3D Holographic Display System Is Almost Here! - Neatorama

The researchers at the ICT Graphics Lab at University of Southern California have created a low-cost 3D holographic display system ... and what image did they choose to showcase the technology? The TIE Fighter from Star Wars!

http://gl.ict.usc.edu/Research/3DDisplay/ - via Wired's Gadget Lab, Thanks Brendan Leahy!

Almost here?! You said it already was back when you posted this: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/04/yay-3d-hologram-is-here/

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Strangely Gizmodo pulled this story shortly after posting it.

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Wow with sound will be a great plus.

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tie figther? shouldn't it be endor with the death star enclosed in its protective shield?

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Pft... they've had these things at Sharper Image for years.
The little spinning holographic caller ID thing.
Big deal.

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This is no more a hologram than any other persistence of vision gadget. Different viewpoints of an object are generated and reflected off of a moving mirror -- big deal. You wanna try putting your hand into that?

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I called my little Star Wars freak 9 year old son over to see this article. This is a direct quote from him:

"OK. I think the 21st century is finally starting to get to what it's supposed to be."

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Shows just how gullible 9-yr-olds are.

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This is a pretty ancient idea, though I hope it gets further than the one shown on Tomorrow's World in the 90s. IIRC they used a phosphor coated spinning helix and a laser which excited it.

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