To thwart credit card thieves, users of VISA’s latest offering “can enter their PIN into the card itself and have a security code generated on the fly.” Video after the break.

The method can stop thieves in two ways. Those who copy down your credit card information will find that your account number and expiration date is not enough to place an order. And those who actually steal your physical card will find that they still don’t know your pin.

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We have seen the future of spatial memory games, and it’s the augmented reality-based levelHead by Julian Oliver. Continue reading to see more.
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Mgestk Technologies unveils a new gesture control system that “makes use of nothing more than an ‘affordable 3D camera’ and some custom software to capture even small hand gestures.” Video after the break.

What’s more, while Mgestyk already has a waiting list going, they aren’t making any promises about an actual release date just yet, or a price for that matter, with them only saying that it’ll be “in the range of a high-end webcam.”

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Though the election may be over, CNN’s use of holographic technology is quite interesting nonetheless. Hopefully, it gets used for other TV news segments. Video after the break.

If you’ve been keeping your eyes fixed on CNN as this election unfolds, then by now you’ve seen Wolf Blitzer doing a “hologram” interview with Jessica Yellin.

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Sure, the Optimus Keyboard may offer programmable mini OLED keys, but taking it one step further are these Wi-Fi enabled gadgets. Continue reading to see more.
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Microsoft Second Light takes the Surface technology a bit further by adding “the ability to project images into the air thanks to a liquid crystal screen timed to be transparent on alternate frames, enabling a projector below to beam an image right through it.” Video after the break.

Your eye doesn’t notice unless you hold something opaque up to scatter the light (like tracing paper, for instance), meaning the device can show a picture of the night sky on the surface while highlighting the constellations on paper.

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Put simply, the Dreamoc 3D Display “can make it look like your phone has holograms shooting out of the screen.” Continue reading for a video demonstration.

Because not only can the system display 3D video - it can display 3D video that mixes with real world objects.

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Ford’s Smart Gauge, to be featured in the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, essentially “places two high-res LCD displays on both sides of a centrally mounted analog speedometer.” Video after the break.

SmartGauge can give you all the basic info like instant fuel economy, fuel economy history, odometer, engine coolant temperature, what gear the car is in and trip data, but it also goes several steps further.

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Motorcycle riders rejoice. A wearable airbag suit that is aimed at the consumer market will soon be released, or so we’ve heard. Continue reading to see more.
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Unfortunately, this interactive mirror “seems to lack multi-touch but offers some interesting ideas, like showing how a custom T-shirt would look if you were wearing it.” Video after the break.

Now, with a few tweaks, he’s turned that projector around and made a two-way mirror into a sort of digital portal. “Interactive Mirror” uses the same basic mouse emulation as LaserGames.

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