Often during
films and tv set in the future a character wants some information so they bring
up a holographic display that floats in the air in front of them. They can
swipe these displays in either direction to move on to the next bit. We’ve been
seeing this so often and for a number of years in fiction but will we ever see
it in real life? At the moment people are relying increasingly on having
everything they could possibly need for a day in their smartphones. From social
media to paying bills to ordering drinks to unlocking security doors to
watching films there isn’t much a smartphone can’t do nowadays. However
everything happens on its screen. Will there be a time when visual information
escapes from the physical confines of the phone and appears in the air? They’ll
probably call it a Holophone.
