It is an old story (January actually) - but still a fascinating subject: improved touch-based interfaces
The Minority Report made real - at least in terms of how we interact with the computer. Having used a pda (qtek 2020i currently) for several years, and worked with a touch-screen based reporting solution I can truly appreciate how nice something like this would be.
Using your hands to gesture or point something out is a lot more convenient for shuffling through large amounts of data, or for indicating a general direction.
On a slight tangent, a small plug for the audio version of Spherical Tomi - it is a sort of cyberpunk space crime novel. The story is good, but does leave you hanging (part two is being written...) - the tech on the other hand is marvelously described: the spheres are "screens" around the person using them, containing code and parts of programs - strung togheter and activated with laser-tipped fingers (paraphrasing) in a mash-up of Matrix and Minority Report.
With the Beta.Blogger running rather well, this blog will probably get another re-design shortly - fading down the backgrounds and adding in some new features (labels)
...and the sun is dim - fall is in full effect...
