How does it work? Nils Stockdale, product marketing manager, CISMAT, Computer Systems Group Europe, Toshiba Europe explained the technology.

“The Satellite A665’s display is giving you 120 hertz or 120 pictures per second,” said Stockdale. “The graphics card is able to render, or make out of one scene, two pictures. What happens is that by using the 3D glasses, one picture is sent to one eye while the lens of the other eye is darkened just for a fraction of a second. Then the second perspective of the scene will be sent to the other eye and the lens in front of the first eye will be darkened. The person watching the movie is unaware that this is happening because the time frame is milliseconds. It tricks the brain and gives the illusion of 3D on a flat screen.”

The 3D glasses have different nose pieces for a better fit and may be worn over prescription lenses. One pair of active-shutter glasses is bundled with each A665 3D Edition and additional pairs may be purchased separately to share the 3D experience.