Looking Glass introduced the Musubi, a compact consumer holographic photo and video frame designed to present existing images and short clips as floating 3D holograms, featuring the company’s Hololuminescent Display (HLD) embedded behind a 7-inch TFT-LCD. Users load photos and videos into a companion desktop app where content is converted into holographic moments, then transfer files via USB-C to the acrylic-framed display.
The Musubi plays videos with selectable 3D freeze-frame moments, offers a speaker for audio, supports portrait mode only and includes 8 GB of storage for about 1,000 holograms. Looking Glass is crowdfunding the Musubi on Kickstarter with early-bird pricing; units were slated to ship in June 2026 if funded. Consumers gain a simple way to relive memories in depth, bringing 3D display tech from commercial demos into home decor and gifting contexts.
Consumer Holographic Photo Frames
Looking Glass Musubi Frame Launches on Kickstarter
Trend Themes
1. Home Holographic Displays - Compact consumer-grade holographic frames bring volumetric imagery into everyday living spaces, transforming flat photos and clips into perceived 3D scenes.
2. Personalized 3D Memory Curation - Users converting personal photos and short videos into selectable holographic moments creates new demand for curated, timeline-based 3D memory collections.
3. Integrated Hld-and-lcd Hybrids - Embedding Hololuminescent Display layers behind conventional TFT-LCD panels enables lower-cost, manufacturable holographic products suitable for mass-market adoption.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Small-format holographic frames represent a new device category that blends display, storage, and simple content workflows in a single consumer product.
2. Home Decor and Gifting - Decor and gift markets are being redefined by display objects that present memories as floating, tactile-feeling holograms rather than traditional prints.
3. Photography and Memory Services - Photo labs, app developers, and memory-archiving services could be disrupted by demand for conversion tools and storage-optimized formats for holographic content.