Microsoft's Holoportation lets you send Star Wars hologram messages

Microsoft’s latest tech demo shows off ‘Holoportation,’ a use that could see you create a holographic version of yourself to communicate with people elsewhere.

In the demo video, Shahram Izadi introduces the idea and then a colleague appears in the room beside him thanks to this technology. The quality of the 3D is quite impressive.

Donning a HoloLens, Izadi and his colleague then share the same virtual space. Their high-fives could use some work, but it’s an impressive demonstration nonetheless.