TRANSPARENT 3D COMPUTER

A transparent computer that allows users to
reach inside and touch digital content has been
unveiled at the Technology, Entertainment and
Design (TED) conference in Los Angeles.
TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on the
SpaceTop 3D desktop in collaboration with
Microsoft.
Allowing people to interact with machines in the
same way they do with solid objects could make
computing much more intuitive, he told the
BBC.
He can see the system coming into general use
within a decade.
The system consists of a transparent LED display
with built-in cameras, which track the user's
gestures and eye movements.
The design was inspired by what he sees as a
human need to interact with things.
"Spatial memory, where the body intuitively
remembers where things are, is a very human
skill," he said.
Translating this to the digital world will enable
people to use computers more easily as well as
complete more complex tasks.
"If you are working on a document you can pick
it up and flip through it like a book," he said.
For more precise tasks, where hand gestures are
not accurate, there is a touchpad. It will allow,
for example architects to manipulate 3D models.