Build Your Own “Holographic” Display on a Tiny Budget
The term holographic is pretty ambiguous and by some definitions, holographic displays aren’t even possible. But modern volumetric displays sure tick a lot of the right boxes. The problem? They’re very expensive. So, if you’re on a tight budget, you can instead follow Yakroo’s Instructables tutorial to build this “holographic” display for about $30.
This display is completely two-dimensional and it isn’t actually holographic by any definition, but it has that sci-fi look to it and is therefore still very cool. It puts glowing blue graphics on a transparent pane of glass, resulting in Minority Report vibes that look futuristic even today. As configured, it functions as a clock with a fun animated robot on the screen and useful status messages from the host PC. But you can use the same hardware to display whatever you like.
The key component is a transparent OLED screen. For most applications, transparency...
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