# Holy Crap! Sci-Fi TV Technology is Apparently Here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325 "2004-03-15T00:19:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/1 "2004-03-15T00:19:54Z")
[Really.](http://www.io2technology.com/) Admittedly you can’t go to Beast Buy and pick up a replacement for your current TV or PC monitor yet, but they’re looking to get the things into production. You know, one college professor supposedly said upon hearing about the invention of television that if Darwin’s Theory of evolution were correct, then humanity would be reduced to little more than a pair of eyes and a set of reproductive organs. I’m thinking that this might be the thing to do it! ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/2 "2004-03-15T01:36:47Z")
Very cool. I saw a clip on t.v. with some sort of 3D display floating in the air or…well something, kind of looked like a blue, bent, floating squareish pipe. It reminded me exactly of the little Holo recorder thingies we saw in Star Wars those few times. (Like the one: ‘Help me Obi Wan Kenobi, your my only hope’ one) Anyway, some guy working on this project was wearing special gloves and was able to spin it around by moving his hands in mid air. ---
**Author:** ![RandomLetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8edcca/32.png) [@RandomLetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandomLetters)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/3 "2004-03-15T07:40:01Z")
Dang it, they list the price at $18,600. And an really wanted one of those too. ---
**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/4 "2004-03-15T07:44:36Z")
Although I look forward to the eventual spread of this technology to the masses (of which I am a card-carrying member) I suspect that 3-D television will add nothing to the enjoyment of a classic old movie. –SSgtBaloo ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/5 "2004-03-15T08:27:27Z")
Women are so doomed if this catches on… kidding ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/6 "2004-03-15T12:59:41Z")
We are one step closer to holodecks. Come on scientist types, I wan’t my holodeck. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/7 "2004-03-15T13:05:50Z")
Help me, Obi Wan, you’re my only hope. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/8 "2004-03-15T13:07:01Z")
☹ I missed that **Teelo** already did that. ---
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/9 "2004-03-15T13:10:23Z")
I have no idea why the punctuation fairy decided my post needed that extra apostrophe. It wasn’t my fault, really. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/10 "2004-03-15T13:32:37Z")
> [@RandomLetters](#): > > Dang it, they list the price at $18,600. And an really wanted one of those too. Time to sell the house! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/11 "2004-03-15T13:49:13Z")
It looks somewhat bogus to me; > [@](#): > > Air comes into the device, is modified then ejected and illuminated to produce the image. So they are (or so they claim) projecting an image onto a curtain of ‘modified’ air… in what way can ordinary air be ‘modified’ in order to make it reflective? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/12 "2004-03-15T15:46:59Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > It looks somewhat bogus to me; > So they are (or so they claim) projecting an image onto a curtain of ‘modified’ air… in what way can ordinary air be ‘modified’ in order to make it reflective? They chill it and add water vapor. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/13 "2004-03-15T20:27:37Z")
So it doubles as an air conditioner? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/14 "2004-03-15T21:09:21Z")
> [@Bumbazine](#): > > So it doubles as an air conditioner? An air conditioner removes water from air. So you would actually need more air conditioning in a room that has one of these. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/15 "2004-03-15T22:08:33Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > An air conditioner removes water from air. So you would actually need more air conditioning in a room that has one of these. I _know_ that. It was just a little joke. Apparently very little. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/16 "2004-03-15T22:16:16Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > They chill it and add water vapor. Not according to the [blurb](http://www.io2technology.com/technology.htm): > [@](#): > > Air comes into the device, is modified then ejected and illuminated to produce the image. **Nothing is added to the air** so there isn’t any harmful gas or liquid emitted from the device, and **nothing needs to be refilled**. > [sup](emphasis mine)[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/17 "2004-03-15T22:21:00Z")
Oh I want one! ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/18 "2004-03-15T22:26:44Z")
I just viewed the videos and the image itself doesn’t look at all doctored to me, so I’ll reserve judgment for the moment. The ‘interactive’ demo looked more like a scripted simulation of interactivity to me, but that’s a fairly trivial point. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/19 "2004-03-15T22:28:47Z")
Maybe it ionises the air? How long would the ionised air take to recombine? ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325/20 "2004-03-15T23:10:11Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > Time to sell the house! Exactly. Who needs a house when you can live in a 3-D virtual mansion (decorated to taste)? Now, if only I had a house to sell! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-sci-fi-tv-technology-is-apparently-here/234325.md?page=2)