Redefining the PC
SiliconValley | at | by Mike
Imagine if your computer screen curved around your head, immersing you in information, images and sounds. "I'd never seen moviegoers get really thrilled on small screens,'' he said. "It becomes a much more compelling experience at an IMAX theater. I thought "What if we had a computer display that looked more like a Cinerama?' ''
That hunch has led to a two-year project at Microsoft, where Starkweather -- who invented the laser printer at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center and won an Academy Award for his work on film scanning -- is developing a new kind of computer display.