Looking Glass Portrait could put a holographic 3D screen on every desk

In October, holographic display maker Looking Glass Factory welcomed Sony to the 3D monitor business with a blog post inspired by a classic Apple ad, positioning itself as an innovative David to Sony’s Goliath. But given the enterprise focus of both Looking Glass’ $3,000 monitors and Sony’s $5,000 Spatial Reality Display, it wasn’t clear that either company was going to push holographic technologies mainstream anytime soon.

Looking Glass Portrait changes that. For $349, the full-color, 60 frames per second holographic display enables 3D objects to be viewed from multiple angles within a 7.9-inch-diagonal box. Portrait can be tethered to a PC or Mac for “heavy” 3D apps or operate in standalone mode as a 3D photo and video player, thanks to a built-in Raspberry Pi 4. The new display’s portable design and 1.3-pound weight enable it to be used at offices, home offices, or on the road, so glasses-free 3D visual content will become viewable anywhere.