I’m sure you all remember a scene from the movie- Avatar, where the marines are seen gathering around a giant 3D map of Pandora to plot their invasion? Thanks to Zebra Imaging Inc, this technology is no longer restricted to sci-fi movies anymore. The company makes holographic maps that, according to the company, have been “utilized by the US military overseas for visualization and defense planning applications.” But Zebra doesn't just make maps to help the Army blow stuff up in real life. They're also widely used for forensic investigations of accident sites, as well as for designing urban infrastructure and architecture.
According to Zebra's co-founder, Michael Klug -is that the company can laser-encode any kind of 3D imaging data, using technology such as Computer-Aided Design (CAD) for example, into a thin sheet of plastic that'll display the full-color image in three dimensions from any angle, under normal lighting. Zebra Imaging Inc. claims this technology is intuitive, rugged, and, for a reasonable price of $3500 for a 2' x 3' print -- actually kind of a steal, at least compared to a giant table-sized computer (that wouldn't even display in 3D anyway).
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