The Jetsons<\/a>, a popular TV show from the 1960s, foreshadowed<\/a> the rise of AI chatbots<\/a>, video calls, robotic vacuum cleaners \u2014 and now holograms.<\/p>\n U.S. startup Proto is making waves as the first platform to allow for communication through holograms. The company’s products are physical boxes that display 3D images from pre-recorded videos, live feeds, phones, and cameras. They can also be used for video calls and interviews. The images appear to be 3D because of shadowing and reflective effects.<\/p>\n Proto has two real-size hologram boxes available that cost anywhere from $29,000 to $65,000: the Proto Epic, which over 100 companies<\/a> are using, and the Proto Luma, which the company has newly introduced, according to a Friday CNN Business report<\/a>.<\/p>\n Related: <\/b>What You Need to Know About ‘AI Agents’ and Why We Are One Step Closer to The Jetsons<\/a><\/p>\n The cheapest option is the $5,900 Proto M, a tabletop version less than 3 feet tall.<\/p>\n Holograms aren’t just science fiction anymore. Jetsons promised it and Proto delivered it. pic.twitter.com\/A2NHfVhThk<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Proto Hologram (@ProtoHologram) September 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Since launching in 2018, Proto has sold close to 1,000 hologram boxes, founder David Nussbaum told CNN Business. The company’s technology appeared<\/a> on America’s Got Talent in 2022. Jon Bon Jovi’s bar<\/a> in Nashville, Tennessee added a permanent Proto hologram unit to the premises in June.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.entrepreneur.com\/images\/misc\/1727464175_Proto-GettyImages-1730520397.jpg?width=1000\")
Comedian Howie Mandel in a Proto device talking to a reporter. Photo Credit: Bizuayehu Tesfaye\/Las Vegas Review-Journal\/Tribune News Service via Getty Images<\/i><\/sup><\/p>\n\n