This Startup Can Turn Almost Anything Into a Hyper-Realistic Hologram

Proto, a holographic communications startup based in California, has built a system capable of beaming just about anything from one location to another. Okay, maybe not literally—this isn’t Mike Teavee’s unfortunate turn of events at Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory—but visually. If its image can be captured in front of a white backdrop, Proto can teleport it from one location to another, successfully performing what’s now commonly called “holoportation.”