Holograms are not new, but a desktop machine that spits them out may soon be available, assuming LitiHolo’s Kickstarter expands. The machine has a retail price of $ 1600 and fits into a square. It can generate 4 × 5 inch holograms with 1 mm hogles (the holo equivalent of a pixel).
The machine allows for 23 viewing zones per hogel and can create moving holograms with a few seconds of movement – like the famous kissing holograms.
Of course, you also need a special self-developing film and a way to get 3D images into the printer, such as software or a camera set up to do a 3D scan. In the size of 4 × 5, the film uses about $ 13 per plate that will create one hologram.
Since 5 inches is 127 mm, the resolution of the result is approximately 101 × 127, and the examples on the website and the video below certainly do not appear in HD.
Will people pay $ 1600 for low resolution holograms? More importantly: is there a market for correlated holograms with which you can earn the investment? Maybe not, but that did not stop us from buying 3D printers and other workshop toys. Plus, if it catches up, will it be available in ten years?
Of course, if you have the laser equipment, you can already make your own holograms. You can even get kits that require the most you need.