Holograms Replacing Mobile Phone Screens
15 06 2009
Mobile phone interfaces have been a source of debate for a while now. First there was the Palm Pilot, with its stylus, then there was the iPhone with its game changing touch screen. RIM also has had a go with the Blackberry Storm’s touch-screen. The latter provided tangible feedback, but if one goes by the reviews, it is almost a non-starter.
A recent design that features holographic technology poses yet another option and is a nice evolution of interface technology for the mobile phone segment. The Trou Hologram Mobile Phone does away with traditional mobile phone displays and instead utilizes 3D hologram projection to display images. The design, compliments of Mac Funamizu, was a submission for a future mobile design competition that asked contestants to “design the mobile phone of 2020.” The phone is just a design at this point, but recent advances in holographic technology point towards the realization of this type of interface in the next few years.
Source: http://www.psfk.com
