Last month, researchers at MIT unveiled exciting new research developments in gestural interfaces at the TED conference in LongBeach (you can see the video here). In her presentation to the conference, Patti Maes (of MIT) demonstrates a device which reads visual information from the physical environment and uses a projector to create an interface along any surface. This interface is a touchable, interactive display which brings up information about (potentially) any physical item. Representing a quantum leap in the bridge between the physical and virtual worlds, this device has caused professionals and tech-geeks alike to created quite a media buzz. But is such a device more hype than delivery? Read the rest of this entry »