Desultory Thoughts

When I saw this video [mblog.lib.umich.edu] I immediately thought of the future-based movie, “Minority Report”. This monitor responds to touch, but unlike a normal tablet PC or other touch-screen monitor, this monitor reacts differently depending on how it is touched. I’m looking forward to seeing this in the mainstream. The holdup for now is that it isn’t supported natively by any OS, so it is only used in custom applications/systems.