In which case all that will be needed for mobile holography a decade from now will be public acceptance of swarms of miniature cameras everywhere so that multi-angle video images can be converted to holograms.

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He said he loves one class where the professor uses engaging images, photographs, and multi-media in his PowerPoint slides.

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"Multi Frame NR" captures a series of images in rapid succession.

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For the true multi-tasker, a user can take videos and still images simultaneously.

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However, the dramatic images were soon recognised as having been lifted from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, a multi-million selling game released in 2011.

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