From Medgadget:
Intuitive 3D Interface May Be Perfect for Clinical Use
Last month Apple received a patent for a new 3D interface for manipulating objects on computer screens. Houston Neal at the Medical Software Advice blog suggests the new technology should be particularly useful for working with clinical images. Essentially, the 3D technology uses a computer camera to look at the movement of hands or head of the user to transform objects on the screen. Here’s a short demo of the basic functionality:
http://www.softwareadvice.com/contrib/flowplayer/FlowPlayerLight.swf
Because of the intuitive nature of this interface and that it does not require touching any physical controls, this may turn out to be popular with radiologists and physicians using intraoperative imaging modalities while scrubbed up.
Absolutely…I can see the IMac screen handling on the OR wall or on a rolling stand that can be brought close to the operating table. Is it the built in camera that is the movement sensor ?