Much of the technology we use everyday seems like it was from a science fiction movie a few years ago. Think about it, tablets, smartphones, e-readers, every one of these technologies changed the way we operate on a daily basis. So what is next step in the world of technology? Ben Kunz, a writer for Bloomberg Businessweek, predicts that holograms are on their way.
Apple and holograms
Will our Apple devices soon display interactive holograms? If you are having trouble picturing what this would be like, imagine technology akin to what Robert Downey Jr.’s character utilized in the movie The Avengers. Kunz’s prediction is not simply a guess; he has based it on recent acquisitions and patents from Apple. Not only this, but Apple has to stay ahead of the competition, which is brutal, in the tablet world.
Apple’s plans
So how exactly could interactive holograms be created? Using forward-facing cameras the user’s eyes could be tracked and a screen that projects beams of light could be used to create different angles of the object. This could create a very realistic hologram that will maintain its visual integrity.
The future of 3D?
The one thing that Apple is going to have to deal with if they decide to introduce 3D technology and/or holograms to their devices is that 3D tech has yet to inspire the imaginations of consumers. Sales have been slow for 3D TV’s and Nintendo’s 3DS handheld game system which doesn’t even require glasses. So what makes Apple think it will do this successfully? Apple has had a history of taking ideas and making them better. Look what they did with the mouse. They took Xerox’s idea, made it better, and it sold like hotcakes. But only time will tell if Apple will find the best execution of 3D and/or hologram technology to excite and entice consumers.
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