Friday, January 28, 2011
The Independent / UK
Passengers at Manchester Airport will be greeted by holograms of staff from next week in a bid to reduce security check queues.
The images of customer service workers John and Julie were created by the same company which brought the chart-topping animated band Gorillaz to life on stage.
The recordings of actual employees John Walsh and Julie Capper will appear as travellers enter the security search area at Terminal 1. They will explain the liquid restrictions and remind passengers to have their boarding cards ready.
Bosses at the airport say it has become the first in the world to introduce holograms as part of its passenger security preparation...
[Full Article]Labels: airport, hologram, United Kingdom
Thursday, November 4, 2010
More than 30 years after the famous Star Wars movie scene in which a hologram of Princess Leia appealed for help from Obi-Wan Kenobi, US researchers have unveiled holographic technology to transmit and view moving three-dimensional images.
The scientists at the University of Arizona say their prototype “holographic three-dimensional telepresence” is the world’s first practical 3D transmission system that works without requiring viewers to wear special glasses or other devices. The research is published in the journal Nature...
[Full Article]Labels: hologram
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