Remember when Philips and Sony paired to do the CD?
Now Sony is going to use the Philips developed epaper display (170dpi). (actually the core technology is E Ink)
Depending on contrast, this may be viewable...
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A low tech "refrigerator gets a Rolex award. This has a huge potential benefit in the third world.
moving towards the star trek tool
The TracVision A5. Very spendy ($3500), but lots of technology ... flat enough for a SUV or RV roof and it allows tracking while in motion.
a projected, virtual keyboard
many interesting possibilities open up - a very inexpensive 3d optical scanner ...
The O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference looks interesting this year.
