As no less a source than Back to the Future predicted, 2015 may be the year a hologram grabs your dollars back from Amazon.
Mannequins have done their job in store windows for over a century. But as brick-and-mortar stores increasingly fight for attention, they're due for a digital upgrade. Namely, a talking human hologram that greets you and asks if you'd like to buy the designer sweater she's wearing. You say yes, and she offers you a coupon you scan on your mobile phone to redeem in-store or online.