Back in the day, the future made many promises, flying cars, life on Mars, candies that have a full-course meal range of flavours. Bu

t if there’s one that tops them all, one quintessential futuristic device that the future promised, it’s holograms. Yes, those lovable three dimensional projected images made popular by Obi-Wan. And although flying cars are currently exceptionally dangerous (and with insurance rates on vehicles on the ground, I can’t imagine what it will cost to insure a hurtling mass of metal that careens through the skies) and Mars remains elusive to all save Hollywood, at least we can say that holograms are indeed here. I present to you the Mirage 3D Hologram.

This device requires no batteries, no power cords, not even an R2 droid! Simply place an object into the bowl and in return the Mirage 3D Hologram will display a holographic representation of the object in incredible detail. How does it work? Well, the Mirage utilizes a specially designed mirror-system. By placing an object (Mirage apparently prefers strawberries) in the concealed compartment, a unique system of mirrors is capable of projecting a replication of the object on the surface of the unit. According to Mirage, this unit has been scooped up by teachers eager to show students a real-world physics demonstration.

Here’s an overview of the units specs:

* It is powered by ambient light

* No film is necessary

* Objects are rendered in full, natural color

* Objects may be easily changed

* Objects display full, 3-D appearance

* Viewable from 360 degrees

* No skill or training needed to operate it

Diameter: 9" Opening: 2" Height: 3” Weight: 1 lb.

Source: http://www.optigone.com/m2000.htm Images courtesy of optigone.com

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