IO2 Technology has released its Heliodisplay that projects a 2-dimensional mid-air display with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 1024. It appears to be convincingly 3-dimensional though, and thanks to an optical tracking system, it can detect finger or hand movements in the image and move the cursor correspondingly. The heliodisplay is about the size of a large computer tower turned on its side. Because of its size, the actual unit can be effectively hidden away into furniture. The display can be viewed in an office environment but not in bright sunlight: the darker the background and lighting, the better the display quality. It is not suited for outdoor use where wind could disperse the particle cloud.
The image is actually projected onto a cloud of microscopic particles, thought to be water droplets (IO2 did not confirm the speculation). Images appear different from images on traditional displays in that, although colors are fully rendered and text is legible, image definition and fidelity are inferior to those seen on cathode ray tube screens and LCD screens. The company expects its technology to improve and suggests applications such as eye-catching office and factory reception areas and trade shows, museums, and teleconferencing. A Heliodisplay costs $18,400 with touch-sensitivity adding a further $1,000.
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News source: PC World
The image is actually projected onto a cloud of microscopic particles, thought to be water droplets (IO2 did not confirm the speculation). Images appear different from images on traditional displays in that, although colors are fully rendered and text is legible, image definition and fidelity are inferior to those seen on cathode ray tube screens and LCD screens. The company expects its technology to improve and suggests applications such as eye-catching office and factory reception areas and trade shows, museums, and teleconferencing. A Heliodisplay costs $18,400 with touch-sensitivity adding a further $1,000.
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Sure, stripes & stuff all over, but the color quality really seems like an evolution over what I've seen before and it surprised me.
Wouldn't surprise me if this tech could evolve further by exchanging or improving the chemicals that make up the image, to allow for more and more fine grained particles under better control.
Especially nice IMO... Star Trek-y
Either way this will be the big thing in 5 yrs or when it comes down in price ($5000).. LOL
The possibilities are endless.
Maybe some day you can render your whole house with these machines, then you wont need furniture, wallpaper or anything and everyone can live in a square concrete box that looks like a 18th century castle inside.
of course you will have to sleep on the floor but it would still be pretty cool.
Minority Report style?
Minority Report style?
Just what i was thinking, Wow this is a nice bit of technology can't wait to see how they improve on it.
Race ya!
anyway it should improve and maybe in 5 more year or so we can see a small box version.
Touch-sensitivity? Now there's an idea!
Besides for watching porn, this thing is impractical.
Thats kinda how I feel about all displays anyway.
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