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[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> May the Force/Boss Be With You, in 3-D
>
> "A Dallas company, Teleportec, has introduced technology to transmit
> holographic images of people over high-speed digital circuits. A chief
> executive can stand at a lectern in New York, for instance, while a
> three-dimensional, life-size image of him is projected onto a stage in San
> Francisco. The executive can remotely see the audience, and the
> participants on both sides of the transmission can communicate in real
> time.
>
> "The optical portion of your brain insists the person is in the room
> because he meets all the criteria," said Philip Barnett, a vice president
> at Teleportec and one of its founders. "He's life-size, he's making eye
> contact, and there's no latency between when his mouth moves and you hear
> the words."
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/05/technology/05HOLO.html
>
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