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Holograms - The Future Without The Funny Glasses

Posted by timothy on from the hey-my-breakfast-is-now-three-dee dept.

hopbine writes "MIT Technology Review has an interesting article on the latest trends in holograms. I like the NYU's NY3D system. It puts an LCD display in front of a normal CRT and by monitoring the viewers eye movement it can flash on and off parts of the LCD screen showing each eye a different image through the gaps, producing a 3D image. Another research project shows how researchers can "feel" the hologram. Maybe the holodeck is not that far away !"

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  1. Karma Whore Nothing... by denisonbigred · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can already see where "feeling" holograms will lead. The dont call it the worlds oldest profession for nothing.

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    "There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals."
  2. Oh no! by prestomation · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will this holographic technology lead to the downfall of stripclubs and prostitution?

  3. Re:Holodeck by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny
    Holographic Barbara Bush saying you weren't her type could create some pretty wicked psychic scars.

    Not as deep as if the real thing said you were.

    Still, that would be better than hearing it from Janet Reno, and a jillion times better than hearing it from Madeline Albright. Is she even human?

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    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  4. sorry miss.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    .. I thought you were just a hologram.

  5. Top Ten List by MacAndrew · · Score: 5, Funny

    Top ten reasons it won't happen:

    10) Hard to be sure the performer is "real"
    9) Too hard to transmit disease-causing viruses over net
    8) No chewing gum stuck to bottom of shoes afterwards
    7) Lacks thrill of getting mugged in crappy neighborhood
    6) Too clinical without camaraderie of fellow perverts
    5) Two words: lightning strikes
    4) Risk of getting caught looking goofy is greater at home
    3) Hard to explain those funny-looking peripherals to Mom
    2) Neighbors tire of cops breaking into holojohn's house
    1) Can't replicate thrill of accidentally picking transvestite