Two things make 3D worth any semblance of a shit at all: size and content. A 3D phone is going to lack both of these things—and with that subtracted, what’s left? Pure, undiluted gimmick. We’ll pass.
Gizmodo’s John Herrman back in January (re connected TVs):
It’s hard to find a TV on the CES show floor that doesn’t have apps, or widgets, or some kind of software layer between the viewer and the content. And to be fair, there are plenty of good ideas on display here: Netflix, Hulu and YouTube streaming is something people will actually use, as is local network playback. And sure, weather widgets! Why the hell not.
But here’s the problem: All that stuff is ephemeral, and mostly disposable. The little computers inhabiting new TVs live in a part of the tech world that moves at a different speed, where hardware and software are born and die in the span of a couple of years. Think of it this way: The HDTV you bought four years ago probably still looks great. The smartphone you bought four years ago lives in a landfill, next to the netbook you bought in 2008.
Some technology is stupid and pointless like 3D phones and connected TVs. You may think they’re cool right now but when Netflix and Hulu are no longer around and your retinas are falling out, you’ll wish that you had skipped 3D and purchased a “box” to attach to your TV.