3D telly on the blink?

3D TV became a reality in 2010, not least because Sky launched its first European 3D channel on 1 October.

But take-up has been limited for two key reasons – the need to wear dark glasses, which is not really practical for regular television viewing and the less-than-perfect autostereoscopic displays.

New displays mean the idea of 3D without glasses is not new, however, it has its limitations – like the fact that you have to be sitting directly in front of the TV to get the 3D effect. If you’re sitting slightly to the side, you may just see a blurry picture.

However, fear not – a device has been created which causes your eyelids to blink very quickly, therefore doing the job of 3D shutter glasses.

After all, looking silly blinking your eyes really quickly cannot be as bad as wearing silly 3D glasses, can it?