The Buzz

Yeah, I know, after all those jokes about big TV’s, dumb guys and penis envy, I turn into the average guy and go for the big honking flat screen. But it’s not about a big TV. In fact, the TV part is probably the least interesting feature. This is yet another elegant mashup of things that work well separately but becomes much more when fused together. In this instance, a ginormous wall-sized screen mixed with what is essentially a computer desktop full of essential widgets. Again, let’s talk practical life here: You walk into your fairly large kitchen/family room and instead of having to abandon what you’re doing to sit down to a computer and check your calendar, then flick on the TV to see weather and pick up another device to make a call, the size of this screen allows you to get your essential information in a much more passive way, but also gives you the freedom to interact with and manipulate the experience.

Imagine someone e-mailing you, say, a list of those endless school fundraising events and having them show up on your wall for easy reference next to a tool that can tell you the weather on that date. Yes, your computer can do that now, but taking the computer out of this and giving me more engagement with my surrounding instead of a small screen sells it for me. Of everything I saw, this is what I want right now most. If it can be done as a projection instead of a 108″ display - even better.