Touché: Disney laughs at your smartphone’s touchscreen, shows Apple and friends how it’s done.

First things first, watch this:

Done? Holy crap, right? Here I am thinking about making a chorded keyboard out of a glove, and Disney of all people can turn your arm into touch controls with nothing but a little bracelet.

There are so many applications for this technology, the video barely scratched the surface. Imagine if it was built into all the floors and furniture of your house. The house would always know where everyone is, and could control lighting and heating appropriately, saving on electricity and gas, and adding a bit of safety too: It’s 3am, and everyone’s asleep. Your bladder wakes you up. As soon as you set foot outside your bedroom, low-level lighting comes on to keep you from tumbling down the stairs without blinding you or waking up the house. How about car seats that judge your posture and suggest you take a break when you need one?

But all of that is near-future, simple stuff. This technology, if it works, paves the way for a world where every object you come into contact with is “smart” (in the smartphone/ smart TV sense of the word). Tap two fingers on your coffee table to pause the movie. Hug your Teddy bear to let your parents know you’re well. Touch fingertips with the guy/girl you just met to exchange phone numbers/ Facebook links/ etc.

Bit by bit, cyberpunk is actually coming true. This is all kinds of awesome. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I love living in the future!

Time for a little open-sourcing on this idea? Let me put it another way. WANT.