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Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop Overlay

Posted by michael on from the dance-for-me dept.

Jason0x21 writes "Wired News has an article about UNC Comp. Sci. researchers developing a transparent desktop overlay for video conferencing, allowing remote coworkers to literally point and interact with things on your screen. The researchers say that Apple's Quartz graphics engine let them go from idea to prototype in 'about 45 minutes'. Windows versions predicted in the future."

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  1. ...sgub emos llits s'erehT by pyrrhonist · · Score: 4, Funny
    allowing remote coworkers to literally point and interact with things on your screen.

    !siht ekil skool gnihtyreve weiv fo tniop rieht morf ,yletanutrofnU

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  2. Re:Similar piece of tech... by TastyWords · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Windows version will be done three months from now. Then Guido, dispatched from the Microsoft office will pay you a "visit" to sell it to them "or else".

  3. Heaven Forbid! by ThePDW · · Score: 5, Funny

    Heaven forbid that people should actually have to talk to each other face to face!

  4. Hmm... by el_flynn · · Score: 5, Funny

    One possible feature for them to implement: one party can "flip the bird" to restart the whole session (as opposed to ALT-F4 or CTRL-C or whatever), thus giving new meaning to "Giving your co-worker the finger" for bad suggestions.

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