Hololamp Bring the Future Today

Think about it for just a second. Who's the first to offer actually this? Microvision. That's pretty cool.

People have been dreaming about seeing this for about 40 years.



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Check out the world’s first portable spatial augmented reality projector HoloLamp! Traditional augmented reality experiences require the use of glasses, tablets or phones, which can reduce your field of view.  With the HoloLamp, users can perceive virtual objects hands-free with a technology that renders graphics giving an illusion of 3D objects on any surface.

So what is it exactly?  HoloLamp is a device that enables the creation of mixed reality elements by combining real objects with HoloLamp effects, which allows users to interact with content in new ways.  The device is connected to a computer through HDMI and USB and uses multiple cameras and a pico projector.  The HoloLamp technology warps the image being displayed so that the picture users see appear three dimensional. 

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This is cool. Microvision is in this.

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HoloLamp is a portable, self-contained, projection-based augmented reality system that fits on your desk and plugs into your PC. The HoloLamp includes a pico projector that projects a simulated holographic image onto any surface, allowing you to experience AR without a bulky headset. The system features multiple cameras that scan the projection surface topography and objects within the space. HoloLamp also uses face tracking cameras to help create the hologram illusion.

HoloLamp leverages "spatial augmented reality," which allows the system to project images onto any surface. HoloLamp maps the surface below the projection area using advanced computer vision techniques and warps the projected image to compensate for different surface elevations and angles. The HoloLamp renders the projected image in such a way that it tricks your brain into perceiving a holographic image when you're really looking at a flat projected image. The system also tracks the position of your face in real time to ensure that you always see the correct perspective.

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Microvision confirmed that Hololamp has Microvision Tech inside. It appears that Hololamp they're moving ahead with a developer version.

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Spatial augmented reality projector bot

One of the big tech trends at CES 2017 was augmented reality -- the ability to transpose graphics, video or other computer-generated content on top of what you are actually looking at. While most AR systems depend on glasses and other headgear, the folks at Hololamp are developing a system that projects a 3D image -- well, an image that appears to be 3D -- onto a tabletop or other surface.

Alan Jay, the cofounder, explains how it works: Using a computer based on the Unity game development platform, the system first creates an image of a 3D object. "We then track your face using our device, and because we know where you are, we can take the 3D object, form a 2D projection of it onto the tabletop with the projector, and then as you move, change the projection, so it is as if you were looking at a 3D object."

The Hololamp, says Jay, has excited a lot of interest among developers. "I was talking to somebody who runs services for doctors, and he said wouldn't it be great if, when you went in to talk to your doctor, they could actually have a 3D model of your heart in front of them."

He adds that the Hololamp is about eight weeks from the point "where we'll have something we can show people to buy." The company is planning a crowdfunding campaign aimed at developers; he expects the initial price of the developer unit to be around $1,000

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Confirmed to use Microvision's PicoP technology.

We can very much see this being really popular.

Hololamp new video

This is an interesting new appearance, and they're trying to get noticed.



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Check out the scan lines in the first ten seconds. Looks like Microvision.

...and it looks REALLY cool.

...and it fits with recent communications from Microvision

...and Microvision has plans to start mass production of interactive projection.


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“A headset reduces a user’s field of view and tends to be uncomfortable, whereas HoloLamp enables the user to achieve an immersive experience without having to hold or wear any equipment,” said HoloLamp cofounder Guillaume Chica in a statement provided to VentureBeat. “The hands-free and glasses-free technology allows users to easily engage with their surroundings while using HoloLamp, making it an ideal solution for numerous business and personal environments.”

Objects created by HoloLamp can be manipulated with a PlayStation 4 controller today, but in the future the company wants to make control of objects possible by touching the surface where an image is projected.


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