3D Laptop Acer Aspire 5738DG Comes with Glasses

It's true, the latest notebook from Acer, the Aspire 5738DG, just announced, comes with its own 3-D glasses. And no, it doesn't come with popcorn. The Acer Aspire 5738DG notebook is aimed squarely at gamers and entertainment fans. Featuring Dolby surround sound, high-def playback, and a 15.6-inch LED-backlit display coated with a 3-D film, according to Acer it can convert 2-D content into a vivid 3-D experience.

"This holiday season, we are seeing 3-D content become more prevalent in popular films and games", Ray Sawall, of Acer America, said. "The new Acer Aspire 5738DG notebook enables consumers to enjoy exciting new 3-D entertainment on a mobile PC that can also replicate a 3-D experience from standard 2-D content".

Take away all the laptop theater hype, and youll find a typical Acer notebook; running Windows 7 Home Premium on a 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, with an ATI Mobility Radeon 4570, 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a 320FB, 5,400RPM SATA hard drive. Everyday documents, e-mail and graphics can be viewed as 3-D via one mouse click courtesy of the notebooks CineCrystal HD display with a 3-D film that pixel by pixel, delivers 3-D images, combined with the 3-D glasses which filter 2-D to 3-D. The TriDef Media Player software lets you view videos and photos in 3-D, and TriDef Ignition converts 2-D games and applications with DirectX 9 to 3-D.

Also included is a webcam, 2 stereo speakers surround-sound system, touchpad with iPhone-like multigesture capability, 802.11 b/g/n connectivity, and 4 USB ports. The Aspire 5738DG measures 15.1 by 9.9 inches and weighs in at 6.16 pounds.

Price and availability: $779.99 immediately following the Windows 7 Oct. 22 launch.