Paul Raven @ 13-05-2008
Did you ever play Missile Command in the arcades when you were a kid? I’ll bet you thought (more than once) “man, how awesome would it be if you could just touch the screen instead of using that trackball!”
Steve Mason evidently thought so, and has taken advantage of multi-touch technology to make a wall-sized version for the serious win:
I know we don’t do many gadget posts at Futurismic these days, but I couldn’t let that one pass by. 
[vid via Engadget]
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Paul Raven @ 22-02-2008
Yet more potential transhumanist body-modification! File under “you must all send me money until I can afford one of these”:
The strapline for the image on the Physorg report reads: “Waterproof and powered by pizza”. [Via Chris Roberson and many others]
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Jeremy Eades @ 07-10-2007
It seems like the time is ripe for new technology in the way we view media and interact with computers. First we saw wearable monitors, and now Microsoft’s come out with a tabletop touch screen with a range of applications. The Microsoft Surface will be available only to companies at first, so it’s got applications for ordering food, a map function to help you find your way in a mall or hotel, and a jukebox function compatible with the Microsoft Zune ("subject to DRM restrictions, of course"). Possible home functions include Paint, a photo application, and a sort of jigsaw puzzle where each piece displays part of a movie and you must arrange them in the proper order.
At a launch price of $5,000-$10,000, it’s just as well your average Joe won’t be able to buy it. But Microsoft hopes the price will come down as demand grows and technology gets cheaper. And when it gets cheap enough, I’ll be there ready to play at being John Anderton (without the cops chasing me, of course).
(image from kjd)
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