By now you have probably seen the footage of long-deceased rapper Tupac Shakur performing at Coachella (above: NSFW, …
Holograms
Tupac Shakur and Nate Dogg Perform at Coachella… as Holograms
For a dead guy, Tupac Shakur is pretty busy. He released seven albums after his death in 1996 and this weekend he’s slated to perform at Coachella alongside Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
According to Los Angeles-based radio station …
‘Star Trek’ in Real Life: Microsoft Develops New ‘Holodesk’
Is the holodeck from Star Trek: The Next Generation on its way to becoming a reality? While we’re a long way from gunslinging across the virtual Old West, the research team over at Microsoft has developed something pretty impressive: the holodesk, which lets users manipulate holographic images with their hands.
The video pretty much …
A Laser Microscope that Detects E. Coli and Creates Holograms?
Imagine a relatively small sub-$100 microscope that can probe the food on your plate (or the blood pumping through your body) using a laser instead of lenses. Also: it’s capable of using that laser to produce holographic images. No, not Holodeck-caliber simulacrums, but sophisticated 3D images of dense surfaces, say your skin (see the …
WATCH: Holographic Personnel Used to Direct Airport Travelers
“Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope. Oh, and please remove laptops from their protective sleeves and all metal objects from your pockets.”
The future? The future. An airport in France is using holographic staff members to welcome passengers and provide them with instructions as they proceed toward their respective …
MIT Demos Real-Time Princess Leia Holography Via Kinect Hack
A research group from MIT’s Media Lab has leveraged commercially available technology to transmit holographic video over the internet.
And like any hologram demo worth its salt, one of the group’s members donned full Princess Leia garb to re-enact the fabled “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope,” scene from Star …
Daily Dose
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 –
Quote To Live By:
You’re so stolid. You weren’t like that before the beard.” – Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation
Up Front:
Holographic Telecommuting May Soon Be Possible [Wired: Epicenter]
Gadgets:
Lawsuit: Apple Turned iPhone 3Gs Into “iBricks” To Boost iPhone 4 [Arts Technica]
Robots to Guard …