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Daily Tech: Create 3D Text Holograms With an App

GeekSugar — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:00:18 PDT

App helps you create your own 3D text holograms in long-exposure pics - Oh Gizmo!
Tony Curtis is buried with his iPhone - Switched
Skype now available on Android phones - Lifehacker
Hot apps you need now - MSN Glo
An ode to the Double Rainbow meme - Urlesque
Death Star sound system comes with 62 channels - Gizmodo

New Cantina in Vegas Features Holographic Dancers

GeekSugar — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:00:28 PDT

Hold on to your frijoles, there's a new bar in Las Vegas that isn't just offering tequila on tap, but some digital entertainment as well. Called Lolita's Cantina, this bar serves up food and liqueur, an in-house DJ to spin tunes while you grub, along with go-go dancers - real and holographic - to keep the party going. That's right - holographic dancers.

The holograms, which were created using the same technology utilized by The Gorrillaz during their 2006 Grammy performance, are made up of state of the art polymers and high definition video (and apparently look amazingly lifelike). The holograms are controlled by the DJ from his booth above the cantina, and are positioned to be the centerpiece of the club at all times of day.

I'm actually taking a trip to Vegas next month - you know I'll be stopping in to see this!

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Last Night's CNN Hologram Technology: Freaky and Amazing

GeekSugar — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:35:09 PST

During last night's election coverage, I found myself bouncing around from high-def channel to high-def channel, seeing what ABC, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC had to offer. I already knew that CNN correspondent John King would be showcasing election news from the high-tech Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall, but I had no idea CNN would take their techiness to the next level.

Were you as shocked as I was when they showed correspondent Jessica Yellin in "hollographic 3D form?" Turns out this impressive technology was made possible by Vizrt and SportVu with the help of 44 HD cameras and 20 computers. The A+ geekiness award definitely went to CNN last night!

Did you happen to see it in action? What would you think if they used "virtual" correspondents regularly?

Daily Tech: The Goog Moog

Kelly Schwarze — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:57:14 PDT

How to play the Google Doodle synthesizer - Geekosystem
39 ways men use Pinterest - FWD
Internet annoyances of the Victorian age - Cracked
Tech executive accused of Lego theft - Newser
New York airports bring in holograms - Tecca
Finding Nemo. 3D. Sept. 14. Be there. - SlashFilm

Jude Law to Star in Maleficent With Angelina Jolie?

Katie Henry — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:20:14 PDT

Jude Law to star opposite Angelina Jolie? - JustJared
Get a closer look at Channing Tatum's road to hotness - People
ARod talks about relationship with Cameron Diaz - Lainey Gossip
Find out why Molly Ringwald is talking about Kristen Stewart - HuffPost Entertainment
TLC is planning to tour with a hologram Left Eye - D-Listed
See the cast of 30 Rock play charades - BuzzFeed
Jennifer Lopez is truly a golden girl - Hollywood Tuna
Heidi Klum lights up the Empire State Building - Pink Is the New Blog
Are the Kardashians kissing up to Beyoncé? - The Superficial
Jessica Simpson has waited a while to be a mom - The Daily Beast
Julianne Hough has a crush on Idol contestant Phillip Phillips - Zap2it
Eva Mendes shares her skin care secret - I'm Not Obsessed
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's hipster tendencies get their own pie chart - The Frisky
Adam Levine calls Jennifer Love Hewitt "aggressive" - TooFab

Daily Tech: Holographic Tupac May Go on Tour

Kristy Korcz — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:55:43 PDT

Holographic Tupac gets ready for posthumous tour - Newser
5 scientists who believed wildly unscientific things - Cracked
Ikea to sell an HDTV/furniture combo? - Dvice
A closer look at Saturn's salty moon - Geekosystem
Teaser trailer for Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys - Slashfilm
Video games will look even more realistic next year - FWD
New Avengers clip shows Iron Man and Thor getting ready for battle - GeekTyrant

