Originally posted by Laura Foy in On10.net blogs
We dropped in at Microsoft Research (MSR) to get a look at the potential for today"s technologies long before they ever evolve into products. Andy Wilson"s Play Anywhere prototype uses a clever combination of a projector, a camera, and a computer to develop what is probably the most intuitive human interface for digital information yet (Minority Report anyone?). Andy showed us the Coffee Compass, which could certainly become a popular in-car hack.