Admit it or not, you’ve been waiting patiently, just like me, for the holographic images displayed in Star Wars to become a reality. The wait has just gotten shorter, my friends.
The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second.
Just remember to not try touching it unless you want to lose a finger or two.
[via Geekologie]
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