Jinha Lee thinks this technology could bring learning to life for children A transparent computer that allows users to reach inside and touch digital content has been unveiled at the Technology, Education and Design (TED) conference in Los Angeles .TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on the SpaceTop 3D desktop in collaboration with Microsoft.
The device, unveiled by TED fellow Jinha Lee, allows people to interact with machines in the same way they do with solid objects could make computing much more intuitive, Lee told the BBC.
Lee built the SpeceTop 3D desktop in collaboration with Microsoft and predicts that the system will come into general use within a decade.
The system consists of a transparent LED display with built-in cameras, which track the user's gestures and eye movements.
"Spatial memory, where the body intuitively remembers where things are, is a very human skill," he said.
Translating this to the digital world will enable people to use computers more easily as well as complete more complex tasks.
"If you are working on a document you can pick it up and flip through it like a book," he told the BBC.
 For more precise tasks, where hand gestures are not accurate, there is a touchpad. It will allow, for example architects to manipulate 3D models.
"The gap between what the designer thinks and what the computer can do is huge. If you can put your hands inside the computer and handle digital content you can express ideas more completely," he said.
 Lee, a graduate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is currently serving his military obligation in South Korea at Samsung Electronics, where he is working on TV interfaces.