Microsoft Research has revealed an amazing new experiment that uses Kinect and a clever projector to turn any surface into an interactive touch-based interface.
What's really interesting is how a panel can be assigned to a moving object and the system automatically adjusts the projection to stay with the object.
It detects multi-point touch and can even use multiple surfaces at ones. No more reading - just watch and want one...
Comments
18 comments so far...
pRM8 on 19 Oct '11 said:
Cool.
I have a new slogan for Kinect:
One small step for party games, one giant leap for shoulder mounted laser targeted rocket launchers.
le_don on 19 Oct '11 said:
Who (other than the Predator) is going to walk around with that on their shoulder?
Beetle Bum on 19 Oct '11 said:
people who have pet parrots
metallicorphan on 19 Oct '11 said:
looks great,not sure i want that on my shoulder though
Padua on 19 Oct '11 said:
Kinect tech is brilliant and has lots of exciting applications it seems in every other industry but video games
Microsoft's plans to bring interactive TV in with shows like Sesame Street where viewers can interact and wear virtual costumes is a wonderful idea. I can see it having even greater mass appeal than the Wii did.
Especially late at night
Padua on 19 Oct '11 said:
The are talking about reducing it to the size of a deck of cards ... and eventually mobile phones
TechnoWolf on 19 Oct '11 said:
Microsoft confirmed for going casual next gen.
AlexRat on 19 Oct '11 said:
The idea with these sort of videos is usually: "Hey! Look at this cool thing we made! Now please give us money so we can make it 5-10 smaller and cheaper so we can all be rich!"
MrPirtniw on 19 Oct '11 said:
OmniTouch? Is this the precurssor to the Omni Tool? Interesting stuff though.
Yellow6 on 19 Oct '11 said:
Put eight or sixteen of these in a room.
Throw in the same number of projectors.
You got yourself a holodeck!
KMakawa on 19 Oct '11 said:
Most of it can be shrunken down to just a few lenses and wiring interlaced in your jacket
subform on 19 Oct '11 said:
at 2m30s...the guy demonstrating began writing something... before it faded to the next section...
My prediction... GET F*CKED...
That is a perfect summary of human nature. New and advanced tech? Write a swear word or draw a one eyed yoghurt chucker with it
MRHONGKONGDAVE on 19 Oct '11 said:
Can someone tell me a use for this??????????????????????????????????????????
martinawatson on 19 Oct '11 said:
All Microsoft have to do, is disguise the projecter in a parrot like form, somehow star a craze whee everyone dresses like pirates than bang pop whizz they are onto a winner........t**ts
LordVonPS3 on 19 Oct '11 said:
Soundwave from transformers.
MrPirtniw on 19 Oct '11 said:
I don't know what that is- but I'm in.
martinawatson on 20 Oct '11 said:
new batteries needed, not just my keyboard
martinawatson on 20 Oct '11 said:
oo your so ahead of the curve micropycatsoft
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