Can a Holographic Salesman Convince You to Buy an Audi?
Posted 02/17/09 at 02:30:26 PM by Andy Salisbury
Comments
Print
Email
In the land down under they’ve got a lot of neat things that are all their own, the John Butler Trio, dingoes, babies for them to eat, and now holographic car salesman. PDM, Australia’s number one digital media company has just launched the first life-size “Holographic Virtual Assistant” at the Audi Centre Sydney, Rosebery.
The holograph works with 3M’s dynamic Vikuiti rear projection film and rear mounted photo projector technology. Given Vikuiti’s particular digital content abilities, it’s allowed PDM to convert a 10mm thick piece of Perspex into a virtual, talking person.
The virtual assistant provides most of the essential information that one would need when looking to buy an Audi. What the dealership is offering, and targeted information depending on who is in the building at that time is all provided.
According to Allan Brinck, the Dealer Principal, “The Audi brand prides itself on innovation and quality and being a progressive brand, we are once again leading the way with this cutting-edge installation. We have been aware of PDM’s track record of innovation in the Australian marketplace for quite some time. The Virtual assistant is a great way for us to connect with our customers and a great example of Audi’s progressive brand coming to life.”
Image Credit: Audi
Well Sex does sell. They
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 6:07pm
Well Sex does sell. They should have that female hologirl just about naked. Now she'll sell cars man. They can have HoloDancers and a holobar where you can get drunk and do something stupid like buy another car the day after getting layed off.
ie. they can't pay for a
Submitted by jcollins on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 4:37pm
ie. they can't pay for a real salesperson, so now they're trying $0 commission holograms? I can't get the emergency medical hologram from Star Trek Voyager out of my mind now (original version)...
Please state the nature
Submitted by nekollx on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 5:00pm
Please state the nature ofthe Automotive Inquery
So is it based off a real
Submitted by Antilogic81 on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 2:39pm
So is it based off a real person? Looks more like an elaborate kiosk at the moment that spits out information when asked for it.
Well that's just great!
Submitted by smashingpumpin on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 5:23pm
Well that's just great! Knowing how naggy salespersons can get, you won't waste both of your time doing test drives when all you wanted to know are the dang digits! Oh, wait, it can get inside a car and force you to do a test drive right? lol
_______________________________________________
...and what does this have to do with porn?
Submitted by rayatwork05 on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 1:46pm
SWEET JESUS! Ill finally be able to deck my car salesman in the face.
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Tue, 02/17/2009 - 1:50pm
I'd like to see the look on the holographic salesmans face when he/she looks at my credit report.
Images of computers from Star Trek the original series come to mind. Not logical, cannot compute, cannot compute and the inevitable smoke and explosions would ensue..
Must Read Articles
Feature
Review
Feature
Feature
Feature
Most Popular Articles
This Month's Issue
FEATURE Build a Crazy-Fast $647 PCFEATURE Six Single-Band 802.11n Routers ReviewedHOW TOTweak BitTorrent and FirefoxFEATUREClose Look at ClarkdaleWHITE PAPERLCD Panel Technology
Technology News
Computer Cooling Fans
Computer Cases
PC Game Controllers
PC Games
Computer Hardware
Headphones
MP3 Players
Stream Video
Computer Mouse
Monitors
Motherboards
NAS Storage
Networking
Laptop Computers
DVD Burner
Digital Cameras
Portable Storage
Computer Accessories
Smartphone
Antivirus Software
Sound Cards
Speakers
Computer Systems
Thumb Drives
Video Cameras
Video Card Reviews
Water Cooling
Gadgets
- Keyboards
© 2010 Future US, Inc. All rights reserved.
