Nokia Creating Win 8 Tablet, 3D Phone?

A patent application filed by Nokia shows a dual-screen device capable of
rendering 3D objects.

Nokia may be working on several additional products for Microsoft outside
Windows Phone 7, one being a dual-screen device capable of rendering 3D
images and a Windows 8 tablet. Both devices are unconfirmed, but the
dual-screen device has actually shown up in a patent application called
"Autostereoscopic Rendering and Display Apparatus" published on April 21.

According to the filing, the apparatus comprises of a sensor configured to
detect the position and orientation of a user viewpoint with respect to an
auto-stereoscopic display. There's also a processor configured to determine
a surface viewable from the user viewpoint of at least one 3D object, and an
image generator configured to create a left and right eye image "for display
on the auto-stereoscopic display dependent on the surface viewable from the
user viewpoint."

Based on the image, it appears that one screen will render the 3D image and
the other screen will render 2D imagery like shadows and reflections which
changes as the eye level changes. There's no indication that the user will
need special glasses for this holographic effect to work-- we're betting
Nokia is planning to use the same tech found on Nintendo's new 3DS platform
(or a better version).

As for the Windows 8 tablet, that should be expected given Nokia's recent
marriage with Microsoft. The news arrives as a mere rumor from Eldar
Murtazin who claims that Nokia is churning out at least one Windows 8 tablet
slated for 2012 or 2013 at the latest. There's also talk that Nokia will
still release Symbian-based devices in 2012 while creating Windows Phone 7
phones for Microsoft, possibly between five to seven mid-to-high end
devices. Maemo 6 is a "dead horse," with only 92000 units produced.

Nokia is reportedly aiming for 21-percent of the smartphone market share
worldwide in 2011, and 27-percent of the mobile phone market overall.