We're not far from the day when any tabletop could be transformed into a giant tablet computer, said Nick Statt at The Verge. At Austin's South by Southwest Interactive Festival in March, Sony's R&D division unveiled a projector that uses depth sensors and motion tracking to turn any flat surface into an interactive touch screen. The "Interactive Tabletop" can also recognize what's placed on it.
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