Displair Makes Your Touchscreen Look like a Dinosaur

You’ve seen it on Star Trek, Tom Cruise made a movie out of it, and we’re pretty sure Mr. Wizard would approve. We’re talking about hologram technology, and it is not just in your future… it is already here.

Displair is a unique computer product that works in a free-space environment. Rather than relying on a touchscreen to read your finger movements, Displair is able to read your entire hand as it interacts with images floating in air.

The way it works, is ultra fine water droplets are injected into the air, and an image is cast on them, creating a crisp visual display of light and color. Sensors and specially designed software track your hand movements, enabling you to interact with the images as if they were real. Well, in a sense they are real.

Considering that you are dealing with a tangible medium, water, you can actually feel the picture (somewhat), which aids in your ability to control it more precisely. For example, you can zoom in on objects, turn them around, or use your hands to sculpt something out of thin air.

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