If you'd thought that OmniTouch and PocketTouch were the end of Microsoft Research's
natural user interface projects, think again. It's now released a video
of the HoloDesk, a tool that lets you manipulate virtual 3D objects
with your bare hands. Looking through a transparent display, the objects
react nearly instantly, rolling from a sheet of real paper into a real
cup and falling into shadow if you block the virtual light-source. The
Cambridge lab that developed the tool sees uses in remote working,
collaboration or device prototyping. If you hadn't guessed, there's a
hacked Kinect at the heart of HoloDesk's DNA, which makes us wonder how long it'll be before we can use it to play Halo.
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