Daily Tech: Tupac Hologram Performs at Coachella

Kristy Korcz — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:19:23 PDT

Tupac Shakur "performs" alongside Snoop Dogg at Coachella - Geekosystem
How to get a job as an official Google Doodler - FWD
Is the free Internet in serious danger? - Newser
Google fined a measly $25,000 in WiFi snooping case - Dvice
Did The Empire Strikes Back or Planet of the Apes have a juicier plot twist? - PopCandy
The Amazing Spider-Man trailer from Japan - SlashFilm
Eight features of the Google Glasses - Cracked
Geek art: Supergirl in action - GeekTyrant

Bikini-Clad Mariah Carey Models For Shape

Katie Henry — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:02:35 PDT

Mariah Carey rocks a bikini on the cover of Shape - TooFab
Drake breaks up a fight in London - HuffPost Entertainment
Baby no. 5 on the way for Taylor Hanson - People
Find out what Kellan Lutz and Camilla Belle have in common - Lainey Gossip
Is Rihanna over-sharing on Instagram? - D-Listed
Ashton Kutcher is "very excited" to play Steve Jobs - JustJared
Howard Stern loves Matt Lauer - BuzzFeed
Eliza Dushku flashes her six-pack - Hollywood Tuna
Josh Hutcherson, animal lover - Pink Is the New Blog
Kim Kardashian really wants to be the mayor of Glendale - The Superficial
Was Tupac's Coachella hologram inspired by a Japanese pop star? - The Daily Beast
Will Ringer get a second season? - Zap2it
Find out what Demi Moore is tweeting about - The Blemish
Khloe Kardashian's pregnancy news leaked by her father-in-law? - The Stir

Where Will Brad and Angelina Get Married?

Lauren Turner — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:59:15 PDT

Are Brad and Angelina planning to wed in France? - People
Don't worry, Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are still together - Lainey Gossip
See Robert Pattinson shirtless in bed with Christina Ricci - HuffPost Entertainment
Have you watched the Tupac hologram performing at Coachella yet? - D-Listed
Carrie Underwood gives a snappy Billboard interview - JustJared
See hot models posing sans makeup - BuzzFeed
Is that a thong bikini on Nicolette Sheridan? - Hollywood Tuna
Debra Messing poses nude in bed for Allure (NSFW) - Pink Is the New Blog
Kristen Stewart talks Snow White vs. Bella Swan - The Superficial
Stars and their famous rants - The Daily Beast
Kelsey Grammer gets a tattoo for his wife - Zap2it
See Michelle Obama's hot dress from prom - TooFab
Emma Watson gets sexy on set - cityrag
Liv Tyler makes a bold fashion statement in Paris - The Frisky

Flying Cars and Other Future Tech the Movies Got Right

Kristy Korcz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:50:53 PDT

The flying car is finally here! Well, almost. Though it doesn't look like The Jetsons' floating bubble or Marty McFly's Delorean, the Terrafugia Transition is street legal and can be preordered for the low price of $279,000. That's more than a space flight aboard the Virgin Galactic, but at least you'll be able to drive it (and pilot it!) again and again. Requirements for piloting are pretty tame: passing a test and logging 20 hours of flight time. You can get a closer look at the Transition at this week's New York Auto Show, but expect those preorders to roll out within the next year.

Of course, flying cars aren't the only sci-fi and future tech that movies and TV shows have predicted. Check out this list of other technology that has sprung from screen to real life, below.

Iris scanners - Those crazy iris scanners that identified everything from your identity to your last purchase at The Gap in Minority Report are here now.
3D Holograms - Though we can't yet watch 3D versions of ourselves on home movies, we can chat with others like CNN did during the 2008 election, and dance alongside a few holograms in Vegas.
Gesture-based interfaces - Not just for video games anymore, the gesture-based interfaces like we saw in Minority Report will soon be a real way of life - crazy gloves and all.

Check out the rest after the break.