Minority Report UI For The Military 227
merryprankster writes "New Scientist is reporting that a 'Minority Report'
style interface is being developed by defense company Raytheon. Users don a
pair of reflective gloves and manipulate images projected on a panoramic
screen. A mounted camera keeps track of hand movements and a computer
interprets gestures. Raytheon has even
employed John Underkoffler, the researcher who
proposed the interface to the makers of the film. Now just wait till Billboards start scanning your iris."
pr0n (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, but (Score:5, Funny)
BORING (Score:5, Funny)
This looks like a great recipe for an accident :/ (Score:3, Funny)
imagine the "training aid" (Score:4, Funny)
What "training aid" will ship with these gloves? Virtual handball?
Ooohhh...VirtualBoy on steroids!!
Re:BORING (Score:5, Funny)
They would do a better job than Bush. Hell, three not-so-psychic kids would do a better job than Bush.
Do they also replicate the part of the interface.. (Score:5, Funny)
You'd have thunk that by the time they had perfected 3D holography and VR manipulation, they could at least have kept up with some high-capacity networking. I guess not - floppys are the future!
Jim Allchin: "That'll be in Longhorn too." (Score:5, Funny)
Coming up next (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This looks like a great recipe for an accident (Score:5, Funny)
Re:BORING (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pr0n (Score:4, Funny)
You would not view porn. It would become more interactive. You would hump a wall.
I just hope sex does not turn into "Demolition Man".
Lenina: "Would you like to have sex?"
John Spartan: "Oh yes!"
Lenina: "Put this on"
John Spartan: "What's that? And where does it go?"
BTW, anyone ever figure out how the three shells work?
Are you crazy? (Score:3, Funny)
I'll need to down a bottle of water just to get my computer out of sleep mode.
Gestures are a gateway interface
Yeah, but... (Score:2, Funny)
the government hides spending better than that (Score:5, Funny)
Raytheon has facilities in almost every state. They merged with Hughes a while back, and manufacture a wide variety of defense equipment, especially in the aerospace sector.
And where in the field will this be used?
The article says, in the field of satellite reconnaissance imagery. It'd be like using a mouse, except you can move more than one screen object at once with the fluidity of every day hand motions. Far more efficient.
Am I the only one who gets scared when I imagine what a room in the pentagon might look like, with Generals wearing special glasses, and moving projected data off walls?
Probably. Most men are made of sterner stuff.
Re:pr0n (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This looks like a great recipe for an accident (Score:5, Funny)
Correction: a mitten.
To Quote Mr. Cranky... (Score:2, Funny)
Cool now my carpal tunnel will move to my shoulder (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yes, but (Score:5, Funny)
[soldier at facility] "Alert the president. We have a black ball. It's the Ayatollah. He'll want to handle this one personally. Get the spider hole team ready. We leave in 5. We'll stay for 5 too."
[2nd solider] "Sir! We have another ball -- red. It appears that North Korea is tipping on its Axis of Evil."
[1st soldier] "You can ignore that one. We always do. A nutjob with nukes isn't nearly as scary as these dictatorial types with oil."
IronChefMorimoto
Re:Big deal... (Score:5, Funny)
The one that gives you a blowjob while you code?
Re:This looks like a great recipe for an accident (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Where do the $5,000 toilet seats go? (Score:3, Funny)
So it's an interface for third base coaches?
Re:pr0n (Score:4, Funny)
Or.. *waves hand* this isn't teh pr0n you're looking for. err, I mean.. *waves* Hi boss! Yep, just checking these figures here, see? No problem.
Re:pr0n (Score:1, Funny)
You asked for it (Score:4, Funny)
Re:This looks like a great recipe for an accident (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Interface (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pr0n (Score:5, Funny)
"Hi, slittle! Why the fuck are you masturbating to an Excel spreadsheet?"
Re:pr0n (Score:3, Funny)
Re:pr0n (Score:4, Funny)