Microsoft
might've missed
the boat when it comes to Tablets, but it might just have an ace up
its sleeves. Check out Joshua Topolsky
of The Verge touring Microsoft's Edison Lab, where a team of really smart
people are building a magic wall:
Stevie Bathiche, director of research at Microsoft's applied sciences lab, says to "imagine a day where in your home, one wall is dedicated to being your magic wall. A wall where it can teleport you to another world without really going anywhere." Bathiche shows off a number of systems that aim to accomplish this vision, including a system that projects LED light to detect a human being's movements in space, and a glasses-free stereoscopic display that can be "steered" by the viewer as they move.
Link | More from the Microsoft Research tour series on The Verge
Of course it goes without saying that if anything like a holodeck is ever developed, it'll be primarily used for educational purposes.
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)
Yes, strictly educational!
Abusive comment hidden.
(Show it anyway.)