Updated! iHologram Brings Anamorphosis to iPhone

By Rene Ritchie
last updated

UDPATE: D'oh! It's a proof of concept rendering, not an actual coded App! My bad. (Thanks to Kevind for pointing that out in the comments)

What is iHologram? A simple application that fools your eye into seeing a 3D walking cartoon cat.

What does it do? Nothing but bring a smile to your face and a little magic to your iPhone.

Says Gizmodo:

David [OReilly]'s application assumes a constant viewing angle of 35 to 45 degrees, which is the usual when anyone watches the iPhone screen. Knowing that angle, the application calculates the orientation of the screen relative to the viewer using the iPhone motion sensors, so when you turn it around, the 3D world perspective gets skewed accordingly.

Rene Ritchie
Rene Ritchie
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Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.