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Obscura Digital Demos "Minority Report"-Like Display

Posted by kdawson on from the grabbing-holograms dept.

Barence and other readers sent along word of a demonstration by Obscura Digital of a new technology it's dubbed a multi-touch hologram — reminiscent of the display in Minority Report. The demonstration shows a man interacting with holographic images projected before him, moving them around and resizing them. It's only sort of like the Minority Report display, which used hand movements to control elements on a screen. Earlier, Obscura had demoed another take on the Spielbergian technology, a multi-touch wall.

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  1. Cool, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Somehow, doesn't seem as efficient as alt-tabbing.

    1. Re:Cool, but... by oldspewey · · Score: 4, Funny

      alt-tabbing

      My brain initially interpreted that as "air-tabbing" and I pictured legions of nerds engaged in some kind of fierce air-keyboarding competition.

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  2. Innovative by gbjbaanb · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, but can we lay it down on say, a table?

  3. This could double by al0ha · · Score: 4, Funny

    as a form of Geek exercise. Lift that window, scroll that window, spin it, spin it, expand then contract...

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  4. A few technical steps away from "Minority Report" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The researchers did state that their tech would need to be scaled up before it could work with straight actors.

  5. Re:Sounds great and all, but.. by Ron_Fitzgerald · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can porn be enhanced with a technology that requires you to move your hands and arms wildly?

    Hmm....

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  6. Re:One step closer to my holographic dream by 4D6963 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someday, when holograms are commonplace, I will drive down the street, and instead of seeing my car, you will see a giant snake breathing fire on everything around me.

    A snake? Pfft, give me my damn holographic shark that bites by-passers. You've got 7 years.

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  7. Re:photo collection app... by 4D6963 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Boring. Hasn't anyone figured out a more interesting application of this "multi-touch" input form?

    Multi-touch.. interesting... mmmh.. is it okay if it involves the Olsen twins? :-S

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  8. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  9. Re:One step closer to my holographic dream by ArsonSmith · · Score: 5, Funny

    But not in our dreams. No sir.

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  10. Re:ok, I want one by __aamnbm3774 · · Score: 2, Funny

    either that, or we'll all have bulging ripped giant shoulders.

  11. Re:ok, I want one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Clearly /.ers are well-informed on building muscle.

  12. Re:One step closer to my holographic dream by alx5000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    +1 Modpoints for explaining joke

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  13. Re:ok, I want one by glittalogik · · Score: 2, Funny

    Jim Fixx

    Dennis Leary:

    Jogged fifteen miles a day. Did a jogging book. Did a jogging video. Dropped out of a heart attack when? When he was fucking jogging, that's when! What do you wanna bet it was two smokers who found the body the next morning and went, "Hey! That's Jim Fixx, isn't it? Wow, what a fucking tragedy."

  14. Re:A few technical steps away from "Minority Repor by initialE · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok let's get this clear. Being a Scientologist doesn't make you gay, it makes you retarded.

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