There were some things that happened here in Vegas that we hope don't stay here: new technologies and gadgets and devices that deserve an audience larger than the reported 150,000 industry folk who swarmed the Las Vegas Convention Center this week hoping to see the next big thing at the Consumer Electronics Show....
We covered this one in depth in a full-length article, but it's just so darn cool. Microvision's tiny projector (it's a little smaller than a greeting card) hooks up to your smartphone or laptop and projects whatever is on there in 720p HD. Cool enough, but where it elevates itself into the sci-fi, slap-your-forehead range is that you can stand next to the projection on the wall and control the contents of your laptop or smartphone using your fingers. You're not actually touching the wall, just waving your fingers in front of the projector. We focused on the gaming possibilities in our story about Microvision; this technology hypothetically enables you to play any video game, anywhere, on any surface. But the applications for education, public speaking, and business are endless and exciting.
