Just as the way photographs are taken has evolved, with the rise of mobile cameras, so has the way they can be viewed. Beyond seeing them in the gallery, it is possible to use a widget that makes a presentation on the home screen, to use an old tablet as a digital frame, or to have the image in three dimensions.
Having your favorite photographs printed is always a solution, but the invention of The Looking Glass Factory can also be very curious. It’s a holographic displaycapable of giving depth to the images that the user chooses to make them look very different.
This is the project that the company released on Kickstarter under the name Looking Glass Go for a. anticipated price of 199 dollars. This will start shipping in 2024, and it is expected that it could go on sale for 100 dollars more, a little more expensive than a digital frame, but offering a totally different experience.
Portable holographic display
Having photos in frames scattered around the house is a widespread practice for remembering loved ones, which is why the company wanted to make its product portable, be able to charge it with a USB Type C cable which can be left connected to the mains so that it stays on, since its battery only lasts about two hours.
The product has a 6-inch screen with 2K resolution and 1.9 cm thickness,
Using a mobile phone and the company’s application, it is possible to convert any image in the gallery into a 3D representation so that this screen can be displayed, without the person who wish to see her need to wear glasses, said photography with depth effect. Although you can do much more, since it has a function called Liteforms, which allows you to create an avatar on the screen that you can talk with, using AI models such as ChatGPT.
You can also create images with templates such as Midjourney or Dall-E to give them a three-dimensional effect later, and it is even possible to add, experimentally, videos recorded with mobile phones equipped with LiDar sensors, like iPhones from 13. These sensors are capable of representing the depth of the image, and make it easier to create this effect.
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