The Microsoft® Center for Information Work is a prototype facility dedicated to exploring how future software developments could empower information workers — anyone who touches the flow of information and uses technology to improve his or her productivity in the workplace — to better manage information overload, access data to enable faster decision-making.
The video above was at Convergence 2007 presented by Russ Burtner. Their touch engine runs rather poorly but still an interesting concept. And it is great to see a large company thinking outside the box.

