HP Sprout

We haven't heard of this before. They are good at keeping things quiet.... I will search hard on this and see if I find more evidence one way or another, but we don't have long to wait to see this product. (I am curious if it seems like Sony's Lifespace)

HP Will Unveil New Computing Product Called Sprout Next Week

October 21, 2014, 11:27 AM PDT

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From DomainB.com

"The Sprout has been developed by a former Apple executive, Eric Monsef. A report from Re/code, said Sprout would consist of three main parts: ''a flat touch-enabled surface, a large flat screen display similar to HP's line of Pavilion desktops and an overhead assembly that includes a 3D scanner and projector.'' 

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From 3D Printing Industry

From ZDnet

Could HP Sprout rhyme with this Microsoft Research concept?

From Microsoft News

"It will be a new kind of computing product that combines 3D scanner and projection. Read about it below.

The product combines a large flat-screen display — similar to its Pavilion Touchsmart line of touch-enabled desktop PCs — with a flat touch-enabled work surface and an overhead assembly that combines a projector and a 3-D scanner, according to people who’ve seen it.

The overhead device projects images downward onto the work surface, which users can manipulate with their hands or with a stylus. They can resize pictures, move elements around and change colors. They can also easily add new elements to the image by scanning objects or other images directly on the work surface. This is where the overhead 3-D scanner comes into play. Adding an image of any object is as easy as placing it on the work surface where it can be scanned and then included in whatever the user is working on

This Sprout PC will be based on Windows and there is no info on the price."

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Note at RanSquawk

Article at Re/Code

When Hewlett-Packard announced it would split in two — one company devoted to PCs and printing; the other to enterprise IT — CEO Meg Whitman said one area the PC side would explore is, “new computing experiences.”

Sources familiar with the matter tell Re/code that HP will demonstrate one of them at an event in New York on Oct. 29, with a product it is calling Sprout.

The product combines a large flat screen display — similar to its Pavilion Touchsmart lineof touch-enabled desktop PCs — with a flat touch-enabled work surface, and an overhead assembly that combines a projector and a 3-D scanner, according to people who’ve seen it.

The overhead device projects images downward onto the work surface, which users can manipulate their hands or with a stylus. They can resize pictures, move elements around and change colors. They can also easily add new elements to the image by scanning objects or other images directly on the work surface. This is where the overhead 3D scanner comes into play. Adding an image of any object at hand — is as easy as placing it on the work surface where it can be scanned and then included in whatever the user is working on. read the rest of the article at Re/Code

The following from Softpedia

The press release itself will happen in New York City on October 29, which is next Wednesday. There will actually be two events, one at 9:00AM – 12PM, and the second from 6:00PM – 9:00PM. No clues exist for the specific topics of either of them.