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Let’s not beat about the bush here. 3D isn’t really an essential new technology, now is it? It’s more of a gimmick if you ask us, and it’ll take something really special to convince us that 3D is a worthwhile investment.

Erm, something exactly like this as it happens: new Sony patents that enable several people (up to three according to the patent diagrams) to view completely separate images simultaneously on the same television.

Woah! Rewind! How the hell does that work? Using the technology which outputs stereoscopic 3D, the layered image enables multiple screens to be viewed at once using the same display, with a switch on the 3D glasses stopping the shutters from alternating, thus allowing viewers to select one from a selection of flickering images to watch.

via PS3Trophies.org – Innovative Sony 3D Patents Hint at Alternate Application.