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Posted by Stephen Pate on June 3, 2009 1 Comment

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For ten years I have felt that computers were stuck in the same paradigm of keyboard, mouse and multi-window screen. In 2001 Kubrick showed us HAL the computer which could respond to voice and emotions but little came of that until Microsoft released Natal on Monday.

There are several videos on YouTube that explain how games, movies and technology with change with Natal.

If Microsoft takes this where it should go, the mouse and keyboard will be relics of the past.

This is not about games. This is the new world of computing. Cool.

Stephen Pate

Publisher of NJN Network, Stephen has covered pop, jazz, folk and rock music since 1964, and spent 2 decades as the founder of serial IT startups. He has a great wife, 10 children, a growing number of grandchildren and is passionate about music and disability advocacy.

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