Ok, fess up, all of you who already knew about this? And didn't tell me? Clay paper...realspace brush that picks up texture/color/movement of physical items and paint them onto screens...translucent globe whatsits...hand-crank backpack thingies with interfaces for different 'creatures'... ::flail::

This is why I don't write much sci-fi. I can't keep up, let alone ahead.

Media Lab projects: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projects/

The Brush: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projects/iobrush/

Clay paper: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projects/illuminatingclay/

Glume: http://tangible.media.mit.edu/projects/glume/