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December 7, 2012

Augmented Light Bulb Turns a Desk Into a Touch Screen

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By Tom Simonite, Technology Review

Adding hands-on interactivity to any surface in a home or office could expand the way computers are used. Desk toy: A computer with a camera and projector fits into a light bulb socket, and can make any surface interactive. Powerful computers are becoming small and cheap enough to cram into all sorts of everyday objects. Natan Linder, a student at MIT’s Media Lab, thinks that fitting one inside a light bulb socket, together with a camera and projector, could provide a revolutionary new kind of interface—by turning any table or desk into a simple touch screen.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507836/augmented-light-bulb-turns-a-desk-into-a-touch-screen/

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