Category Archives: Tables/Surfaces

Microsoft Surface 2.0

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Nuno Correia

Microsoft Surface 2.0 will be released in 2012. Mashable has published an interesting article on this upcoming multitouch table, with hardware developed by Samsung (40″ touchscreen with PixelSense technology and 50 touch-points): http://mashable.com/2011/12/23/microsoft-surface-2-2/

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Multitouch work by Perceptive Pixel

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Nuno Correia

Jeff Hann generated a wave of interest around multitouch in 2006 with his Ted talk. He later founded Perceptive Pixel, and the company has recently anounced a new 82 inch multitouch display. You can watch the demo here.

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TUIO (tangible multitouch UI)

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Nuno Correia

TUIO is “an open framework that defines a common protocol and API for tangible multitouch surfaces”. It is based in OSC (Open Sound Control), and used in Reactable-based solutions (http://www.reactable.com). The developers behind TUIO include Music Technology Group (University Pompeu … Continue reading →

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Flash for surface computing

Posted on March 26, 2009 by tkuyanov

In recent years, surface computing has gained a lot of steam. “Surface computing” is a broad term that is promoted by proponents of large-screen interactive display technologies. Several such technologies have been developed, including Perceptive Pixel from Jeff Han (NYU), … Continue reading →

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