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Interactive Computing, like Minority Report

Posted in General, Technology by User ImageDouglas Karr at 1:14 pm

Boy is technology evolving quickly! I’m not sure how many of you remember Tom Cruise in Minority Report, where he’s flipping through information via a virtual display. Here’s the preview showing the special effect:

A couple years ago, it was simply a special effect. Here is a video of the new reality of the technology with an explanation of how it works:

You can find some more great examples at Eon Reality’s website.

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