[From The Hollywood Reporter, where the story includes more images and links to videos and related stories] [Illustration: Kagan McLeod] Marilyn Monroe Hologram Concert in the Works Amid Growing Controversy The trend ignited by a Tupac Shakur resurrection in the desert portends rights battles of epic proportions. 5/31/2012 by Eriq Gardner This story originally appeared in the June 8 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. When Tupac Shakur took the stage in hologram form at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, hundreds of thousands of onlookers reveled in seeing one of hip-hop’s greatest performers seemingly brought back…

[From The Wall Street Journal, where the story includes a slideshow, an interactive graphic and a 5 minute video] Next Cameras Come Into View Experimental Device Has a Billion Pixels, Can Zoom In After a Photo Is Taken By Gautam NaikK Updated June 21, 2012 Scientists at Duke University have built an experimental camera that allows the user—after a photo is taken—to zoom in on portions of the image in extraordinary detail, a development that could fundamentally alter the way images are captured and viewed. The new camera collects more than 30 times as much picture data as today’s best…

[From The New York Times Magazine, where eight portraits are featured; more information and portraits are available on John Clang’s web site] Futuristic Family Reunions Be Here Now Julie Bosman June 1, 2012 In Singapore, it is a common practice for entire families to gather on special occasions for a formal picture, often at a studio, with the resulting image framed and prominently displayed at home. The growing tendency of younger family members to take jobs abroad, however, has left many modern portraits missing a relation or two. So the Singaporean photographer John Clang devised a solution, piggybacking on the…

[From Digital Trends] Instaglasses always let you see the world in vintage filters You practically Instagram everything you see anyway, so why not alter your vision to feel like you’re on Instagram 24/7? June 21, 2012 By Natt Garun Let’s admit it: Some of you are total Instagram addicts. You can’t seem to take pictures without the need to add filters and make them look cooler, and photos without the edits just seem bland and… oh, so contemporary. If you’re so in love with vintage photographic filters, why not see the world in them? That’s the idea behind the Instaglasses…

[From The Telegraph; more information is available from the BBC] [Image: BBC R&D have been developing acoustics that can trick the listener into believing they are really at events such as concerts with sound coming from every direction – even above and below. Photo: Getty.] BBC is developing 3D radio Engineers at the BBC are developing new technology to broadcast radio and television programmes with three-dimensional sound. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent 10 Jun 2012 Three-dimensional television may only just have arrived, but engineers at the BBC are already working on the next step – 3D radio. Researchers at the…

[From The University of Central Florida] [Image: A “cool girl” greets a student in the school hallway. Photo courtesy of Virtually Better, Inc.)] Avatars May Help Children With Social Anxiety Researchers looking for 8- to 12-year-olds to participate in study By Chad Binette June 12, 2012 A principal standing in the hallway says, “You are one of my favorite students!” In class, a smart girl says, “You are the nicest person in our class!” Many children would smile and eagerly return those compliments, but some with social anxiety may be too terrified to respond. Researchers at the University of Central…