Hasta La Gadget!

Between movies like Coraline and Up and consumer electronics like the Fujifilm W1 Digital Camera, 2009 is a big year for those pushing a mainstream adoption of 3D technologies. Acer, too, is looking to get into the game. Today the company announced the Aspire AS5738DG, a budget notebook that utilizes TriDef’s technology for viewing games, movies, and pictures in the third dimension once you slip on the included glasses.

From a hardware standpoint, this is a pretty standard budget notebook. It’s got a 15.6-inch screen, HDMI, a 5-in-1 card reader, 320GB hard drive, and a 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo T660 processor. All said, it’s a pretty bulky notebook, but if you’re looking for budget 3D system, it’s hard to beat this $780 Aspire.

PCMag has a full hands-on review of the system in the works, but having taking the notebook for a test drive earlier this week, I can definitely attest to the effectiveness of its 3D technology. Games and videos optimized for the experience look great, though like many of these consumer 3D technologies, the key is sitting in the right spot–at the wrong angle, you lose the effect. Also, the 3D will no doubt prove a bit tiring for a lot of users’ eyes, so I’d definitely recommend giving this thing a test drive if you can, before plunking down $800 on something that might give you a headache after extended viewings.

The Aspire AS5738DG will be available from select retailers tomorrow.