Its one of a growing number of devices that claim to create a virtual reality experience without goggles.
Such displays are likely to eventually make their way into living rooms, observers say.
“Content extends deep within the display from any viewing angle,“Sony says on its website.
Sony
The metal, wedge-shaped SDR contains a camera, and a 15.6-inch 4K screen.
It starts at $5,000 but experts say such displays are likely to get cheaper.
“Were likely still a few years off from this technology reaching everyday consumers,” Rodnitzky said.
“They still employ unique components that are not yet manufactured at scale.
Manufacturers have been trying for decades to make displays that replicate the way your eyes see the world.
RoomalityandLight Field Labare also working on similar holographic concepts, but in larger formats than the SDR.
The SDR and its competitors dont yet match the potential of virtual reality headsets, Peuler said.
“It’s like looking through a small window into a room that you cannot enter.”
Until then, theres always aStar Warsrerun.
