view_init.js

console.log('----------------- SANDBOX START -----------------')

var contentObjectController = SC.ObjectController.create()

var ContentView = SC.View.extend(SC.ContentDisplay, {

	layout: function() {
          var something = this.get('content') ? this.get('content') : {get: function(attribute) { return 0;} };
          return {top: something.get('row')  * 100, left: something.get('column') * 100, height: 100, width: 100};
        }.property('content').cacheable()

})

var record = Main.store.createRecord(Yobiway.Desktop, {name: 'foo'})
contentObjectController.set('content', record)
var contentView = ContentView.create({contentBinding: 'contentObjectController.content'})

SC.run(function () {
  record.set('name', 'bar')
})

console.log(contentView.get('content').get('name')) // 'bar'

console.log('----------------- SANDBOX END -----------------')