Winky Dink said he wanted the children to mail away for a "Magic Window, " which was actually a cheaply produced, thin sheet of plastic that adhered to the TV screen by static electricity.

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The home screen is still just a grid of static icons that launch apps.

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The result: half the screen was greyed-out or obstructed by static (see photo above).

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Instead of looking at a static mannequin, consumers can interact with the screen to select outfits for an avatar.

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If the music app includes images, either static or moving, they are displayed on the vehicle screen.

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The Wii U controller gets even more interesting when that screen is used to provide a new point of view, not just static details like a map.

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The system had only a handful of games and was plagued with problems from the start, including a 16x16 pixel LCD screen that was prone to rotting and cartridges that could be permantly damaged by even a relatively small static charge.

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On the Start screen, dynamically updated "live tiles" show users real-time content directly, breaking the mold of static icons that serve as an intermediate step on the way to an application.

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