by Don Burnett
Well some excitement is going on at CES, in Microsoft's X-Box 360 area a company named Reactrix is showing off some very exciting technology that could also become very important to RIAs as well. Neal Bangerter was on the show floor demonstrating this offering with Major Nelson (of X-Box Fame).
Reactrix has a device that sits on-top of a television and allows you without a handheld controller to manipulate things on-screen in 3D-Space, very reminiscent of the famous "Minority Report" interface. I hope we see this technology on WPF and Silverlight not just the X-Box 360.
The picture below shows someone dragging the word mobile into the TV with stars as feedback as he moves his hands to manipulate what's on screen..
No bulky controller to crack your 50 inch TV when you let go of it... Below, a popping balloons game.
Panda Punchout
The implications of this technology is rather nebulous and extremely exciting and is probably the first time this type of thing has been available on a consumer level.
If you want to view the entire video you can check it out here or at Xbox.com
If you are interested in knowing more about Reactrix Systems you can find more information about them over at Yahoo! Finance! Reactrix Systems Yahoo! Finance Information Entry
X-BOX 360 Television Service Picked up by BT
"For the first time consumers in the U.K. will be able to experience the advantages of an advanced TV service together with the benefits of next-generation gaming."
—Dan Marks, BT Vision
As noted by my earlier entry X-BOX 360 has a new IPTV service (Microsoft Mediaroom). Apparently the announcement was made at CES that BT (British Telecom) will be the first to offer this combined entertainment service. Instead of a cable box, BT service consumers will have the option of having an X-BOX 360 sitting where there box was. I can't wait to hear if AT&T or Verizon or one of the other IPTV service companies in the USA is going to offer the service.
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