iPhone App Reviews

Q&F: Hologram 3D Ultimate

Michael (Admin) | Apr 1, 2010 Entertainment, Quick & Free

User rating: (26 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5)

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Legions of Star Wars nerds have been waiting for this technology since 1977 when a sassy little droid first played a holographic recording of a soon-to-be-homeless princess! You know exactly what I’m talking about… something that creates a real, live holographic projection. I honestly never thought it was possible but in this case seeing IS definitely believing.

Hologram 3D Ultimate is pretty minimalistic in its design… basically all you have to do is select an image from your camera roll and press the “BEGIN TRANSMISSION” button and, voila, there’s your pic hovering over your damn iPhone!! Yes, I said it.

HOVERING. OVER. YOUR. iPHONE.

This isn’t some crappy holographic joke app, it’s the real deal. First I tried it with a photo of Darth Vader just for kicks, and when I saw it work I tried it again with a pic of my dog because Sith Lords are just so cliché.

The original source image for my holographic adventure

"You must go to the Dagobah System and get me some beef jerky"

As you can see, the image of my dog isn’t 100% crystal clear, but OMG it’s still frakkin’ amazing. So how does it work? According to Gull & Abel, the app uses some kind of workaround that enables the iPhone’s touchscreen to approximate a miniature version of something called diffraction grating (whatever the hell that is), and when I asked for more details they basically told me to take a hike because the rest is super top secret.

Hologram 3D Ultimate works best in very dark places, and it’s only somewhat visible in rooms where there isn’t too much light. All in all, I still have to sum up this app with one word: UNBELIEVABLE.

If you can't get to a place with no light, settle for low light and you'll still be amazed!