The Holophone is almost here! Amazon Set to Reveal 3D Handset

The holophone is almost here Amazon is working with AT&T to compete with Apple and Google with a revolutionary 3D handset

Jeff Bezos set to unveil the event at a launch in Seattle tomorrow

Expected to be available only in the US, and only on AT&T

Published: 18:56 EDT, 17 June 2014 | Updated: 00:56 EDT, 18 June 2014

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Amazon was today finishing up its first phone. It will be launched by Jeff Bezos within hours.

It is believed the the device will use retina-tracking technology to make images on the display of the smartphone appear to float above the screen' like holograms and appear three-dimensional at all angles.'

It is believed that the handset will initially be available in the US only by AT&T in an arrangement that mirrors the launch of the original iPhone.

The much-hyped holophone from Amazon is scheduled to be revealed on June 18. On Wednesday, Amazon published a teaser video showing people's reactions to the device. Images of the phone have were previously leaked online. The most recent images (pictured below) show a slim handset that resembles Apple's iPhone.

The rumoured deal has already upset AT&T's competitors.

Seattle based T-Mobile's chief executive officer, John Legere, tweeted, "Really, @Amazon? What happened to pride in your home town?

Images of the phone were previously leaked online.
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It is being developed at Lab126 Amazon's secretive Silicon Valley hardware unit.

More than 1,600 people claim Lab126 as their employer on the professional networking site LinkedIn according to Business Week.

The latest images also reveal a thin phone that looks a lot like Apple's iPhone.

'Multiple trusted sources have verified the authenticity of the image, which was designed for internal use by graphic designers at Amazon,' web site BGR said.

The handset seems to be inspired by Google's Nexus handset and Apple's iPhone 5.

As you can see in this image released exclusively by BGR the phone from Amazon will have a design which is similar to full touch smartphones currently available according to BGR.

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In fact, it seems to draw design cues from a variety of phones, including Apple's iPhone, Samsung's Galaxy S lineup and even the HTC One, which has a polished, chamfered bezel similar to that found on Amazon's phone.'

The handset is believed include a 4.7-inch display with HD resolution of 720p as well as the quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 2GB of RAM, and six individual camera modules to make the 3D effect work.

It will run a custom version of Google's Android OS similar to that is found on Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.

The Amazon handset has an edge that's beveled like the apple iPhone 5

The site has previously gathered images of the handset in protective cases.

"Finally we have pictures of a device prototype that is yet to be launched. This gives the world a first look at Amazon's much anticipated phone.