You, Too, Can Soon Be Like Tom Cruise in ‘Minority Report’

- It really works. The key difference between this and other gestural interfaces is that it doesn't require any markers, just a couple of video cameras. The magic is in the processing, they're able to get millimeter-accurate positioning from your fingers. That means you can use your finger like a laser pointer, even for delicate work. I spent some time using it two years ago, and it just all works.

- You don't have to get gorilla arm. One of my first concerns was holding my arms up, since I suffer from RSI. It works fine with your hands by your sides.

- They self-funded for a couple of years getting a prototype working, then got VC from the Foundry Group, Brad Feld's firm.

(And getting to make choices for a movie based on his research is one heck of an opportunity to imprint minds with the idea "this is the way of the future" if the technology ever does come out commercially)

From what I've seen, we have the technology already.