CNN's 'Hologram' Rebuttal by CNET Makes Sense

OK, I may have categorized myself as idiotic and premature in sounding off about the hologram CNN showcased during election night. According to CNET's blogger, I must be "drinking Wolf Blitzer's Kool-Aid" if I believe that the technology took news reporting to a new height.

The blogger made some good points though:

• We receive value in seeing the environment of a reporter
• Elimination of the environment may make the setting more intimate but it obscures the true report
• The hologram was a bit poor as the rendering was somewhat jagged

All that said, it was cool for a major network to try out the technology. Maybe this will spark additional technologies and give us more empowerment in the future.