A see-through screen, digital 3D objects manipulated by hand, perspective adjustments according to the user’s viewing angle – these are the core features of a prototype computer desktop user interface created by Microsoft’s Applied Sciences Group. The prototype uses a “unique” Samsung transparent OLED display through which the user can see their own hands to manipulate 3D objects which appear to be behind the screen.
via Gizmag
March 1, 2012
Has everybody forgotten the “Gorilla Arm” ?
We hit this hurdle with lightpens in the 70’s and 80’s.
http://catb.org/jargon/html/G/gorilla-arm.html