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Sony demonstrating Sci-Fi technology

9 June 2005 2:43 by Jari Ketola | 11 comments

This is already a bit "old news", but I thought our readers would still be interested in a video showing some very cool technology from Sony. The video shows a modular user interface consisting of pieces that look almost like glass squares that are laid on a table and then interact with each other.

I was quite impressed by it myself. Reminded me of technology seen only in science fiction movies ten years ago.

The video can be seen at:

http://gprime.net/video.php/sonyrevolution

Update: The video shows DataTiles in action. The DataTiles were presented already in 2001.

The DataTiles system integrates the benefits of two major interaction paradigms: graphical and physical user interfaces. Tagged transparent tiles are used as modular construction units. These tiles are augmented by dynamic graphical information when they are placed on a sensor-enhanced flat panel display. They can be used independently or can be combined into more complex configurations, similar to the way language can express complex concepts through a sequence of simple words.

So this is definitely old news, but still interesting and cool to look at. =)

http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/person/rekimoto/datatile/
http://www.csl.sony.co.jp/publications_e.shtml

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spooky2k (Member) 9 June 2005 3:19
oh my....i want em some of that. Dan x [ + quote]
p4_tt (Senior Member) 9 June 2005 5:36
I have no clue to what that thing is but it look's very interesting...kinda [ + quote]
luisis1 (Newbie) 9 June 2005 7:14
wow that is some cool stuff I have to get me one of those [ + quote]
Logik666 (Senior Member) 9 June 2005 9:33
WOW! great potential that has. [ + quote]
borhan9 (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2005 13:28
Well I checked this out. and i was amazed, but!!! i saw this like the other user said bout actually in the 80's watchin "Back 2 the future 2" but i really liked the shopin feature. but they still have a lot of glitches to fix by the looks of things. but i love how technology is goin Ace [ + quote]
ceja_11 (Member) 9 June 2005 15:01
OMG , WOW! [ + quote]
BigPantz (Member) 9 June 2005 15:06
:0 !!! how good is that! i want one.. [ + quote]
djscoop (AfterDawn Addict) 9 June 2005 17:09
Sony does it again...just amazing. [ + quote]
bobby36 (Newbie) 10 June 2005 6:00
very nice [ + quote]
cmmnsense (Inactive) 15 June 2005 6:51
Don't see MS doing anything near as innovative as this and the cell. Why all the anti-sony? I don't know, I guess there's just alot of stupid people out there. [ + quote]
djscoop (AfterDawn Addict) 15 June 2005 7:46
very true. sony is a phenominal company [ + quote]