Gesture controlled user interfaces are without a doubt the next generation of communication channel between humans and machines. Fujitsu Laboratories, have now demonstrated their own next-generation interactive intuitive touch-and-gesture control technology which utilizes real-world objects as touchscreens bridging smart communication between real and virtual worlds.

Users are utilizing various Microsoft Kinect hacks to create awesome natural body gestures to control things around them, and LEAP has already made it's way into mainstream. To progress things further, PrimeSense - the makers of technology inside Microsoft’s Kinect, have revealed their latest 3-D sensor. Named Capri - the small enough sensor can fit inside tablets and smartphones enabling users to go beyond what's possible now.

Desktop 3D printing is the next big thing to happen in printing technology. While there can be some unintended uses, the technology is aimed for good and will empower users with ability to print solid objects from digital models affordably. The new upgraded model is 37% bigger than the original, and features finer prints with greater accuracy at 100 microns per inch. The upgraded model will enable users to print larger, faster, and more detailed objects.

MakerBot is a well-known name when it comes to desktop 3D printing, and they have now unveiled their second generation of popular desktop 3-D printer - "The Replicator 2".

Don't forget to watch the MakerBot Replicator 2 in action video posted below.

More and more gadgets are now focusing to provide natural movement interfaces, Microsoft Kinect is an brilliant example of this technology.

LEAP is another such device which makes use of some clever technology to offer excellent natural hand and finger based gesture control for computer users, the futuristic and geeky gadget is now available as pre-order for $70 and just require the user to plug it into a USB port, load Leap Motion software and perform a quick calibration to get started.

LEAP is advertised to be "more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen." Sizing equal to a flash drive, the device can distinguish individual fingers and track movements down to a 1/100th of a millimeter for perfect precession. A video with real world demonstration with office, creative and gaming usage is posted after the jump.

Technology is developing by leaps and bound daily, we are seeing things which we never expected would be part of our lives. Here is something similar which could have a big effect on technologies we use in future - a conductive sketch pen used to draw and use electronic circuits.
Check out the video demonstration for the full picture.

Future of display technology holds quite some promising stuff, and to provide a vision to the upcoming future Samsung has posted concept video of flexible AMOLED technology.

In a world increasingly concerned with questions of energy production and raw material shortages, this project explores the potential of desert manufacturing, where energy and material occur in abundance. In this experiment sunlight and sand are used as raw energy and material to produce glass objects using a 3D printing process, that combines natural energy and material with high-tech production technology.

Amazed by current generation of touchscreen computing, here is a must see glimpse of what's in store for future.