As you can see in the video above, the unique form factor of the test device enables the transparent OLED to act as a ‘window’ through which you can see your hands, and use them to manipulate virtual elements that appear on the display. As a result, the interface appears to have ‘real’ depth, with your hands being able to virtually interact on three axes with components visible through the display.
Microsoft uncovers transparent 3D desktop interface
Posted on Tuesday, February 28 2012 @ 20:47 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Neowin noticed Microsoft Research is toying with a project that combines Kinect with a transparent OLED display to create a transparent 3D desktop interface.