Holographic television to go up against 3D?

3D Television, meet your nemesis; The University of Arizona’s Professor Nasser Peyghambarian. Why? Because he is hard at work making moving holograms a reality and, honestly, he’s pretty close. So close in fact by the time 3D starts becoming mainstream holographic technology could be ready for the tele. Let the format war ensue.

But before Sony send snipers to the professor's house, his displays aren’t officially for televisions but for holographic telepresence, aiding in remote surgeries and for use as a 3D battlefield map etc. I'm not making it up, I promise.

“At the heart of the system is a screen made from a novel photorefractive material, capable of refreshing holograms every two seconds, making it the first to achieve a speed that can be described as quasi-real-time,” said Pierre-Alexandre Blanche, a UA College of Optical Sciences professor who is close to the project.

Blanche continues, "The research is not targeting the consumer market" the thing is though he does acknowledge that “it has the potential for full immersion and virtual reality without goggles.”

There you have it. Fully immersive television without, Goggles. Wouldn't that be amazing?

Source: dvice.com