ITRI Finally Brings Minority Report Tech to Life

[Guest]

Taiwanese Industrial Technology Research Institute already has a working augmented reality system that projects a virtual GUI in front of the user.

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[Pyree]

Hmmm... I can see a potential problem of using this in a crowded Taiwanese train.

 

[bluegman991]

If holographic displaying technology doesn't advance fast enough, I can see large crowds of people all wearing these glasses.

 

[balister]

Elon Musk already beat them to it, given, Musk's is much more specific (for use with CAD/CAM), but he did it before ITRI did. Plus, Musk figured out how to project onto a transparent glass pane.

 

[gnice3d]

Meanwhile... Three years ago.

http://singularityhub.com/2010/12/10/mit-uses-xbox-kinect-to-create-cheap-minority-report-interface-video/

 

[Belardo]

Check out this futuristic, yet HERE TODAY graphic Interface: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5u5A8_SE0

It looks like Ghost in the Shell, but it is VERY functional for what it does... and its a beauty to watch, especially in HD.

 

[quilciri]

*grope*..."oh, I'm sorry, I was trying to turn up the volume"