Unlocked HTC EVO 3D now just 249 GBP from ASDA

Let’s say you live in the UK and want the HTC EVO 3D – you can check out that cool deal with a two-year carrier contract we talked about 10 days ago. Or you may want an unlocked device, sans any commitments toward mobile operators? Good news – now you can get the glasses-free 3D screen-equipped smartphone from the online wing of ASDA, which is selling it for 249 GBP (about $388).

It’s a true bargain, considering the European version of the EVO 3D was announced only 6 months ago. Actually it’s amazing how quickly smartphone prices drop these days, something all of us love.

Aside from the mentioned 4.3-inch 3D display, HTC’s baby also comes with two 5-megapixel cameras on the back (for recording 3D video), front-facing camera (for video calls), HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth, an array of sensors and a microSD memory card slot.

So what do you say? Like the deal? If so proceed to this page where you’ll get all the details.

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3D smartphones could cause eyesight damage

Join the 3DS club

Research has been published by those in the know that suggests stereo 3D viewing on smartphones could damage eyesight and cause serious discomfort.

Handsets like the Evo 3D and Optimus 3D can now join ranks with the Nintendo 3DS in the glasses-free headache brigade.

Professor Martin Banks, an Optometrist, published the research in the Journal of Vision. It examined the effect of stereo 3D display viewing on 24 adult patients.

The results showed how when viewing a screen close, say for example a mobile phone, images placed in front of the screen caused discomfort. Conversely when at a cinema that placed further behind and with depth, causes more difficulty for the eyes. It is known as vergence accommodation and is a common problem amongst those viewing stereo 3D content.

“When watching stereo 3D displays, the eyes must focus – that is, accommodate – to the distance of the screen because that’s where the light comes from.

“At the same time, the eyes must converge to the distance of the stereo content, which may be in front of or behind the screen,” explained Banks.

Smartphones aren’t the only 3D mobile devices said to be causing eye problems. There is continued guffor surrounding Nintendo’s 3DS, which is allegedly causing some gamers to feel sick.

The device allows you to control the level of depth found in the 3D, perhaps a good way to help reduce the vergence accommodation problem for those who suffer.

Then again, you could just whack it on full blast and accept your eyes are knackered anyway from staring close quarters at televisions/computers/phones all day anyway (at least our are).

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HTC Sense 3.0 will only support Sensation, EVO 3D, Flyer and newer devices; older hardware left behind

Unfortunate news for anyone who saw HTC’s Sense 3.0 UI and started dreaming about seeing it on their Desire HD, Incredible S or any other handset that doesn’t ship with it preloaded. HTC has said that because of the hardware requirements of the fancier new Android skin, only the dual-core Sensation 4G and EVO 3D smartphones and the 1.5GHz Flyer tablet will be benefiting from it for now. The company’s expected to introduce more tablets in the summer and its inevitable march forward with smartphones will continue, but Sense 3.0 — and those delectable multifunctional lock screens — will remain the exclusive privilege of its highest-end devices.

Update: Those older devices may be missing the boat, but they will at least get a set of floaties. HTC left a message on Twitter that the company is “working to incorporate other aspects” of Sense 3.0 that will come to older devices. Hopefully this includes that flash new weather app.

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HTC Planning Lock Screen Makeover for New Sense UI

HTC’s Chief Product Officer Kouji Kodera recently had the opportunity to talk a little bit about the future of the company’s Sense UI for its Android smartphones, highlighting some of the upcoming changes, including new functionality for the phone’s lock screen.

One of the lock screen customizations Kodera mentioned is the ability to display information like weather conditions, normally relegated to a home screen widget, directly on the lock screen. It looks like the sort of options that will be available will be those conveying small bits of up-to-the-minute data. Besides weather, think things like stock prices or sports scores.

Changes to the home screen will include an automatic slide-show option, as well as a focus on speeding up access to apps used for common tasks. We can also look forward to more situation-aware phone behavior, like sensing when it’s been laid face-down to silence the ringer, or detecting when it’s in a pocket or bag and increasing ring volume accordingly. Finally, if you regularly use your phone as a stand-in for a digital camera, you’ll be pleased to know that HTC is working on speeding up camera operation, hoping to cut down on the lag between pressing the shutter and snapping a shot.

The revamped Sense should first launch on the EVO 3D, and follow with HTC’s other models in the second half of the year.

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HTC France confirms: EVO 3D is coming to Europe

Those of you/us looking from the old continent to Sprint’s latest line-up can’t help but crave for few phones the CDMA/WiMAX carrier is offering. The Kyocera ECHO is one such device and the other one is HTC EVO 3D. While we’ve no idea when or even whether the former will hit Europe, but we now know the latter is heading to European shores. The information comes straight from the horse’s mouth, HTC’s France team.

Unfortunately we don’t have the exact launch date nor which operators will get to carry HTC’s monster-phone. Still, better something than nothing… at least in this case.

As you know, the EVO 3D rocks a 4.3-inch 3D-enabled touchscreen, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, two 5-megapixel cameras that can record 2D video at 1080p and 3D video at 720p and other “standard for high-end smartphone” features like sensors, GPS and so on. Can’t wait! 

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