---
title: "This “Portal” Lets You Beam a Hologram of Yourself Into Video Calls"
description: "The hologram strat up PORTL Hologram made a doorway-sized device that can transmit holograms as new, immersive form of video calls."
date: "2020-10-30"
modified: "2020-10-30"
authors:
  - name: "Dan Robitzski"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/danrobitzski"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/portal-beam-holograph-video-calls"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "hologram"
  - "technology"
  - "the digest"
---

# This “Portal” Lets You Beam a Hologram of Yourself Into Video Calls

![The hologram strat up PORTL Hologram made a doorway-sized device that can transmit holograms as new, immersive form of video calls.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hologram-portals-beam-yourself-video-calls.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: PORTL\</em\>*

## Beam Me Up

A startup wants to upgrade our video calls by bringing hologram tech to the masses — although the gadgets are starting at the deep price of $60,000 apiece.

The idea behind PORTL Hologram, *[TechCrunch reports](<https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/29/portl-hologram-raises-3m-to-put-a-hologram-machine-in-every-home/>)*, is to create a new kind of video call that projects a 3D image of your likeness, not unlike the holograms [from "Star Wars](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/true-star-wars-style-hologram>)." It's based on the same tech used for that iconic [hologram Tupac performance](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGbrFmPBV0Y>) at Coachella 2012 — but with upgrades, the company says, that make the experience far more immersive.

## Surround Sound

Using the doorway-like device is sort of like creating a portal into the other room, hence the name: *TechCrunch* reports that users can talk to people on the other end and will hear them reply with a surround sound feature that lets them know where to look.

It sounds like a big ask since Zoom and Google video calls are free, but PORTL reports selling dozens to individuals as well as malls, airports, and movie theaters.

## Shrinking Down

In a bid to sell more than "several dozen" models, the company is now working on a more accessible, miniature version that records and transmits holograms without taking up the entire height of a room. And, company founder David Nussbaum tells *TechCrunch*, it comes with new subscription features.

"The minis will be bundled with content like Peloton and Mirror bundled with very specific types of content," Nussbaum said. "We are in conversations with a number of extremely well-known content creators where we would bundle a portal but will also have dedicated and exclusive content."

**READ MORE:** [PORTL Hologram raises $3M to put a hologram machine in every home](<https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/29/portl-hologram-raises-3m-to-put-a-hologram-machine-in-every-home/>) \[*TechCrunch*\]

**More on expensive holograms:** *[Kanye Bought Kim Kardashian a Hologram of her Dead Dad That Says He's Proud of Her](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/kanye-bought-kim-kardashian-hologram-her-dead-dad-says-hes-proud-her>)*

## Author
Dan Robitzki is a senior reporter for Futurism, where he likes to cover AI, tech ethics, and medicine. He spends his extra time fencing and streaming games from Los Angeles, California.

### Author social links  
[Twitter](<https://x.com/danrobitzski>)