Augmented Reality: the Microsoft wearable multitouch projector

*Interesting concept.

*I wonder why Microsoft can never properly name these blue-sky projects of theirs. Or produce and sell them, either.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/31/technology/microsoft-wearable-display/index.htm

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"Microsoft's project, which doesn't have a snazzy name like Google's, is a wearable projector that utilizes technology similar to the Kinect to shine a multitouch display pretty much anywhere. The company simply calls it the "Wearable Multitouch Projector."

"What that actually means is that a wall, a notepad or your hand can become a touchscreen in an instant.

"Microsoft (MSFT, Fortune 500) hasn't figured out the use case for the technology, but one idea it's playing with is that someday soon, you'll be able to access everything in your smartphone while it's still in your pocket.

"Want to make a quick call, look at a map, or change the song you're listening to? Just hold out your hand...."

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