.

Not that it’s stopped folks from trying. And the latest company rumored to be taking on the 3D challenge is a big one: Amazon, which The Wall Street Journal says is working on a smartphone with a very advanced display. According to the report, the smartphone would have a hologram-like display — shades, it seems, of “Star Wars” — and may even let users track through the images using only their eyes.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
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Hayley Tsukayama is a Technology blogger for the Washington Post.

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