Sony Shows Off Primitive Surface Computer, Pats Self On Back
Sony Shows Off Primitive Surface Computer, Pats Self On Back
Posted 11/06/2009 at 5:47pm
| by Ryan Whitwam
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Color us a little confused by this one. Sony has been showing off a surface computer of sorts. The system was constructed with Atracsys and utilizes a camera to track the locations of your fingers, meaning you don’t have to physically touch anything. For some reason, it’s being shown off on a table top… that you touch.
Sony/ Atracsys also showed how the camera system can track facial movements and even calculate mood. The point seems to be that you could interact with a computer without actually touching it. This would be invaluable in an operating room, for example, where sterility must be maintained. Sort of like Natal on the Xbox, apparently. Despite what they’re saying the camera tracking is capable of, Sony is making it look like a glorified Microsoft Surface. Check out the story link above to see the demo video.
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MariannaBella
November 07, 2009 at 3:50pm
::Quivers with delight::
(Okay, that may have sounded a little perverted... No? Then I'm the one with the dirty mind!)
I want one. Period.
xs0u1x
November 06, 2009 at 6:22pm
wouldn't that be great if you could make mean faces at the camera and it would "calculate your mood" then show advertising for prozac?
Caboose
November 06, 2009 at 6:59pm
Or if it caught you having sex or watching porn and there were ads for Viagra!
Oh the possibilities!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
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