Holographic Video Conferencing

Holograms have been imagined and fascinated by humans for a long time. Conceptually, a hologram is a virtual image of an object produced by manipulating light beams through its interference and diffraction properties. The idea has been popping out in science fictions and later portrayed in films. Remember Princess Leia's communication with Obi Wan in Star Wars? Well, this scene has been transformed into reality!

Cisco has unveiled their new product On-Stage TelePresence Holographic Video Conferencing. If you take a look at this video, Cisco CEO John Chambers, who was live on Bangalore India, is interviewing Martin De Beer, Emerging Technologies Senior Vice President, and Chuck Stucki the General Manager of TelePresence, live from San Jose, California. This is one of the many futuristic technologies we're starting to see in real life.



This new technology produces high definition holograms that capture the sweat and even the pores of a human. With this technology, your relatives abroad can walk right into your home and have a talk with you and then vanish before you know - a Star Wars concept transformed into reality.

It’s amazing! It really looks like the person you’re talking to is in the same room with you. I know this will be good for businesses specially those with global market, but can you imagine how the porn industry will handle this technology? I don't think Cisco has imagined this to disseminate porn in a veridical way, but there’s no doubt the porn kings will be Cisco’s customers (the biggest maybe, who knows).

Hmmm... I'm just wondering how long it’s going to take for a time machine, a flying car and Potter’s invisibility cloak to become a reality. Those are things to look forward.

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