A Queen's University researcher has built a hologram-like 'telepod' that lets people in different locations video conference as if they are standing in front of each other.
Today's cellphones come with some fantastic features - touch screens, whizzy apps, you name it. The one thing, though, that they often fail to offer is the ability to make yourself heard clearly.
Star Wars-style holographic video chat is now a big step closer, with the development of a system that can project 3D moving images without the need for special glasses.