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The images provided below can be downloaded individually to be used in conjunction with descriptions of XFR: Experiments in the Future of Reading, a joint project of Xerox Corporation and the Palo Alto Research Center. A standard b-roll reel is also available upon request (media-relations@parc.com).

All photographs must be credited "Courtesty of the Palo Alto Research Center, Photographer: D. Horvath."


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Invisibly embedded in the pictures of specially printed cards are virtually invisible marks called DataGlyphs. When viewing the cards through the Glyph-O-Scope, the reader sees computer-generated images overlaying the images on the paper. The Glyph-O-Scope is literally reading computer data from the cards in order to create the images..
     
     

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The Reading Eye Dog is a metal dog that can read out loud printed material that is placed on his reading stand.
     
     

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Three Tilty Tables welcome visitors as they enter the exhibit space.
     
     
Through a mixture of printed surface and multimedia display, the Reading Wall offers a 25,000 year history of reading.
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Through the Hyperbolic Reader, visitors discover the world of a little boy named Henry.
     
     

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The Listen Reader is a new twist on the printed book. As visitors moves their hands over these books, they find themselves in control of a wondrous soundtrack that enriches the story.  

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