Thirty years ago, when people were imagining what technology would look like in 2000, I'm sure there were expectations of projected screens that shoot out through thumbs. Well, we're not quite there yet but researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University are getting close. They have developed a shoulder mounted projector that can transform any surface into a touch screen. Could this really be the future of display screens? Will everybody on the University of Delaware campus be walking around with a shoulder mounted projector on their shoulder in a few years? Who knows, but one thing is for sure, researchers are going above and beyond to make new technology.
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