CNN Adds the Third Dimension via Hologram
Filed Under (Business) by Rajesh Kumar on 05-11-2008
I was busy flipping channels looking for something different when I suddenly noticed CNNs Wolf Blitzer and Jessica Yellin talking about the win, standing few feet apart inside the studio. Something appeared a little unusual about Jessica that made me wait, and then Wolf said she was a ‘hologram beamed into the studio’ a la Startrek, while she was hundreds of miles away in Chicago.
(If you don’t see a video above, pls click here )
I have read about CISCO’s Hologram technology before and seen regular 2D video conferences hundreds of times but when I saw this in action, I was awestruck. Wondering when this technology would start appearing in workplaces. Like getting a buzz on the desk at say, 4 PM and hearing an announcement, “Mr. So and so from Australia joining via the hologram “. Wow!
That is so cool!
That’s true Rajesh. I too had seen a demo of this technology recently and was pretty surprised.Will have to check if I can see it for real(pun intended) at any of the CISCO roadshows.
The applications of such a technology can be immense as & when the costs come to a point where it can go mainstream.
I remember our Ramayan & Mahabharat serials where Narada appears and disappears anywhere at will. Now even I can do it, powered by cisco of course