Musion Systems and Cisco Networks may be bringing our dreams to life.

Ever not want to attend a meeting in person? Ok, dumb question. But you've never had an option, unless you lied and said you got stung by 100 bees, or were contaminated in some way. But even at that, you'd have to eventually provide SOME proof.

Well, the future of laziness may be closer than we think.

This HAS to be too good to be true.

Maybe, but maybe not. With some fancy cameras and IP networks, you can have people on stage at an event or meeting that are not even there! Zuck could have done his SXSW keynote from Ecuador! And he would have been able to see the audience just like he was there!

These two companies have teamed up to create the Cisco On-Stage TelePresence Experience using technologies from each.

The possibilities are ENDLESS. Don't want to visit mom? No problem, hologram yourself to the Church group brunch. Have a long distance relationship? Feel closer than iChat with someone.

We're not sure when this is going to happen but we hope to get a Beta invite.

Check out this awesomesauce demo video.

[via lux.et.umbra]