Permanent collection
All exhibits
26 artifacts recovered, 1976–1992.
c.1983
Hubot
The butler robot with an Atari inside
1989
Power Glove
A $10,000 NASA glove, shrunk to $90
1984
Atari Mindlink
Mind control (actually eyebrow control)
1970s–80s
VIDEOPLACE
Artificial reality without goggles
1988
P300 Speller
Talking off the top of your head
1980s
VPL EyePhone & DataGlove
The birth of commercial VR
1990
Virtuality
Networked VR in an arcade pod
1980s
EyeTap
Wearable computing before it had a name
1991
The Digital Desk
Paper meets projector
1986
Mandala
Full-body VR on an Amiga
1980
Put-That-There
Voice + gesture at the graphics interface
1978
Speak & Spell
The first talking chip
1976
Kurzweil Reading Machine
Print made audible for the blind
1992
Active Badge
Your location, broadcast every 10 seconds
1992
Twiddler
A keyboard in one hand
1989
GRiDPad 100
First commercial tablet computer with pen input.
1982
Heathkit HERO 1
Educational robot with sonar, light, and sound sensors.
1983
HP-150 Touchscreen
CRT monitor with infrared touch overlay for office PCs.
1984
KoalaPad
Pressure-sensitive touch tablet for 8-bit home computers.
1980
Microwriter
Five-key chorded portable word processor.
1985
Nintendo D-pad controller
Cross-shaped directional pad replacing joysticks on consoles.
1987
Polhemus 3Space Isotrak
Magnetic 6DOF tracking sensor for 3D interaction.
1989
Poqet PC
Credit-card-sized MS-DOS computer with PCMCIA.
1986
Psion Organiser II
Pocket computer with full QWERTY and expansion slots.
1977
Summagraphics Bit Pad
Large electromagnetic digitizing tablet for CAD.
1978
WriteHander
Twelve-key one-handed chording keyboard for left or right hand.