Leading on from our article about paperless offices becoming reality, ASUS unveiled some remarkable technology at Computex 2009.
The idea, is that to transfer and work on files, rather than plugging in memory sticks and messing around with other portable storage, the work surface, or table, simply reads devices placed on it. These are then displayed, and using touch-screen technology, manipulated.
Is this ‘Seamless Experience’ the future? This video shows the idea in action:
Other than being a clever bit of fun at an exhibition, it does raise questions about green technology, and about how we will work in the future. How, and if the technology is fully utilised would depend on how well we could manipulate the data stored on the devices.
Could we print it out, add information to it, or delete information from it. Could we copy it, paste it. Change the font? If it was mathematical data, could we add something to an equation, or change a formula.
The more you think about what it would need to have, the more questions are asked.
New technologies emerge all the time, and many are consigned to exhibitions for their moments of glory. The feeling about this one is that it is little more than a clever bit of fun.
However with green issues being discussed at all levels, could there be enough push to get this one off the ground? I have to say though, if the information was displayed in a desk, what were the monitors all over the table for?
Gallery image: ndevil/flickr
