The holographic screen visions in your favorite sci-fi movie or TV show can honestly be here. It’s hard to believe and hard to imagine, but these new TVs of the future are already in the works. In fact, researchers and engineers have already come up with some interesting prototypes. Some examples have already reached the innovation and technology fairs.
One such TV is called Claro and it used a thin glass panel where a projector is used at the correct angle that also ignores all other lights so it can display an incredibly clear picture. The quality of this television is outstanding. If you like, the futuristic look can even have matching clear glass speakers.
The Cheoptics360 is another type of holographic display that is probably the closest to a true 3D holographic image. It can actually be viewed from all angles and still provides astonishing clarity in its image quality. That’s a huge improvement even from the latest LED TVs that have a limited viewing angle. Most will probably use some kind of thin glass projection, but there could be even more amazing designs in the future.
Other applications of this technology beyond the television industry could include military, medical or computer games. It would be amazing to play your favorite online game in 3D holographic style. And holographic display technology could radically change the way we interact with our computers and other electronic devices. Remember the character of Tom Cruise in the movie ‘Minority Report’. Thanks to the magic of movies, the star was able to open files in a 3D holographic space in front of her computer screen. From there, he could manipulate, organize, and move elements in holographic space to examine the different relationships between the data. We’ve seen this idea in the 2D space with Microsoft’s highly touted ‘Surface’ demo. Taking this technology beyond digital television broadcasting and into the world of games would be equally revolutionary. The possibilities could be as endless as the LCD screen technology that changed our world of television and computing.
Only the future will show us where this technology will go, but it will surely be interesting. Before long, you may just be watching your favorite cable TV show or movie on a razor-sharp 3D holographic screen. One thing is for sure, engineers and developers show no signs of slowing the rapid pace of innovation currently taking place in entertainment.
