Everywhere
Display WHO: IBM
WHY: Touch-screen kiosks have taken off, but it's not always easy to find space to install them. This invention removes the physical screen so that interactive images can be cast onto almost any surface.
HOW IT WORKS: A wall-mounted projector, paired with a camera, shows images on the floor or wall. The camera tracks people's interactions with the visuals, and the system interprets them the way it would a moving mouse or a tap on a screen.
APPLICATIONS: Retailers could lure shoppers with interactive window displays. Airports might offer visually aided instructions and directions throughout terminals. In a lab or office, collaborators might use it like a high-tech dry-erase board that displays Excel spreadsheets and other interactive material.
HOW MUCH: The display won't be sold in stores and will be priced according to its corporate customers' specifications.
