Hisense Automobile Laser Displays hands-on at CES 2024

Hisense recently unveiled its latest products at CES 2024. The company’s array of state-of-the-art technologies, including automobile laser displays and rollable laser TVs, sets new industry standards, offering consumers unparalleled visual experiences.

Designer: Hisense

Automobile Laser Display: A New Era in Vehicle Technology

The Automobile Laser Display, honored with the CES 2024 Innovation Award, is revolutionizing the in-vehicle experience. It features the TriChroma™ triple-laser projection system, delivering a color performance 48% superior to traditional LEDs while maintaining a compact form, 80% smaller than conventional optical solutions. Its 200% luminous efficiency makes it the premier choice for automotive displays. The Laser Holographic AR-HUD transforms the windshield into an expansive holographic screen, merging virtual and real-world elements for safer driving. Advanced optical technology further converts side and rear windows into immersive displays, enhancing navigation and entertainment while focusing on safety and compact design.

Hisense Automotive Laser Display: Eyes on

The display of Hisense’s Automotive Laser at CES 2024 made a lasting impression on spectators. With its remarkable features, this cutting-edge technology is poised to revolutionize the automotive industry. Let’s delve into the details.

Starting from the driver’s cockpit, the heads-up display (HUD) offers an immersive experience by providing turn-by-turn directions, speed, and other essential vehicle information. While the exact resolution and size dimensions are yet to be finalized, the preliminary concept promises a screen size ranging from 13 to 15 inches, ensuring optimal visibility for drivers.

But it doesn’t end there. Rear passengers are also in for a treat with two additional laser projectors, one on each side, and another centrally located in the rear where the traditional glass would typically be. The idea is that when cars are capable of autonomous driving, the rear passenger seats will swivel around. These laser displays, measuring approximately 30 to 40 inches, create a captivating visual experience for passengers, whether they’re embarking on a road trip or enjoying a romantic date night.

One of the most impressive aspects of Hisense’s Automotive Laser Display is its adaptability to the surrounding environment. According to a representative from Hisense, this technology boasts a 200-percent luminous display, surpassing the brightness of conventional LEDs. This feature ensures exceptional picture quality regardless of external conditions, providing an enhanced viewing experience for all passengers.

Moreover, the possibilities of this innovative technology extend beyond the confines of the car. Imagine transforming any flat surface into a drive-in theater with a built-in movie projector in the front bumper of your vehicle. While this incredible feature is only functional when the car is parked, it opens up a world of entertainment possibilities. Tailgate parties, camping trips, or even impromptu movie nights become even more exciting with this cinema-quality experience. Of course, you may need to find suitable surfaces, such as a garage door, for an optimal projection experience.

And that’s not all! Hisense also showcased a rollable laser display TV, further expanding its range of state-of-the-art products. The colors, clarity, and brightness of this TV are truly mesmerizing, captivating viewers and immersing them in a stunning visual display.

Lastly, a mini-laser projector is located directly under the rearview mirror, providing a luminous projection of the name of the car you are driving.

While Hisense’s Automotive Laser Display is currently in the concept stage, reliable sources have disclosed that leading automakers are actively considering adopting this groundbreaking technology. With its potential to redefine the future of automotive displays, it’s no wonder that industry insiders are closely monitoring the progress of Hisense’s Automotive Laser Display.

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The Proto “M”: A Compact Holographic Display and Media Device

If Back To The Future II taught us anything, it’s that the future will be filled with holograms. Of course, Back To The Future II was supposed to take place in 2015, and we haven’t realized even a small fraction of the technology it promised, but enough about my resentfulness; this is about the Proto Hologram “M,” a compact holographic display and media device made for home use. Curse you, Robert Zemeckis!

With its integrated AI-enabled smart camera, the $2,000 “M” can provide two-way holographic communication with another unit, taking video calls to the next level. That level being holographic calls, just so we’re clear. That is if my parents ever bother to pick up the hologram when I call, which they probably won’t. I swear I’m not just calling for money again!

Proto imagines the “M” being used in a variety of applications, including virtually trying on clothes, personal training workout routines, and displaying your expensive NFTs so guests know you’re a hip investor. And while all this sounds well and good, I can’t help but be a little skeptical about a technology company that only uploaded their demo video in 480p. Makes me wonder.

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This holographic display could be how you do video calls in the Metaverse




Not everyone will be keen on wearing even glasses to experience this metaverse thing. Fortunately, you might not have to, especially if this hologram-in-a-box can deliver the next best thing.

The metaverse is being hyped as the logical evolution of virtual reality, blending the physical and the digital in a single space. Most of the discussions and implementations, however, involve placing ourselves in a virtual space, often with the use of mixed reality equipment like headsets. The metaverse can also work the other way around and bring the digital into our physical realm, most likely through holograms. We’re still ways off from the holograms of sci-fi, but this new holographic display is trying to bridge the gap until that perfect time.

Designer: PORTL

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Imagine trying to keep in touch with family members in a future where the metaverse has become our world. You’d expect that we’d don glasses or headgear that would seemingly teleport us to a common space, maybe in a virtual house bought with your NFTs, but that can be cumbersome to set up for a brief call. What if you could just bring that person virtually into your house instead? That’s where holograms come in, but we’re not quite there yet when it comes to simply project people in just about any physical space.

Startup PORTL, not to be confused by Meta’s Portal video conferencing device, envisions installing cabinet-sized holographic displays in places where they might be of use, like in stores, meeting rooms, or even classrooms. Not everyone will be able to afford these PORTL EPIC boxes, though, which is why the company revealed its desktop, the PORTL M. Again, not to be confused with Facebook Portal, but the associations are really hard to avoid, especially given the design.

PORTL M is what the very first Facebook Portal would be if it were extruded into a box form to accommodate a holographic display inside. The box can be set up in either landscape or portrait orientation, depending on the content you want to display. The device itself lacks some charm, looking like a nondescript plastic box with rounded corners and a curved back. The magic, of course, is in how it will try to make people and things really look like the three-dimensional objects that they are. Or at least that’s the idea.

The PORTL M is intended to be used for full-body video chats, browsing and examining products before you buy, or even for serious work in industrial and medical fields. And, of course, you can also use these boxes to display your NFTs, at least if you have around $2,000 to spare for one.

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Holographic Pants: A Vision of the Future

You know what your closet has been missing? Holographic pants. My closet? My closet is missing a door. And while Düsseldorf, Germany-based Etsy seller ReflectiveClo might not be able to help me; they can help you with these iridescent “holographic” pants that appear to bend space-time in bright light. I can imagine myself getting sucked into a wormhole my pants accidentally created.

Created using ReflectiveClo’s self-developed material, the $79 pants are “one-of-a-kind and so comfortable you will want to wear them all the time no matter the occasion.” Hmmm – no matter the occasion, you say? A wedding? Why not! A funeral? They could always use some brightening up anyways.

Pants not your thing? Mine either! I hate wearing those things. Thankfully, they also sell shorts, jackets, tracksuits, hats, bikinis, and even dog coats made out of the same material. I’m going to be shining so bright I’ll be visible from space. Take me with you, aliens – please!

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