The Next Gen Computing UI > 3D Interactive

Remember how Tom Cruise used to get his digital information in Minority Report? Well that sort of computer UI manipulation is on the horizon...check out the below video from Microsoft research

by Christopher MacManus

 Summary: This Microsoft Research project is a wild spin on 3D computing.

The way we use computers now looks very antiquated compared with a new interactive see-through OLED display from Microsoft Applied Sciences.
Jinha Lee, an MIT Media Lab Ph.D. student and a research intern at Microsoft, worked with Cati Boulanger (a researcher at the company) on a new type of computer that seems like a stepping stone to something much greater. Lee describes the see-through 3D desktop in greater detail on his personal blog.

At first glance, the user puts his hands behind a screen to type on a keyboard. However, that screen is actually a transparent OLED (by Samsung) containing a computer that you can control with 3D hand gestures.
You could quickly shuffle through various applications and open windows in a manner that looks somewhat like a fusion of "Johnny Mnemonic" and "Tron" (not to mention "Minority Report"). A camera captures head motion to provide a sense of depth and accurate viewing angles as well.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGa1Q7NvsI0&feature=player_embedded