News - The AquaTop is a bathwater- based interactive display

[HEXUS]

A Microsoft Kinect is used to detect your bathtime UI interaction.

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[jimbouk]

Lol, that is incredibly random!

[scaryjim]

"a properly directed underwater speaker feedback system could provide a very powerful “tactile stimulus to any part of the body” during gameplay"

<takei>Oh my...</takei>

[CK_1985]

Is it just me or are the baths in this filled with white liquid? So it would never have a use in the real world - unless you want to go all ancient Egyptian and start bathing in milk!

[mtyson]

its supposed to contain bath salts - but it looks like there's a healthy dose of the stuff in there

[Dooms]

So you are in the bath, looking down at the 'screen' with your penis as a constant background image

[peterb]

There are just so many inappropriate comments that could be made on this story! A new pointing device (follwing on from Doom's comment above) - a new era in delivering porn content... the list goes on! Just a shame that very few a suitable for posting on HEXUS!

[miniyazz]

Wow.
Also, what was that about Microsoft spying on living rooms with the Kinect? Whoever's on the other end's going to get more than they bargained for!

[Cog]

Go home Japan you're drunk.


But seriously, potential applications aside, mixing expensive electronic equipment and baths is never a good idea, especially so if that water is salty.

[TaintedShirt]

So you are in the bath, looking down at the 'screen' with your penis as a constant background image

Wonder how many people will need to half fill the bath just to make sure they get the 1.4cm or more for interaction. lol

[theanalyzer]

Would be pretty cool if they got it to run smoother