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guardian.co.uk - 11/4/2008

Oliver Burkeman's Campaign Diary: CNN's hologram plan for election night interviews | World news

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Wolf Blitzer I'm going out on a limb here, I realise, but it seems highly likely that this might actually be the best thing ever : ...Instead of the split screen or window TV viewers might typically see during live remote interviews [on election night], the Obama spokesperson will be projected ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 11/4/2008

CNN's election night coverage will use holographic interviewees - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — princess_leia_hologram_fake_picture.jpg If you thought this election day couldn't get any more surreal, The USA Today reports that... CNN's election night coverage will include 3D Holograms . But instead of the split screen or window TV viewers might ... (more) CNN's election night coverage will use holographic ...

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blog.wired.com - 11/6/2008

CNN's Hologram Tech Makes Highly Anticipated Debut

— blog.wired.com — 3-D hologram technology made its way from Tatooine to CNN's studio last night, and the TV world's... first look at this innovation revealed a disturbing development: Wolf Blitzer is really into ghostly correspondent Jessica Yellin. But the ... (more) CNN's Hologram Tech Makes Highly Anticipated Debut

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CNN's election night coverage will use holographic interviewees
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... plans to conduct similar holographic interviews with representatives from the McCain campaign in Phoenix.I bet dollars to dreadnaughts that the holograms will appear as translucnet, flickering representations of the interviewees, even though it would be just as easy to make them appear solid and corporeal. Star Wars has taught us all that holograms should be wraithlike and wispy. Election-night news to co-star latest technology [USAToday.com via Guardian via Waxy] Image: MovieBunker.com ...

CNN Election Night Talking Heads Will Be 3D Holograms Hanging Out With Wolf Blitzer [Election]
Gizmodo — ... the video feeds to produce 360-degree imaging data. All of that stuff is sent to New York, where the images are processed and projected by another array of cams and comps. then, plasma TVs back in Chicago and Phoenix will let the interviewees see Wolf and the other CNN people. CNN can project two different views from each city, so Wolf can be flanked by two different holograms. Man, I so know where I'm watching the election coverage. The future. [USA Today via The Guardian via Waxy via BBG, Whew] ...