Imagine computers that adjust their shape according to some computational outcome, or through interactions with users. It's called Kinetic Organic Interface (KOI) and professor Roel Vertegaal is working on this in his Human Media Laboratory at Queens University.
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Professor Vertegaal forsees drinks cans with RSS feeds or movie trailers, and touch-sensitive computers that change shape when you need them for different purposes. It's a combination of three-dimensional multi-touch, flexible display technology and smart materials like e-ink. Vertegaal even compares our use of current "flat" computer technology to life in the novel Flatland, and argues that the future is going to be about 3D computing and displays.
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And here is a video demonstrating how crazy this could be...