1. See-Through 3D Desktop
Here's an application where a 3D screen might actually make sense. Leave it to the geniuses at MIT's Medialab to invent this brilliant display, which is partially transparent so you can manipulate objects in 3D space with your hands on the other side of it.
Its creator, Jinha Lee, explains how it works: "Windows or files are perceived to be placed in a 3D space between a screen and the input plane. The user can lift up his hands to reach the displayed windows and arrange them in this 3D space." Now this is some 3D I could get used to. To get the full effect, check out this video.
[via BGR]
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It was yet another rip-roaring week in the tech world, with a huge batch of compelling innovations from which to choose.
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Undaunted, we narrowed it down to the most enticing 10. For instance, we found one of the world's most beautiful smartphones, we tested a camera that can almost take pictures in the dark, we reviewed a keyboard that also holds its own in the middle of the night, and we coveted coolness ranging from the tiniest guitar to an enormous blimp on which you can hang a McMansion.
As you've probably already guessed, it was an unusual week in tech, and we found the best of it for you right here on Top 10 Tech This Week.
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