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'Minority Report' Style Gesture-Based Interfaces

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GestureTek is a Sunnyvale, California-based company that specializes in interactive gesture-based computer interfaces that are projected or delivered on a variety of types of screens. Based on motion-tracking software and cameras, the technology is already in use in games and media installations around the world. Senior Associate Editor Danny Allen visited their offices to see what's going to be hitting the market in the near future.

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