NUI Group´s cover of the IDC 2009
July 8th, 2009 Luiz Daniel LimaThanks to NUI Group, people like us, who couldn´t attend the Interactive Display Conference 2009 can see what´s going on on the “multitouch world”…
News, tips and ideas
Portable Large Interactive Display – NUI Group
July 7th, 2009 fabricioA large multi-touch screen (60″) that you can bring everywhere, it fits in a suitcase, it can be rolled and carried to meetings, it can be installed in a matter of minutes …
More at the NUI Group site.
DIY Multi-Touch Spherical Display
July 6th, 2009 fabricioCreated by Josh Marble and John Bolton from Human Media Lab at Queens University in Canada
Multitouch sphere
June 25th, 2009 fabricio
Sphere, which is the size and weight of an apple (and can also be recharged by opening a leaf like petal), can display an interactive world map (such as Google Earth), navigate the web or interact with applications. The device supports multi-touch interactions for zoom, selection, as well as 6 degree rotational and gyroscopic actions, with particular application in interactive games or complex control situations such as interacting with a nearby 3D screen or virtual space. More at Moixa.com
X-Desk: Epson´s mtouch table
June 18th, 2009 Luiz Daniel LimaIt´s kind of old news, but Epson has launched a 52″ mtouch table called X-Desk, with partners Impressx and Engage. It uses Epson´s 3LCD projector and it´s capable of identifying objects, like mp3 players and cellphones, which is very cool. Check the video:
from GearLog
DaVinci (Microsoft Surface Physics Illustrator)
June 17th, 2009 fabricioDaVinci (Microsoft Surface Physics Illustrator) from Razorfish – Emerging Experiences on Vimeo.
DaVinci is a prototype/experiment that blurs the lines between the physical and virtual world by combining object recognition, real-world physics simulation and gestural interface design on Microsoft Surface.
Check out their blog at emergingexperiences.com.
Touchwall Demo
June 17th, 2009 fabricioTouchwall Demo on Vimeo.
Trevor Kaufman of design haus Schematic passed along this shiny, produced video showing off their new “Touchwall” project that’s the sequel to a previous multitouch panel they built. As it happens, we’re the first to get a look at it.
More at Source.
GestureTek’s “Cube”: A compact Interactive Gesture-based Display System
June 15th, 2009 fabricioIntroducing The Cube – a compact, turnkey, ‘plug and play’ interactive display unit that brings the power of gesture control to a variety of display spaces. Project the interactive 80” diagonal display onto almost any floor, wall, table or counter for branding, advertising, entertainment and product promotion. The Cube will engage customers, turn heads and drive business results.
More info at Source.
Interactive Touch Tables are Multiplying!
June 15th, 2009 fabricio
Photo from the Museum Exhibit and Design News/Ideum Blog
The above table is 100″, created for Nashville’s Adventure Science Center’s Sudekum Planetarium, is based on Ideum’s mt2 table: “Built for museum environments, the high-resolution mt2 Table supports intuitive gestures, allowing visitors to interact and explore custom exhibits. With multiuser support, mt2 Table serves as digital gathering place, allowing visitors to interact with museum content and each other.”
Read more at Source.
Iphone apps on a big screen
June 15th, 2009 Luiz Daniel LimaIt´s king of funny to watch those Iphone apps running on a vertical touch screen. But the user experience is quite nice. I think it´s a good test, since some people believe Apple is planning to launch a 10″ multitouch device of some sort. Of course here at Sandbox we still think multitouch seems more useful for larger screens, where more than one user can interact at the same time (although it´s so rare to see this kind of use for mtouch tables).
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Sandbox is a brazilian company who develops software solutions for internet, desktop and multitouch tables with focus on aesthetics, interaction and usability, using technologies such as Flash, Flex, AIR and Java.
