CRISTAL (Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces) is a extreme simple user interface for controlling multimedia devices and home automation systems.

Which seems like and extremely clever idea imagine trying to figure out what movie to watch  by simply spreading digital copies of the video library  out on the digital table then passing them over to each other by touch  then watching a preview  right on the table O.O how about games? dinner arrangement if this is connected to the internet the usefulness is endless.