Acer announced the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs™ Edition laptop, bringing glasses-free stereoscopic 3D to designers and developers. The mobile workstation supports creators with SpatialLabs, a suite of optical, display and sensory technologies with real-time rendering capabilities.
The ConceptD 7 is also backed by the NVIDIA Studio ecosystem, featuring NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPUs with exclusive driver technology that enhances creative apps for optimal levels of performance and reliability, which makes it an ideal laptop for 3D modeling, and also excellent for developers.
Acer also announced a 15.6-inch version of the ConceptD 3 Ezel and a 16:10 version of the ConceptD 3.
Jerry Kao, Co-COO, Acer, said: “Acer is dedicated to breaking the barriers between people and technology. SpatialLabs is a great example of how we try to let that goal guide everything we do. From product and architecture CAD to projects with 3D graphics, designers can finally see their 3D creations in 3D during the workflow to make better judgments, rather than having to wait till afterwards.”
The ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition will be available in EMEA in December, starting at EUR 3,599 (AED15,319). The ConceptD 3 and ConceptD 3 Ezel will be available in October starting at EUR 1,799 (AED7,657) and EUR 2,099 (AED8,934) respectively.
The ConceptD 3 Ezel Pro (EUR 2,199/AED9,359) will be in the market starting November and ConceptD 3 Pro (EUR 1,899/AED8,083) from December.
It takes a lot of power to render 3D models in real-time, so the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs Edition laptop has been equipped with up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 processor, up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU, up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory and up to 2 TBs of NVMe PCIe SSD storage.
All of this hardware powers a Pantone-validated UHD 4K display that boasts a wide range of color technologies to cover 100% of the Adobe RGB color gamut and reach a Delta E<2 color accuracy rating, ensuring that what creators see on the stereoscopic 3D laptop’s screen is what they get.
Sitting above the screen is a set of stereo cameras that track the movements of a user’s eyes and head in order to display images in stereoscopic 3D. This is achieved by projecting two slightly different images through an optical lens that has been bonded to the display’s panel, each refracted to a different eye. Real-time rendering technologies allow this process to take place immediately – if a user rotates their head, the stereoscopic 3D image will adjust as if the user was looking around it.
Furthermore, the computer comes equipped with a suite of AI technologies that perform tasks like stereo image generation, allowing users to turn standard 2D content into stereoscopic 3D content.
SpatialLabs support for all major 3D file formats lets creators convert their 3D models into stereoscopic 3D simply by importing them into the SpatialLabs Model Viewer, where they can also adjust lighting, textures, and HDRI backgrounds to find optimal presentation settings. Additionally, Model Viewer add-ons are currently available for eight 3D software suites, including Autodesk Fusion 360, Rhinoceros, and Zbrush.
Acer’s proprietary solution SpatialLabs Go has been updated with AI technology that makes it possible to generate stereoscopic 3D content from most 2D content capable of being displayed in full-screen, such as photos, videos, simple games and even video conferences.
Acer launched the SpatialLabs developers’ program recently for Unreal Engine, a real-time 3D tool that gives creators the freedom to realise their visions, empowering developers and teams to collaborate and iterate faster than ever before.
With the launch of the ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs laptop, Acer also debuted the SpatialLabs Developer Site, where developers can get access to all tools including the Unreal Engine plug-in as well the support for Ultraleap Hand Tracking. Using Ultraleap, users can input commands with hand gestures, rather than a mouse or hand-held controller. This allows for a far more intuitive experience and reduces the need for users to touch the device itself.
Some of the innovative content, applications and projects developed by Acer creators, all created with a ConceptD 7 SpatialLabs laptop, include:
A car configurator lets dealers show different models and options to the customers, even if a similarly configured car isn’t available on the lot
Interior designers can share their design walkthroughs with clients to give them a better sense of space and the scale of items within that space
Geospatial earth observation combines high-resolution data from satellites, aerial platforms and bathymetric sensors, then fuses them to create true 3D landscapes
