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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Tech Microsoft Is Working on Something Awesome

Posted by Paul Constant on Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 2:03 PM

The Verge provides a look inside Microsoft's Edison Lab, in which very smart people are working to create what is basically a Holodeck in your home:

Stevie Bathiche, director of research at Microsoft's applied sciences lab, says to "imagine a day where in your home, one wall is dedicated to being your magic wall. A wall where it can teleport you to another world without really going anywhere." Bathiche shows off a number of systems that aim to accomplish this vision, including a system that projects LED light to detect a human being's movements in space, and a glasses-free stereoscopic display that can be "steered" by the viewer as they move.

They have video of the project at The Verge. You should go watch it; this is exciting stuff.

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I'm glad the Microsoft has finally decided to capitalize on its strengths: producing slick consumer goods at a profitable price.

Posted by tiktok on December 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM

I must have that sound track.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on December 28, 2011 at 2:13 PM

Coming soon to a dickhead near you.

Posted by Fnarf

on December 28, 2011 at 2:33 PM

"Lacks feature rich email application. Canceled."

Posted by Dougsf on December 28, 2011 at 2:40 PM

They had those in Fahrenheit 451 if I remember correctly.

Posted by EmilySavesTheDay on December 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM

Meanwhile, after buying a Kinect for PC, a half year later I'm still looking for some (non-buggy) software to let me do a Page Down with my left hand using Windows XP.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe

on December 28, 2011 at 3:35 PM

Paul needs a day off.

Posted by GlamB0t on December 28, 2011 at 4:19 PM

Like Microsoft, my working on something awesome often results in the awesomeness fleeing.

Posted by gloomy gus on December 28, 2011 at 4:21 PM

@4 and @8 FTW.

Posted by yelahneb

on December 29, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Ooooh I hope its as exciting as the Surface! But hey, nothing will ever beat the awesomeness of the Zune...

Posted by MarkyMark on December 29, 2011 at 3:21 AM

It sounds dreadful. People are anti-social enough already.

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay

on December 29, 2011 at 5:44 AM

Janeway was definitely the best captain --- she has the goods.

And this is the country which is hellbent on extraditing Wikileaks' Julian Assange:

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