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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

IO2 HelioDisplay= one step closer to Princess Leia in the bedroom

Remember that hologram that R2D2 displayed when delivering the message to Obi Wan in Star Wars? No? Cmon! "Help me Obi Wan..you're my only hope.."





Well one of the leaders in holo-display technology is a company called I02 Technology and they boast a 120" capable display. Supported files are avi, jpeg via a compact flash card fed directly into the unit, or any video from a direct source. The demos shown are done via a pc connection which shows an easy plug and play setup that takes just minutes to get up and running.




The limitations and specs are listed in the faq section of the site. So how much moolah is it gonna be to proudly display the Death Star plans in your living room, you ask? Heliodisplay prices range from $39,000USD to $66,000 USD for the hardware, and more for turnkey solutions. So...while the technology is oh so close..affordable coolness is still waiting somewhere in a future Best Buy..far far away.

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