Microsoft TechFest science fair

Monday, March 1, 2010, Microsoft gave a preview of trends in software and computing that the company expects in coming years. Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer said "computing is evolving from the graphical user interface to natural user interface, such as speech, touch, and voice". The article mentions something called muscle computing. With muscle computing there is an input system that is worn on the arm that projects virtual buttons onto the skin. This allows a computer to be controlled with taps along an arm or even on the side of a coffee cup held in the hand. Also, using armbands with muscle sensors that work as computer interfaces. Instead of clicking a button, users move their fingers and hands to control input. There were several other interesting prototype systems that Microsoft mentions in the article.