New Screen uses your phone to make Holograms

If the Tupac hologram was the stuff of your dreams, or the hologram scene from Star Wars kind of changed your life, you're in for some good news. 

A startup called HoloVit has launched an Indiegogo campaign to bring holograms to a consumer audience. Even better, you'll be able to make them right from your phone, tablet or TV screen.

They will come in three different sizes, ranging from 9.8 x 15.3 inches to 25.5 x 35.4 inches. No additional technology is required use HoloVit's special hologram screen. Early birds can get the smallest one at $79, with retail prices starting at $165.

You'll be able to turn yourself into a hologram — as well as play a special holographic video game for iOS or Android. It should also be noted that these holograms are not 360 degrees. You can only see them from behind HoloVit's screens. 

HoloVit's founder, Jeff Deleon, began studying holography systems in 2002 and started HoloVit in 2015. 

"We want to bring the fun and excitement of futuristic technology into every home" Deleon and his partner, Sibel Stanz, wrote on their Indiegogo page. "We would like to see HoloVit as a game changer of the home entertainment world."

Here's the thing, as cool as all of this sounds, we're still a bit skeptical that this concept will work. 

The campaign is incredibly light on technical details, and that's worrisome. This is Indiegogo — not your local retailer — so it's not guaranteed that the HoloVit will ever reach the finish line or that backers will get the product that is described today.

Aside from that, this looks really cool.

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