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IBM foresees 3D holographic mobile calls by 2015

<img alt="IBM" src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/classifications/logos/ibm-420-90.jpg" width="420"> The latest research from computing giant IBM claims that consumers should be able to buy mobile phones by 2015 that will project small 3D holographic images of the person they are calling. </IMG> The latest future forecasting comes straight out of International Business Machines' Almaden Research Center campus in the Santa Teresa Hills of San Jose, California. IBM also claims that, in addition to 3D holographic mobile calls, our mobile tablet PCs and laptops will be able to be powered by kinetic energy. Annual future-gazing list Every year the New York-based company asks its 3000 researchers to find five ideas which they think will become entrenched over the next five years. 3D holographic mobile conversations are at the top of the 2010 list of predictions from IBM. "These are all stretch goals, and that's good," Discern analyst Paul Saffo. "In an era when pessimism is the new black, a little dose of technological optimism is not a bad thing. "[IBM] has continued to do research when all the other grand research organizations are gone," added Saffo. IBM invested $5.8 billion in research and development last year. "All this demonstrates a real culture of innovation at IBM and willingness to devote itself to solving some of the world's biggest problems," said Josephine Cheng, a vice president at IBM's Almaden lab. <a href="http://www.techradar.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</A>

IBM foresees 3D holographic mobile calls by 2015

The latest research from computing giant IBM claims that consumers should be able to buy mobile phones by 2015 that will project small 3D ho...

Sony boss: Holographic 3D World Cup in 2022 'not science fiction'

Japan is making an impressive 3D-tech pitch for the 2022 World Cup tournament this week, with Sony boss Howard Stringer saying the plans are not 'science fiction' and just as realistic as the plans for the Sony Walkman, home video and the PlayStation were back in their day. Japan's proposal to FIFA is to pave 400 stadiums around the world with 3D flat screens to enable fans to see life size matches in 3D from thousands of miles away from the live action. <img alt="Sky is pushing 3d football in 2011, but might we be watching 3d holographic matches by 2022?" src="http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/classifications/home-entertainment/tv/images/Sky_3D/Sky3d_football-420-90.jpg" title="Sky is pushing 3d football in 2011, but might we be watching 3d holographic matches by 2022?" width="420"></IMG> Sony's plan is to project real-time 3D holographic images of the game in real time to crowds around the world. "I have to admit that the idea of this blows my mind away," said Japan 2022 bid committee chief executive Kohzo Tashima. "Three hundred and sixty million people could have a full stadium experience of matches; that's over 100 times the number of spectators at the 1994 World Cup in the United States," Tashima told FIFA's executive committee as he pitched for the tournament. The Japanese World Cup proposal also includes real-time translation machines and constant connection to handheld 3D video devices. Paving some of the world's greatest football stadiums such as Wembley or the famous Maracana stadium with hundreds of 3D screens all sounds very Blade Runner, yet Sony Chairman Howard Stringer is adamant that the plans are more than realistic and achievable. Stringer said that the plan was as realistic as launching the Walkman portable music player, home video cameras, or the Sony PlayStation back in the day. "The truth is the world is changing faster than any of us can understand," said the Sony chief. "I can tell you that this is not science fiction, in 2022 this will be science fact," Stringer insisted, dressed in a Japan football jersey. Junji Ogura, chairman of the Japanese bid for the 2022 World Cup added: "Our nation's bid is not about one nation hosting the games or two nations, but 208 regions and FIFA nations hosting the game together," said Ogura added: "The challenge for FIFA, for football, is to identify the next big idea." Japan is up against slightly less 'sci-fi' sounding bids from Australia, the United States, Qatar, and South Korea to host the 2022 tournament.

Sony boss: Holographic 3D World Cup in 2022 'not science fiction'

Japan is making an impressive 3D-tech pitch for the 2022 World Cup tournament this week, with Sony boss Howard Stringer saying the plans are...

Sony: holographic and full-screen 3D multiplayer gaming incoming

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com///classifications/home-entertainment/gaming/images/granturismo-200-200.jpg"> A studio director for Sony has been speaking to <a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/news/50-3d-games-heading-to-ps3">Edge magazine</A> about the future of 3D gaming and he believes that there's some interesting scope for the format – including the use of holograms. In the interview, Mick Hocking reveals that Sony has been working on some future tech that hopes to offer split-screen 3D gaming without the split screen. "We have some new technology that we've shown to developers that uses 3D techniques," Hocking explains. "It allows two players to play full screen multi-player games but without each being able to see the other's view, and they have been massively keen on them." Good signs Hocking also explains that there are a number of gaming concepts that devs are already working on, saying: "3D on mobile devices, and other forms of 3D, are all possible and many companies are working on them right now. "We also have techniques like holographics for the PS3 that I think will be very interesting for the future 3D games." As for the current mood surrounding 3D in the industry, Hocking is pretty adamant that it is here to stay and says there are more than 50 3D titles due for release. "Some of them are massive names," said Hocking. "That's a really, really good sign that the industry is behind our unique message that 3D is a key element in the future of home consoles."

Sony: holographic and full-screen 3D multiplayer gaming incoming

A studio director for Sony has been speaking to Edge magazine about the future of 3D gaming and he believes that there's some interesti...

New holographic TVs predicted by 2017

<img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/images/holographicviewer-200-200.jpg"> New breakthroughs in the development of holographic 3D technologies mean that we could well see holographic TVs within our homes by 2017. Researchers from the University of Arizona have now developed the fastest 3D motion hologram. The Star Wars-like tech is currently at the stage where it refreshes every two seconds, but the researchers claim that refresh rates will be good enough to develop 3D holographic TVs for the consumer market within the next seven to ten years. 3D Holographic TV The team uses 16 different cameras focused on one particular object to create the illusion of a 3D object. The hologram itself is created by shooting holographic pixels ('hogels') using a laser on a plastic screen, which reacts chemically to the laser and subsequently stores the image on a screen. It is this new type of plastic that allows the hologram to refresh once every two seconds. "It is very very close to reality," noted physicist Nasser Peyghambarian of the University of Arizona in Tucson. "Something that was science fiction is something we can do today." Physicist Pierre-Alexandre Blanche added: "Star Wars was a great movie and we got a lot of feedback because of Princess Leia." However, quickly smashing our sci-fi dreams, he adds the disclaimer that: "You need a screen, a support to display the image."

New holographic TVs predicted by 2017

New breakthroughs in the development of holographic 3D technologies mean that we could well see holographic TVs within our homes by 2017. Re...