Another really cool thing is this I/O brush image capture device. The first few uses of it are nifty, but when they scan the girl’s eye, then “paint” it on the screen and you see it blink, well, that’s just mind blowing!
Wow…that is unreal! I loved the brush! The impromptu “paintings” made with them are amazing. I’d love to see an exhibit of works created with this thing.
Now the real key, other than making the hardware affordable, is making the programming simple enough that you don’t need to be a PHD to make use of it.
Our lab is doing essentially the same research. We’re currently in discussion with the NYU guys to see if they can ship a prototype over for us to play with. I’m looking forward to getting my hands on one of those suckers.
Another cool project is the Lumisight table. Each person standing around the table sees a completely different view, which allows you to do things like present multi-lingual interfaces or play card games on a single table.
I can see the benefits of the monitor but I can’t really come up with a good idea of really practical applications for the I/O Brush (which I think is the cooloer of the two). Anyone know what it might be used for in the real world other than parlor tricks?
Here’s a bit more on the ubermonitor. I find the name for the technology amusing: Frustrated Total Internal Reflection. Pretty nifty what their future plans for the thing are: