Microsoft's 3D computer offers a world for your hands
The way we use
computers now looks very antiquated compared with a new interactive
see-through OLED display from Microsoft Applied Sciences.
Jinha Lee, an MIT
Media Lab Ph.D. student and a research intern at Microsoft, worked with
Cati Boulanger (a researcher at the company) on a new type of computer
that seems like a stepping stone to something much greater. Lee
describes the see-through 3D desktop in greater detail on his personal
blog.
At first glance, the
user puts his hands behind a screen to type on a keyboard. However, that
screen is actually a transparent OLED (by Samsung) containing a
computer that you can control with 3D hand gestures.
You could quickly
shuffle through various applications and open windows in a manner that
looks somewhat like a fusion of "Johnny Mnemonic" and "Tron" (not to
mention "Minority Report"). A camera captures head motion to provide a
sense of depth and accurate viewing angles, as well.
The project is on display at Microsoft TechForum 2012 in Redmond, Wash.
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