Skype confirms 3D video calls are under development

The news was revealed by a senior executive in an exclusive interview with the BBC to mark Skype's 10th anniversary.10-Year-Old Skype Working on 3D Video Calling.However, the executive warned it could be many years before the tech launched.

Instant messaging and video-calling service Skype is reportedly working on the prospects of 3D video calling and the current limitations with the 3D technologies stopped the company from launching the feature.

//////********Now we'll soon use the latest feature of skype. Could you guess..??? It is 3D video conferencing. This will be a milestone in the field of technology.*******/////

 Microsoft's corporate vice-president for Skype,  Mark Gillett said the technology for 3D video conferencing was in the lab.  "We know how to make it work and we're looking at the ecosystem of devices" that would be necessary to make such a product feasible before actually bringing it to market, he said. He also indicated that, as the ecosystem is not there yet, commercial development is still years away.

Gillett said that there has been a lot of progress in screens and people have started to buy televisions and computer monitors capable of delivering 3D image, but there is a lack of 3D capture devices and the company has been working on just that, BBC reports. He further added that the penetration of 3D technology would be more on televisions and computers before eventually reaching the smartphone market, the report added.