3D interface tablet coming?

The startup BumpTop which makes computer desktops look 3D has recently been bought out by Google. Anand Agarawala, BumpTop's founder, said at a 2007 TED Conference that his firm's innovative interface, which makes a computer desktop appear three-dimensional, desk-like space comprised of "piles" of images "pinned up" on "walls", strived to move onward from the conventinal, or "same old crap". In its announcement, made on the company blog, all sales would be suspended:

Today, we have a big announcement to make: we're excited to announce that we've been acquired by Google! This means that BumpTop (for both Windows and Mac) will no longer be available for sale. Additionally, no updates to the products are planned.

So what's next for BumpTop now that Google has acquired the company? The speculation seems to indicate that the company's innovative interface will be utilized by Google, to change its own interfaces from Chrome to Android.

VentureBeat reported:

The most likely area seems to be its Android operating system for smartphones and (eventually) other devices, such as tablet computers. Some of these ideas and technologies might give the Android interface a leg up over Apple's iPad and iPhone. Google is also developing the Chrome operating system for netbooks, but BumpTop seems less relevant there, since the Chrome OS is all about the web browser.

The video demonstrations of BumpTop and Agarawala's 2007 TED presentation provide what the future of tablets and computing could be, if Google attaches the BumpTop technology to its rumored tablet PC.