Re: John Lear
“Holograms are real and have been in use for at least 20 years. They are used to project images that contain heat, light and sound. They hide some of our most important secret air bases including the new Area 51. They can project solid moving, totally realistic images onto thin air. The government is very sensitive about holographic information getting into the public domain as many upcoming threats, including fake attacks by "aliens from outer space" use advanced holographic technology”J. Lear.
Hi John,
Nice to see you here. Maybe you know that in Japan we have (I've been here a long time but am not Japanese) 3D holograms that are completely real looking. These were shown on prime time TV late last year, and have been around since at least last summer. They are going mainline to the public next summer.
The inspiration behind these were the ghost-like holograms in Star Wars, but these new Japanese ones -- and doubtless ones you are referring to in the US? -- are actually 3D and solid looking. So we can definitely confirm the tech is up and running here. My friend played with one when visiting the company. A version of them was going to be marketed with Microsoft last year, but minds changed and now they will come out in even more advanced form next summer here in Japan.
They will sit on a unit next to the computer where ones own 3D avatar will be stationed. The avatar'll be capable of being beamed -- or teleported -- in and out of the computer. So come next summer we will be beaming/teleporting our own 3D holographic solid looking avatars in and out of our computers. In Japan they will even make it possible to switch the avatar in the unit with an avatar representation of famous personalities who will then talk to us -- unfortunately a subtle and new direct form of advertising, or a giver of wake up calls in the morning (for those who sleep in the room where they have their computer).
Currently it is thought these will retail for about $200-$300.
cpl
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