Touchable Holography

Recently, the University of Tokyo has announced that they have created the world's first "touchable hologram". The system uses an LCD projector that displays the images onto a concave mirror. To give the holograms the ability to touch you, the developers use ultrasonic transducers that act similar to air canons, creating pressure on your hand. check out video below.



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Hologram Phone - Trou!

Check out this "Trou Hologram Mobile Phone" concept by Mac Funamizu. It is a wrist-worn cellphone as shown in the picture above. Because of its frame area is flexible enough to let your wrist go through the hole, you can wear it around your wrist. Small projectors will line within the inner surface of the hollow segment in order to bring the most lifelike possible images right in front of you. The phone shall work in a way that when a call is established, the one on the other side of the phone shall be projected as an 3D object – a Hologram on the wrist of the user.


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Dreamoc - Unique 3D Display System

Dreamoc is a new and unique 3D display system from RealFiction, designed especially for high profile brands in a competitive retail environment. Just place your cellphone inside the Dreamoc and what you will see is video objects and animated graphics shooting out of the screen. Watch the 3D beauty in action below.

Holographic Text Messages

Really cool Holographic Text Messages in the Iphone! The video below, by Inha Luke Yoo describes the concept as HoloText Messaging. I wish it was real!

Special Appearance by Bill Gates Via Holographic Tech

Bill Gates, chairman of software giant Microsoft Corp, made a special appearance via holographic technology at the 16th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) 2008 in Kuala Lumpur yesterday(Monday). The image was shot in high-definition and projected in high-definition onto a plastic foil that was stretched out in the center's Plenary Hall. The holographic Gates spoke about the wonders of computing power, and how it is growing and creating more opportunities worldwide. The result was certainly lifelike and impressive.





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The Future of Football is Holographic?

What do you think football will be like in the future?

"The Orange Future of Football Report 2008" produced in conjunction with "The Future Laboratory" predicts revolutionary changes on matchday, both on the field and in stands, living rooms and bars all over the world.

Holographic pitches, interactive super-stadiums and fractional ownership of football clubs: all these might be part of how football will look in 2020 for the fan, as the introduction of technology changes the face of the game. As the fan becomes all the more demanding, engaged, knowledgeable and collaborative, clubs, players and stadiums are set to enhance their strategies to appeal to the 2 1st century spectator.

Watch out for the holographic fans, skin-healing strips, robotic linesmen, tv monitors at your match day seats and, rather strangely, stimulating fragrances pumped into the stands.

The year 2020 could see in-seat services, with monitors giving a choice of camera angles and replays, and seat dashboards with access to statistics and the ability to pre-order food, drink and merchandise.

According to Orange, new and emerging developments for fans include:

Holographic viewing
3D TV and computer-generated characters will be used to enrich the viewing experience.

Stadium living
Being able to live in and around football grounds – the ultimate display of team loyalty. Meanwhile, the ultimate stadium environment could have its own mirco-climate system, using cloud seeding to set off any heavy rainfall well before the game.

The interactive stadium
New technology will allow miniature monitors at every seat, the introduction of in-seat delivery services of food, drink or merchandise, and vibrating seats designed to get the crowd on its feet. And stand by for the scented stadium.

The mobile stadium
Those unable to make the game will be able to watch special versions on their mobile phones, then upload them to their PC or games console – and even join in the virtual action.

Fan ownership
More demand in how their clubs are run, with evidence already of clubs being taken over by schemes such as MyFootballClub, linking up with Blue Square Premier club Ebbsfleet United and the setting up of FC United when Manchester United was taken over by the Glazer family.

For the football fans, do you like the concept? I don't think so.


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Sony - Hologram Technology

You have to see it to believe it! Sony is developing hologram technology. They has figured out how to make a huge hologram of that lovable monster of Loch Ness(Legend of the Deep)and showed it on Tokyo Bay.Take a look at this video of Sony showing off it's new hologram system. It's quite impressive.




Hologram technology seems really great not just as a spectacle but as a great weapon of illusion as well. I guess the next step would be to create a hologram that can be physical to the touch.

HoloCube

Holocube is a fully integrated 3D projection platform that makes your product look like never before. It combines the most advanced modern projection techniques in a contemporary sleek housing. This enables product focussed as well as contextual 3D projections. Measuring about 20-inches square, the Holocube packs a 40GB hard drive for storing up to 18 hours of compressed video, which can magically float at 1080i resolution within the cube at the flick of a switch.


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Researchers develop a 360-degree holographic display

Hologram Fashion Show

A complete model-less fashion show will become a new trend in fashion mode. Instead of using real human models, a high technology 3D holographic projection is used to bring a 'life' on the catwalk. Check this video out.