I turned myself into a hologram with a gadget that allows you to enter 100 rooms at once

Tech & Gadgets

A HOLOGRAM machine that allows you to be in 100 rooms at once has been on display at the South By South West conference in Austin, Texas.

I tested out the technology myself and became holographic while also chatting with another hologram on the other side of the world.

The hologram machine allows your image to travel thousands of kilometers without delayCredit: The American Sun

This allows you to have conversations as if you were in the roomCredit: The American Sun

The technology may sound futuristic, but it’s easy to use, doesn’t lag and is generally a painless experience.

It’s made by a company called Holoconnects, which describes itself as “a leader in the revolution towards a more sustainable, engaging and technologically advanced future.”

The device I tested is aptly called the Holobox, as it’s a big boxy gadget that looks a bit like a smart fridge.

Users need a Holobox device that can be placed as a hologram wherever they want to travel.

You just need a compatible camera to be in your actual location and however you record yourself, how you appear on the device’s 86-inch screen.

It means that one person can be in multiple places at the same time.

This could be revolutionary for companies with international meetings, as well as for families living far from their loved ones.

While testing the technology, I spoke with Lisa, a Holoconnect employee based in Amsterdam.

“I will be attending the conference live from our Holoconnect headquarters near Amsterdam,” says Lisa’s life-size hologram.

“Even though I’m in another country, I can still be there for this amazing box,” she added.

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Lisa even showed me the time on her iPhone to demonstrate how we were chatting in real time in the same room but from different time zones.

Becoming a hologram yourself was a fairly simple experience.

I was instructed to stand on a white background and look at a camera, which was not placed at the most flattering angle.

However, looking directly into the camera is important because it allows your hologram to make direct eye contact with those looking at the Holobox.

You simply talk to the camera as you would on a Zoom call and can have a seamless conversation in real time.

Cameras on the Holobox allow the person who becomes the hologram to see who they are talking to, at full size or on a smaller screen.

Holoconnects says many companies are already testing this technology, including major brands like Nike and BMW.