LG to launch first 3D smartphone

LG will launch the world's first 3D smartphone, the Optimus 3D, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week.

Kelly Brook: brand ambassador for the LG Optimus One smartphone
Kelly Brook: brand ambassador for the LG Optimus One smartphone

The handset will feature a 3D camera and a screen that, to view the 3D images, does not need special glasses.

The handset will use technology similar to the Nintendo 3D. A special screen will transmit two differing images to the viewer and a different image must reach each eye to see the 3D effect.

LG has been moving aggressively into the 3D TV market in the UK, .

LG's 3D TV range uses a polarised screen that requires special glasses.

LG claims the Optimus 3D will be "a complete platform for a one-of-a-kind experience on a mobile device," allowing content to be created and viewed, and then connected to full-screen devices.

showing its debut cinema ads before 3D versions of films 'Tron Legacy' and 'The Chronicles of Narnia'.

It has also been pushing its smartphone offering with .

having struck deals with the Formula 1 racing world.

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