The Future of Computers
By: Skyler Wynn
Where is the future of computers going to take us?
Hands free More secure Easier to use
Areas of Emphasis
Holographic Technologies› i.Tech Virtual Keyboard› E-Ball› Holographic Storage Data
Blu-Ray Biometrics
› Fingerprints› Irises
Surface Technologies› Multi-Touch› Microsoft Surface
i.Tech Virtual Keyboard
Works with PDAs, Smartphones, PCs & laptops
Bluetooth-enabled Projects holographic
keyboard on flat surface
i.Tech Virtual Keyboard cont.
Dimensions are 9 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.5 cm
Ultra-portable with 120 min. continuous typing time
Has added sound effects to make holographic keyboard feel as real as possible
E-Ball
Created by Apostol Tnokopvski Smallest PC ever made 160 mm round sphere
E-Ball cont. Components:
› i.Tech Virtual Keyboard
› Dual Core Processor› 2 GB ram› 250- 500 GB
hardrive › Integrated graphics
and sound card› HD- DVD recorder› 2 x 50 watt speakers
› Wireless optical mouse
› LAN & WAN card› Modem› Web cam › LCD projector› Paper Holder› Microsoft Windows
E-Ball cont.
Holographic Storage Data
a technique that takes crystals or photopolymers and stores information inside them at a high density
Included in most electronic devices Spatial Light Modulators can produce
about 1000 different images a second at 1024 x 1024-bit resolution = 1 gigabit per second write speed
Holographic Storage Data: Blu-Ray
25 GB on single-layer disc 50 GB on dual-layer disc Uses blue-violet lasers to read and
write data which has a shorter wavelength allowing more data to be pack more tightly in less space
Supported by 200 of the world’s leading consumers in PCs, recording media, video games and music
Biometrics
study of unchanging measurable biological characteristics that are unique to each individual
Uses:› verify a person’s identity› allow or limit access to things such as computer
documents› access to certain areas of a building, and border
crossings Two types:
› Fingerprints› Irises
Biometrics: Fingerprints
Used to identify person No two people have same fingerprints Used mainly in allowing or limiting access Contain ridges and valleys & a livescan device or
reader reads or photographs the difference between the two
By rolling or touching the finger onto a sensing area the fingerprint is captured with sensors
technique in the works that allows fingerprints to be retrieved without leaving material that could be used in DNA analysis called SKP fingerprinting
Biometrics: Irises
colored ring around the pupil of the no two irises are alike amount of light that enters the eye is regulated
by this muscle software takes a picture of the iris and
recreates picture into an encrypted digital image
No contact or lighting Not effected by glasses or contacts can work from a couple cm to a
few meters away
Surface Technologies
Multi-touch› Gives computer users & mobile devices the
ability to interact and control a graphical user interface with one finger on either the application level or the system level
› Contains touch screen & software that recognizes multiple simultaneous touch points
Surface Technologies cont.
Microsoft Surface› Multi-touch› Large, horizontal, 30 in. display monitor› no keyboard or mouse; just grab and move › interaction with digital content by responding to
hand gestures and real-world objects; object recognition
› Multi-user experience; more than one person at a time can use
› Move info. Between devices› Can use more than one thing on screen at a time
Conclusion
Future of computers is steadily growing fast
The size how, we use them, and there ease of use is changing
Security is a lot better Video quality is better Storage is at a higher capacity