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Researchers Envision 3-D Hologram Phone

Posted by michael on from the please-deposit-twelve-dollars-for-the-next-two-minutes dept.

Chad Gray copies and pastes "It's an idea that was popularized by Princess Leia's plea for help in Star Wars: sending a 3-D hologram. Now, two Japanese scientists have developed technology they hope will one day turn the humble telephone booth into a high-tech chamber for beaming holographic images."

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  1. Old concept, new technology. by Stone+Rhino · · Score: 4, Informative

    3D viewing through spinning projections is nothing new. Viewers which utilize an upwards-facing projector and rotating screen in the center of a sphere have been around for a while. I can't find a link at the moment, but the concept is not new. It is cool to see LEDs and fiber-optics used, as well as a new real-time scanning method.

    The really cool ones, though, are the hologram techinques that use reflected light to produce an image in space. Here's a short piece from wired and an over view of some other technology.

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  2. What it looks like - Pic here by thecounterfeit · · Score: 3, Informative

    Engadget has a photo of what it looks like here: http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000837021481/ You won't exactly be blown away.

  3. Gah. Let me try that again. by PenguiN42 · · Score: 2, Informative

    I found this photograph... maybe that will help?

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