SCIENCE FRIDAY SPARK 8/12/2011

Please read the Science Friday handout and consider what questions you have for me and list at least three possible topics you would want to pursue for this assignment.

Microsoft Vision 2019

Arthur C. Clarke's famous Third Law: "any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Microsoft Vision 2019

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWxqSEMXWuw&feature=related&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1

What is your topic (discovery, technology, research)?

Microsoft Vision 2019 Future technology that will change

the way we think and do http://youtu.be/RWxqSEMXWuw

Background information that is relevant to your topic so that the average citizen can follow where you are going without getting lost. Why did you choose this topic?n can follow where you are going without getting lost. Why did you choose this topic? This technology is already available

in a large number of personal electronic devices.

As users can be immersed in the experience technology becomes an extension of the person.

In the near future, using this type of computing will be as commonplace as using a fork.

Touch Sensitive Device SchematicSay “Goodbye” to your mouse and

keyboard

The Power of Pixel SenseA peek into surface technology

The Power of Pixel SenseA peek into surface technologyA contact (finger/blob/tag/object) is placed on the display IR back light unit provides light (though the

optical sheets, LCD and protection glass) that hits the contact.

Light reflected back from the contact is seen by the integrated sensors

Sensors convert the light signal into an electrical signal/value

Values reported from all of the sensors are used to create a picture of what is on the display

The picture is analyzed and sent to the PC. It includes the corrected sensor image and various contact types (fingers/blobs/tags)

40 inch Samsung SUR 40 $8600Target: hospitals, automobile, healthcare and financial institutions

Hands on Technology

Microsoft Surface Hands On http://youtu.be/kr1O917o4jI

Surface Demo http://youtu.be/Zxk_WywMTzc (0-44; 1:19 - 6:30)

Transparency????

http://youtu.be/rwCi-WqMIFA http://youtu.be/vngSpW6fmeo

A Day Made of Glass http://youtu.be/6Cf7IL_eZ38

Who is responsible for the discovery, technology, research (i.e. government agency, university, private corporation)? How did this science come about (society/technology influencing science)

Microsoft is the software developer Samsung – the hardware (runs Windows 7

Professional) Corning and others – the interface screen

Microsoft vision is a progression of “interface computing” to the next level. Interactions are greatly increased, made more

personal- almost an extension of the brain and mind Profit and long-term brand identification combined

with a blend of servicing humanity is the motivation

What are the uses and/or implications for the discovery, technology, research? How does this science or technology influence society?

Uses may be amazing, but are they necessary? It is doubtful that we will need digital

boarding passes, when most fliers feel getting through security is the biggest hassle and technology seems to be making that worse.

Depending on workplace needs, the mainstreaming of this technology will alter how people do their jobs

What are the uses and/or implications for the discovery, technology, research? How does this science or technology influence society? “The only limit is your imagination.

Whether you're in hospitality, retail, healthcare, professional services, or the public sector, you can change the way people interact with information and with each other.”

-Microsoft Surface Website

“Benefits” expressed by Microsoft

“Make content more engaging. Plan and simulate. Make learning more fun. Transform the shopping experience. Connect with customers through games and pastimes. Communicate and connect.” These appear to be directed at entertaining and profiting from customers who are dazzled by the interface with technology.As stated, I do not think these are benefits.

What do you think? Is this science helpful, necessary, useless, a waste of time and money? Be constructively critical and give the class your opinion.

This new direction is awe-inspiring and still leaves the skeptic with questions.

The technology for Vision 2019 already exists there is no practical way yet to integrate it with the general public.

Many critics feel we should not be that impressed since Microsoft took current technology and wrapped in a nice package with “new age music”

Questions What are at least two questions you would want to ask the scientist(s) if you could?

Who will honestly be able to utilize Vision technology when it’s available to buy?

What are the “bugs” and potential problems with this new type of computing?

What is Apple’s answer to Microsoft Vision?

What about security? Do I really want to see my bank account

information on any surface of my house? Who else can “see” it?

Sources (May be links to websites or informal citations with source, author and year)

www.sciencebug.com www.popsci.com www.microsoft.com/vision2019/ http://

www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/whatissurface.aspx

www.officelabs.com/projects/futurevisionmontage/

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled4.htm

These sources are verified and cross-referenced as valid sources of information