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- William Gibson
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| Data Tiles | ||
| Transparent panes that contain data and programs. |
In the film, the data tiles seem to be used like high-capacity CDs or DVDs.
 (Desktop computer display with data tiles) |
| From Minority Report (Movie),
by Steven Spielberg. Published by Dreamworks in 2002 Additional resources -
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To move a data set or software application to the larger, wall-sized display, just move them over. Mostly, this seems to provide a physical quality to the data (which could equally well be sent over a network "invisibly").
Here's another look:
(Computer display with data tiles close-up)
Be sure to take a look at the news story Sony DataTiles Were Inspired By What SF Movie?.
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