Interactive desktop holograhic display. Hoax?:

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

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14 Jun 15

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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14 Jun 15

http://phys.org/news/2015-06-interactive-tabletop-holographic-soars-kickstarter.html#ajTabs

Some of the comments suggests it is a scam. What do you think? For real or not?

twhitehead

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14 Jun 15

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There is a lot of focus on peripherals and the type of glass used, and nothing whatsoever about how the holographic part of it actually works. It also seems way too cheap. I say scam.

sonhouse

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slatington, pa, usa

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14 Jun 15

Originally posted by twhitehead
There is a lot of focus on peripherals and the type of glass used, and nothing whatsoever about how the holographic part of it actually works. It also seems way too cheap. I say scam.

Did you see a tentative price for this device? I must have missed it.

twhitehead

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14 Jun 15

Originally posted by sonhouse
Did you see a tentative price for this device? I must have missed it.

Near the bottom:

For $685 USD, you get one Holus. An $846 USD pledge fetches one Holus Pro and one Leap Motion Sensor.

Those may not be final store prices, but rather what kickstarter contributors pay.

I see the leapmotion sensor is only $100 which is less than I thought.

But still a Holus for less than the price of a Microsoft Surface tablet? Although I guess I should be comparing it to the price of a screen or 3D screen.