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Minority Report UI For The Military

Posted by Zonk on from the at-least-some-good-will-come-from-that-movie dept.

merryprankster writes "New Scientist is reporting that a 'Minority Report' style interface is being developed by defense company Raytheon. Users don a pair of reflective gloves and manipulate images projected on a panoramic screen. A mounted camera keeps track of hand movements and a computer interprets gestures. Raytheon has even employed John Underkoffler, the researcher who proposed the interface to the makers of the film. Now just wait till Billboards start scanning your iris."

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  1. First POST First POST First POST First POST First by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Always wanted to do that,,,,

  2. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yayyayayayayayayay
    yay

  3. FIRST POST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FIRST POST

  4. pure satisfaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    few things can describe the feeling I get when an adblock line goes from:

    http://ilinks.industrybrains.com/Search/GetResults _Html.asp?AffiliateID=107&Adult=0&Business=1&Consu mer=1&Results=5&Layout=1&Search=107IBIndustryTarge t=Slashdot_Games

    to:
    http://*industrybrains.com*

    /shivers
  5. Scarily, the pre-cogs could go several ways... by IronChefMorimoto · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...depending on who's in the White House.

    In one scenario, Condoleeza Rice, Dick Cheney, and Don Rumsfeld lie in the pool predicting dictatorial takedowns for "freedom."

    If Dems win in 2008, then it could be a whole other affair, with Joe Lieberman and 2 Hollywood actors predicting and preventing right wing conspiracies for 4 years.

    Until Jeb Bush manages to drown the Hillary Clinton staffer in the Everglades and confuse the pre-cogs into thinking it was Bill Clinton in a fit of horny misbehavior.

    IronChefMorimoto