Well, I don’t think anybody saw this one coming. Sony has been working on its own version of the Microsoft Surface Table. The atracTable was originally developed by a company called Atracsys that Sony eventually came to buy. Using Sony’s own 35-inch HD Screens and Cameras, the atracTable is able to track your body’s movements and even determine your age, sex and emotional state (smiling, frowning, angry). This unit is meant for industrial use in coffee shops, restaurants and museums, but once the pricing is announced, I’m sure that those of us with a big enough bank account can also have one for their living room.

Anybody familiar with the Microsoft Surface Table will of course immediately think of Minority Report and maybe even Star Trek. I think that this is a fantastic direction for Sony to take their more professional and industrial lineup. Imagine them catering this device to dealerships; while you are there, you can explore their cars with different colors, features and side by side comparison. Not enough? In a restaurant’s lobby, you can browse their menu and see a layout of your table. You can drag the food and items you want to spots on the table, and when you get seated, there is already an order on cue for you. Again, I really hope Sony sees the potential gem they have in their hands and puts some weight behind this product. Look for it to be released in June.

[Via Pocket-Lint]

Hit the jump to look at the Sony atracTable in its prototype state.