Tupac performed as a hologram alongside Snoop Dogg Lion at Coachella. The Republican party has created a Reagan hologram. And now TLC wants to resurrect the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes in hologram form for a reunion tour. Read More >>
Featured comment by Southern:
"I actually had a look at the video where they debuted it recently. My first thought was that it was a cool technological achievement but also a shamel..." More »
Too bad Digital Domain, the company who made the Tupac hologram, is going bankrupt because seeing a Steve Jobs hologram at tomorrow's iPhone 5 event would be the best One More Thing... ever. Seriously, just watch this humourous video to see what a rapping Steve Jobs hologram would look like. Read More >>
It probably won't be long before every two-bit celebrity is hyping their own hologram appearances at venues across the globe. But we certainly don't mind seeing Bill Murray at the front of the line. Read More >>
One hologram performance is enough for the year, and we're already put that behind us with Tupac's Coachella reincarnation. Now Usher is jumping on the virtual performance bandwagon — he'll be appearing with digital backup dancers in a concert next month in London. Read More >>
Featured comment by Will.King.London:
"Originally I thought 'Hologram' was used because it resulted in more web traffic. But I think in this instance, the second definition for the word is..." More »
ASDA, home of the discounted doughnut and misshapen denim, is looking to the future of in-store information, after successfully replacing the mundane in-store tannoy announcement with new, holographic members of staff. Read More >>
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"I actually live in Milton Keynes and when I visited asda about a month ago. the holographic woman was there and it was fantastic! I was so surprised h..." More »
A group of developers from the Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Canada, has developed a cylindrical display system — called the "TeleHuman" — that is capable of projecting within itself a person's full 3-dimensional figure. Circle the TeleHuman, and you will see your long-distance lover (or perhaps just your best friend) from all 360 degrees. Read More >>
Unlike Tupac, BBC host James May doesn't have to be dead before we get an augmented reality version of him. Granted, this is not quite as thrilling as having a Hologram Tupac Shakur perform as if still living, but as far as museum guides go, an augmented reality miniature man is a pretty sweet deal. Read More >>
We already knew that the Tupac Hologram wasn't really a hologram but actually just a modern regurgitation of the old mid-19th century trick known as "Pepper's Ghost". If you were confused on how that illusion worked, be confused no more! Here it is. Read More >>
Featured comment by Chris:
"Gorillaz's have been doing this since 2006 on the live life-like stage appearances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdAXIj5QViw" More »
Oh Pac, you've duped us once again. It turns out that disquieting hologram burning its way across Coachella and the entire internet wasn't an actual hologram at all: just a reflection using a 19th century magician's tricks. Read More >>
Bristol University isn't the only one messing around with photons for quantum computing, the US Air Force is also trying to control the pesky devils for the greater good. This brainy bunch are looking at "freezing" the notoriously finicky tools needed to get photons to interact with each other as holograms. Read More >>