Releasing this fall from Microsoft is a kind of revolution in computing, or at least in interfacing. For those of you that have watched, as I have, shows like Star Trek or Minority Report and said to yourself, "That'll be the day! When computing can be done with your hands, just you interfacing directly with the computer." Well that day is (almost) here. And the product's name? Surface.
In the future television will be everywhere! Again echoing sci-fi visions from the likes of Minority Report, Star Wars, Total Recall, etc. we will soon be able to watch TV, well, anywhere. Scientists are perfecting a technology that is essentially paper TV. A TV screen that's paper thin and pliable—it can be bent and because it's so thin it won't break. This technology can also be applieed to other media, like clothing, so you can wear a TV on your t-shirt that isn't bulky like current video screen tees, but feels completely natural.
But that's just the beginning! Also in the works is a technology using OLED, Organic Light Emitting Diodes. In other words a living TV. Because they're organic they can exist in organic compounds, like paint. So in the not-too-far distant future you will be able to buy paint for your living room that is not only a lovely, complementing shade for your sofa but it's also your TV screen.
And much like Microsoft Surface manufacturers are working on technology that literally allows you to watch TV anywhere...not just a wall, but you can turn it on to your counter top or on the back of the person in front of you in the elevator.
BUT those don't compare to the technology of implants. Scientists already have an implant for people suffering from severe myopia that helps restore their vision. This implant is placed on the back of the retina. Scientists are working on taking this technology to the next level (the leisure level) to create implants that allow to you watch TV in your own eye, like a hidden video screen. You know what that means? Never having to miss a game because of work or loved ones ever again!
Amazing.
Thanks to Eduardo Yorvit Moutinho for the DL on the Microsoft Surface bonanza stanza!
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