The demo shows the presenter interacting with holographic images projected before him, moving them around and resizing them, much as you would on Apple’s iPhone multi-touch screen or Microsoft's Surface.
Unlike Apple’s and Microsoft's pet products, all the images are projected in the air, bringing you fond memories of Minority Report.
"We call it VisionAire. Get it, 'vision' and 'air' with a little European flair," says the company on its blog, with understandable excitement.
"Basically, we were looking for a new way to allow a presenter to interface with visual data. This uses our standard multi-touch framework and integrates it with the Musion system we have in house. The result is a truly interactive way to give presentations."
But before you start debating how waving your hands in the air could actually be multi-touch the company quickly goes on to add: "Alright, alright, it is not really 'multi-touch', because you really don't touch anything. The system just senses where the presenter's hands are and allow him to interact. Multiple people could be doing this too."
So I guess it's a multi-personal touch?
3D holographic display technology seems to be advancing rapidly - I recently had a post about Musion Eyeliner, the high-definition video holographic projection system used by VisionAire to project spectacular freeform 3D holographic effects into the air, using “Peppers Ghost” technology. And there are rampart rumors about floating 3D ninjas (the Chinese version, I guess), whales, and who knows what, showing off Chinese mastery of this type of technology at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
Cybercast credit: YouTube
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