Monitors of the future

Okay, time to think creatively about how we use computers. Some very bright people at NYU's Media Research Lab have come up with several proof-of-concept examples of Multi-touch interaction computing.

I recommend watching the video, then also catching Apple's much older Knowledge Navigator video. How might these sorts of interfaces affect the way we use computers for research, writing, teaching?

Fascinating.

Addendum: for another take on GUIs, check out Lowfat, a prototype of some pretty fascinating software. See especially the video of it in action.