Interactive 3D Display: Its Here!
Story by Asim Waqar
Originally mentioned at Gizmodo as a prototype in 2003, IO2 Technology has just completed the production unit and provided the details behind the revolutionary HelioDisplay which produces interactive 3D dsiplays in thin air (via lasers) from common sources.
The HelioDisplay technology page lists some of its remarkable features:
Possible uses for this product include advertising, entertainment facilities, design prototyping, teleconferencing etc. Obviously the applications for such a product are endless. Most importantly it may convince my wife to finally allow the purchase of the Brooke Burke Swimsuit calendar for testing purposes! This of course relies heavily on pricing (TBD) and other more, um, personal matters.
Apparently the product is ready for release; visit the product page here which looks like its being updated right now.
Visit the IO2TECHNOLOGY company homepage here.
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[…] ctive 3D Display: Its Here! Filed under: Technology — Scott @ 4:03 pm (via via ohgizmo.com) Story by Asim Waqar Originally mentioned at Gizmodo […]
Posted 9:03 am on August 17th, 2005But isn’t it just 2D? From all I can see (and from the “accepts most 2D video sources”-description, it looks 2D.
Posted 9:36 am on August 17th, 2005From thier website “Heliodisplay images appear 3D when viewed from more than a few feet away because there is no physical depth reference.”
Posted 10:50 am on August 17th, 2005well if it looks 3d then that is enough, ignorance is bliss. but if you are using your finger for a mouse wont you be less then a couple of feet away. I REALLY want to see one of these things.
Posted 11:59 am on August 17th, 2005MIRRRRRRORSSSS, sweet mother of crap we need a mirror!
Posted 12:12 pm on August 17th, 2005imagine all the new porno possibilities!
Posted 12:23 pm on August 17th, 2005When will DirectX support these displays? I want to render fully 3d onto thin air.
Posted 2:07 pm on August 17th, 2005mirrors:
http://www.io2technology.com.nyud.net:8090/dojo/204/v.jsp?p=/technology/overview
Posted 3:18 pm on August 17th, 2005http://www.io2technology.com.nyud.net:8090/dojo/204/v.jsp?p=/salesinquiry
so what ballpark are these things gonna cost
Posted 3:49 pm on August 17th, 2005Well, since it’s only 2D, it’s “DirectX compatable” from the begining…
Not that it’s not a really cool thing, but it sure isn’t 3D…
But add headtracking to it, and it could probably be pretty dam impressive substitute for true 3D-displays, allthough only for one person at a time.
Posted 4:59 pm on August 17th, 2005kewl
Posted 6:17 pm on August 17th, 2005I want one and I want it now.
Posted 7:13 am on August 18th, 2005[…] nd electronic devices. Sized from 22″ to 42″ and the coolest part - it’s interactive! What a great device, but I think they’re going to be expens […]
Posted 10:49 am on August 18th, 2005But can you have sex with it?
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Posted 7:49 am on August 19th, 2005i want to see my porn collection on this monitor. what an experience - with a 7.1 sound engine…..wow
Posted 8:19 am on August 19th, 2005[…] ?
Holographic Display
3D Holographic Displays are FINALLY HERE … No longer a thing of science fiction, it is even interact […]
Posted 9:02 am on August 19th, 2005How much does it costo???$$$$??
Posted 2:42 pm on August 21st, 2005[…] 2-D2 heliodisplay during our lifetime? Well, now you can. IO2 Technology has officially created the marvel. The Heliodisplay Free Space Display is capable of displ […]
Posted 12:53 am on August 25th, 2005If you’re interested in buying a Heliodisplay, and meeting the inventor, here’s an auction on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5235836491. The starting bid is $1. It’s a great opportunity to get a limited first edition unit
You can see images, videos, and read more about the auction and Heliodisplay at http://www.buyhelio.com/
Posted 9:45 pm on August 28th, 2005[…] A few days ago, we broke the story that the Heliodisplay was finally being produced and sold. The news took the geek world by storm. For those of you who haven’t heard, the Heliodisplay is an interactive tactile 3D display that projects a floating image in the air, a little in the same way as R2D2’s projector. […]
Posted 3:59 pm on August 30th, 2005I agree, you touched on many good points. Well said.
Posted 12:44 am on October 24th, 2005they will eventualy motion capture with more than one camera angle for full 3d depth
Posted 6:36 am on November 10th, 2005[…] At this point, I started recruiting contributors, and it’s one of them, Asim Waqar, who broke what is possibly our biggest story ever: The Heliodisplay, from company IO2 Technology. It was the sci-fi nut’s dream come true; R2D2’s three dimensional display come to life. The Heliodisplay projects an image into thin air. What’s more, you can interact with the image and manipulate the objects you see, with your fingers. It was madness, and it was finally in production. So what happened? Slashdot did. Let me tell you, a Slashdotting is frightening. Within two days, we had received 140,000 visitors. There was so much interest in the product that I thought I’d ask Chad Dyner, the inventor, for an interview. Sure enough, he accepted. [Interactive 3D Display: It’s Here!] and [OhGizmo Exclusive: Interview With The Heliodisplay Inventor] […]
Posted 1:38 am on January 23rd, 2006booth ‘attractor’…
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