Television interviews have taken a giant step into the future.

"Beam Me Up, Scottie," a line familiar to those of us who grew up with Star Trek, was once a far fetched theory. But no longer…last night, Anderson Cooper conducted a 3-D holographic television interview with will.i.am about his role in the Obama election.

Take a look at the video above…the technology is just plain cool.

And, makes you wonder what's next as media formats continue to converge and new technology is pursued and implemented.