Summary

Not too long ago, 3D consumer tech was everywhere.

Nowadays, you almost never see anyone using 3D tech regularly.

Why did 3D tech fail to have staying power?

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Where has the 3D wave of the early 2010s left us today?

It wasn’t one specific aspect of 3D that made it lose its relevance.

While some games utilized it well, many others did not.

A hand holding 3D glasses with a TV in the background showing a turtle coming out of the screen.

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Similar to the 3DS,glasses-free 3Deventually came to revolutionize the 3D TV world.

However, it came with a host of issues.

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Making home 3D content usable doesn’t stop at building the hardware.

12 pairs of LG Cinema 3D glasses.

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You might rememberBumpTop, the desktop environment that brought your icons into a 3D world.

But what about real 3D, hardware and all?

TheAcer Spatiallabs View Pro 27, announced in October 2023, touted a glasses-free 3D screen.

Nintendo 3DS in black.

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Acer SpatialLabs View Pro 27 with 3D ship effect.

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