I have been following this multi-touch sensor based computer technology pretty closely. I am fascinated by the thought of these types of devices to replace our current constraint prone desktop and laptop computers. The file transfer feature has got to be one of the coolest features of the coffee table computer shown in the video. I dream of a day when wads of cables become non-existent.
Photosynth is an online pilot application for some new photo viewing technology from Microsoft Live Labs. Photosynth takes a collection of photos of a place or object and uses a computer algorithm to arrange the photos in the order they would appear in the real world. This creates a virtual 3d representation of the object or place in the photos. Currently Photosynth appears to be a test application providing several test collection of places. The project does not currently allow you to use your own photos. However it is a very nice little piece of software and I would encourage you to check it out.