In September, I had the opportunity to see James Powderly and Zach Lieberman present their work in progress, The EyeWriter at the 2009 Gadgetoff. The EyeWriter is an inexpensive open-source eye tracking headset and software created by members of Graffiti Research Lab and the team behind openFrameworks.
The EyeWriter was created to enable graffiti artist Tony [...]
I came across this company during our research into multitouch displays. Their approach to scalability and use of LCD displays vs. projection is intriguing. We have not used this provider but their technology seems to have some advantages over existing projection-based IR systems. For starters they state that their LCD displays can support 1920×1080 (true [...]
Smart Table is a small multi-touch table solution from the same company that makes the Smart Board interactive whiteboards. This product is targeted at elementary schools and offers an inexpensive solution (approximately $9k) that can be customizes via C++ SDK. This is a projector-based IR solution that is true multitouch – 40 simultaneous interaction points. [...]
ImpressX’s multitouch table product called xdesk is a 52inch rear projector based IR system similar to others currently available in the states. It appears to be true multi-touch solution and offers a similar 1024×768 resolution as its competitors. Our attempts to contact them have failed and their website has a number of broken links so [...]
Generally the clever use of interactive technologies by a brand serves predominantly a marketing function – increase the level of engagement that your customers have with your brand. But sometimes it can provide an operational efficency function as well. Think of airline ticket check-in kiosks. When you can implement technologies that both increase your sales [...]
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