ASUS takes user interface to the next level

Darius Chang | Jun 05, 2008

Forget multi-touch technology and face recognition. At its Computex booth in Taiwan, ASUS displayed concept designs which take the user interface to new frontiers.

Termed Reality-to-Virtual, what looks like a clamshell laptop with dual LCDs is actually a showcase of how motion sensing can combine with context-based displays. With a sweep of your hand, the Webcam will detect and cause the upper LCD to switch to the requested application. The lower portion is really a touch-sensitive LCD that can be used as a keyboard, media control, photo-editing panel, etc. As this is only a concept model, the device shows just a video of its future capabilities for now.

But right next to it is a working prototype of a new way to watch your DVDs. The widescreen player provides visual cues and allows direct control of the playback and eject features. You can check out a short clip on how it works below.