June 2010
2 posts
High-Low Tech (MIT Media Lab) →
The High-Low Tech group integrates high and low technological materials, processes, and cultures. Our primary aim is to engage diverse audiences in designing and building their own technologies by…
Plusea →
Good resource for sensor-based interface design
May 2010
8 posts
Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta →
The Microsoft Surface Toolkit for Windows Touch Beta is a set of controls, APIs, templates, sample applications and documentation currently available for Surface developers.
Future Interactions - The UK's Leading Multi Touch... →
The office of the future →
Researchers at Edinburgh’s Napier University create an office of the future which would not look out of place in films such as the Minority Report or James Bond’s Quantum of Solace.
Software Implementing TUIO →
The page contains lots of useful implementations - TUIO Client Reference Implementations, TUIO Client Implementations, TUIO Application Frameworks, Commercial TUIO Software, TUIO Tracker…
TUIO.org →
TUIO is an open framework that defines a common protocol and API for tangible multitouch surfaces.
FTIR Screen Design Applet →
Capacitive Touch Sense MCUs →
Silicon Labs’ QuickSense™ capacitive touch sense MCUs enable implementation of sophisticated and responsive touch interfaces. Fully supported with the QuickSense Studio development environment to…
3D TV Industry Trend and Market Forecast →
This report intends to assist 3D TV related companies, new companies with interests in 3D business, and TV makers to forecast 3D industry and 3D TV market.
April 2010
1 post
Liquavista - Electrowetting based low power,... →
March 2010
13 posts
Reach Technology Inc. | Embedded LCD Touchscreens... →
Reach Technology, Inc. (www.reachtech.com) gives embedded engineers adding an LCD Touch Screen to their product a jump start. The company offers LCD controller boards, LCD display modules, and…
celluon →
Celluon manufactures virtual projection keyboard, partially working with Canesta
Mobile Surface - Microsoft Research →
It is a novel interaction system for mobile computing. Our goal is to bring Microsoft Surface experience to mobile scenarios, and more importantly, to enable 3D interaction with mobile devices. We do…
I-Tech's Virtual Keyboard - A laser projected... →
Virtual laser keyboards may be regarded as a commercial version of Microsoft mobile surface
FSR Tutorial →
[Good FSR Tutorial] FSRs are sensors that allow you to detect physical pressure, squeezing and weight. They are simple to use and low cost.
WatchTechFest 2010: Project Gustav | Laura Foy | Channel 9
Skinput turns your arm into a touchscreen →
“In Skinput, a keyboard, menu, or other graphics are beamed onto a user’s palm and forearm from a pico projector embedded in an armband. An acoustic detector in the armband then determines which part of the display is activated by the user’s touch.”
gotoandlearn.com - Multi Touch Gesture... →
It’s a video tutorial about how to use the new gesture support in Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0.
Comparison of e-book reader →
Good comparison matrix of e-book readers
E-book Reader Matrix →
Another excellent comparison chart of ebook readers.
Ebook Readers →
Very simple ebook reader comparison matrix
Ebook Readers Compared →
Simple ebook reader comparison matrix
February 2010
66 posts
TOU-CHI →
TOU-CHI is a start-up company whose main technology is a transparent multi-touch sensor. The senosr features detecting 10 simultaneous multi-touch, distinguishing pressure levels, and more. The…
TactoLogic →
TactoLogic Ltd. is the very first manufacturer of three-axial tactile-sensor arrays worldwide. TactoLogic currently manufactures the following three-axial tactile sensor arrays: * TactoPoint 1x1 -…
SENSACELL →
Sensacell provides an interactive LED array panel which can detects proximity and touch.
Fischtisch →
The company provides LED multi-touch sensing module.
2009 The Aftermarket for PC Accessories Report →
The computer accessories aftermarket amounted to $6.575 billion in 2008, and will reach $7.64 billion by 2013.
This report also contains details of Wacom profile, which is the major company in…
The Future of e-Books and e-Newspaper: Flexible,... →
“Touchable, Writable, Colorful” - It summarizes all the requirements of touch technology for ebook readers. Touchscreens for ebook readers must have pen and multitouch functions.
Wacom Penabled Develope Kit →
eBOOK IXD | evolving the electronic incunabula →
eBOOKIXD is a new community dedicated to discussing, promoting, and developing usable eReading interaction design protocols.
Wacom Generation 2 Tip Sensor Overview →
Pen plays a critical role in EMR pen sensing technology. Diagram 3 of this article shows the simplified internal structure of the active pen
Wacom EMR® Technology →
This illustration-rich tutorial well briefs Wacom’s patented EMR technology.
Definition of Digitizer Tablet →
Wacom Annual Report 2009 →
The report claims that the market share of Wacom is 86% worldwide. The netsales (2009) is 344,183,000USD, among which ESD business part recorded 33,058,000USD. Wacom’s ESD division covers digitizing…
Wacom G6 Multi-Touch technology brochure →
It’s a product brochure of Wacom multitouch technology. Wacom multitouch can be applied to displays with size from 7” to 17.3”. Displays larger than 7” (up to 15.6”) needs two MUXs, whichi are for a…
cleankeys →
Cleankeys is a touch sensing keypad. It means that it doesn’t have any mechanical buttons on it. Well, I think it’s another successor of former FingerWorks touch keyboard (FingerWorks was acquired by…
Mag Design and Engineering →
Mag Design and Engineering offers $2550 DIY digitizing tablet kits. The tablet is semi-transparent, so it might be placed on a display.
Gizmodo''s Guide to Upcoming Slates V.2 →
This article includes an excellent comparison chart of upcoming tablet PCs, including Apple iPad, HP Slate, Joo Joo, Notion Ink Adam, Dell Mini S, Archos 7 Android, Lenovo U1, Archos 9.
An electrostatic haptic display for the visually... →
This project is to give haptic feedback by generating weak electrical sensation. Although it is for the blind, I think the technology can be applied to a new touch screen that can give real “touchy”…
Scriptel: Wired dual mode pen/touch solution... →
Scriptel offers dual mode pen and touch solution. It can be compared with N-trig and Wacom. N-trig and Wacom’s technologies relies on the combination of electromagnetic induction and capacitive…
Whisker Robot - Robot Navigates Like Cat →
“The objective of this work is the construction of an active artificial whisker system which closely corresponds to the external parts of the whisker system in rodents. The development of the artificial whiskers will be the basis for subsequent robot experiments. We were developing a tactile sensor which is responsive to whisker deflection and vibration. The tactile sensor system can...
MagiTact: interaction with mobile devices based on... →
It’ cool idea. That magnets was always the source of troubles for me to do some signal processing, but they’ve used it in very creative way. But I think that three ore more magnetic compasses are needed to track 3D movement accurately.
163m Smartbooks shipped by 2015 says ABI Research... →
They’ve predicted 163 million smartbooks shipping by 2015
10 Useful Usability Findings and Guidelines -... →
Everyone would agree that usability is an important aspect of Web design. Whether you’re working on a portfolio website, online store or Web app, making your pages easy and enjoyable for your…
Presentation: Touch Me Baby →
Learn How to Do Multitouch in Flash
