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CNN's holograms not really holograms (cbc.ca)
2 points by hhm on Nov 6, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


needless pedantry. hologram has entered the lexicon as meaning any 3d projection of an image. people involved in actual hologram research will no doubt be very frustrated in the next couple decades as many different methods of 3d projection are tried in consumer products and everyone calls them holograms.




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