Microsoft's Sphere display in action - Global Electronic Medical Records?

If you like Surface, you will no doubt love Sphere. Ok is this the next way to view radiology images or electronic medical records? Sure could be interesting and hey why not some global e-prescribing while we are at it (grin). It could certainly make for a very interesting document manager as well.

Surface started the same way with coming out of the labs area so it will be interesting to see how soon Sphere makes it out there. BD

Sphere is a cousin of the Microsoft Surface tabletop computer, already being used in retail and hospitality settings. The underlying hardware for Sphere is sold commercially by Global Imagination of Los Gatos, Calif., but Microsoft researchers made numerous enhancements and developed specialized software. In a broader sense, the project reflects Microsoft's belief that many more surfaces will become computer displays, with embedded microprocessors, in the years to come. That view is championed by Craig Mundie, Microsoft's chief research and strategy officer, one of two executives filling Bill Gates' role at the company.