August 7th, 2008 by
Filed under: Storage
We’ve been hearing about InPhase Technologies’ Tapestry 300GB holographic storage disks since 2005, but we’ve never actually seen the product in action, even though the company has been promising ship dates the whole time — and now it looks like we might never get the chance, as the company has apparently laid off “roughly half” of its workforce. The cuts are reportedly blamed on CEO Nelson Diaz refusing to listen to roadmaps from his engineers and setting unrealistic schedules — hmm, you think that might be a problem after nearly three years of missed launch dates? There’s still a chance we’ll actually see these things make it out of the labs, but we’re not holding out hope — and we’ve got a feeling physical media might actually be dead when that happens.
[Thanks, Meno]
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April 27th, 2008 by
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Talk about escaping the label of vaporware by this much. We’ve been hearing that holographic storage was right around the bend from InPhase for well over three years now, but it has finally managed to get its ducks in a row and should start shipping the unicorn-like Tapestry 300r next month. The firm had a demonstrative version on display at NAB Show earlier this month, and apparently real live working units will be making their way out to archival junkies in just weeks. Granted, it will demand a whopping $18,000 to get a shipping label made with your address on it, and each piece of 300GB media is $180 — but hey, that’s the price you pay these days to know that you’ll decompose before your data degrades.
[Via The Register]
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March 28th, 2008 by
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If those darn kids would get out of the way, what you’d see before you is a fancy new dashboard that Daihatsu teamed with Provision Interactive Technologies to build for its latest concept car. They’re calling it HLXX, and it’s pretty straightforward: there’s a traditional flat screen 2D dashboard that is used for all the usual driving infos, with a 3D holographic screen in front that overlays warnings or alerts so they’re more easily seen by the driver. Daihatsu hopes to have HLXX in production vehicles by 2012, but until then we suppose we’ll just have to pretend these gauges and dials on our dashboards are 3D. Oh wait.
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February 5th, 2008 by
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After years of promises, it seems that holograms are finally starting to gain a little traction, although the applications for the technology so far have been fairly limited. At least one company thinks that’s about to change, however, with it now touting its retro-styled Holocube as an all-purpose solution for company’s to advertise their products “like never before.” Measuring about 20-inches square, the Holocube packs a 40GB hard drive for storing up to 18 hours of compressed video, which can magically float at 1080i resolution within the cube at the flick of a switch. Of course, the fact the company is targeting the device solely as a means of advertising should tell you something about the price (which is on a need to know basis, it seems). Still, it’s a start, and we’re guessing there are at least a few folks out there that’ll snag one of these to fully round out their Star Wars-inspired home theater no matter what the cost. Head on past the break for some video of it in action.
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January 31st, 2008 by
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See, this is how you bust out a hologram — unlike the mind-numbingly boring virtual Prince Charles we heard about the other day, Sony’s invaded Tokyo Bay with a water-and-laser sea monster. The apparition is part of the promotion for a movie called “Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,” but even with a title like that, we’ll definitely check it out on import DVD when it arrives Stateside just to provide more incentive for stunts like this. Check out a video after the break.
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