Posts Tagged ‘surface computing’
MS Surface 2.0
Posted by: ashleytan on: January 9, 2011
Video source Ooh, this is the next version of the surface computer by M$. Apparently each pixel is now a detector instead of an infrared LED array. The video looks good and the potential is there. But if you build it, will people come? Maybe Apple should develop something the same thing. Then it might [...]
Surface resurfaces
Posted by: ashleytan on: November 12, 2010
Video source It’s been a while since I have heard anything worthwhile about Microsoft’s Surface. A project for kids at the Smithsonian resurfaces Surface. Surface computing was something we used to showcase at the MxL (I think it was almost two years ago!) but it almost seems long in the tooth when you consider the [...]
3D surface computing
Posted by: ashleytan on: December 10, 2009
I just can’t let go of surface computing… NewScientist has an article on how LEGO-like blocks might be used to bring a third dimension to touch or surface computing. The checkers example was pointless, but the photo editing application was actually useful! The only problem I see with physical blocks is that the surface computer [...]
Ideum multitouch
Posted by: ashleytan on: November 2, 2009
Video source I no longer dabble with multitouch/surface computing, but I continue to admire the efforts of those who do! Ideum’s video showcases a fair bit of exploratory work. But I can see the surface computer used to greater effect for collaborative learning!
Multitouch obstacles and opportunities
Posted by: ashleytan on: October 14, 2009
Video source I no longer have the resources, support or energy to develop our multitouch surface prototype at the MxL. But I am glad that others like 10/Gui are developing solutions for what is the not-too-distant future of human-computer interaction. Don’t believe me? Check out what companies like HP and Sony are up to in [...]
1:1 and surface computing
Posted by: ashleytan on: October 9, 2009
What would I learn without RSS? Very little! RSS is one of my personal PD (professional development) tools and with it I learn or get something reinforced every day! One blog I follow is Chris Dawson’s. He recently asked how important is 1:1 to literacy? He doesn’t have all the answers (no one does), but [...]
BumpTop again
Posted by: ashleytan on: October 3, 2009
I wrote about BumpTop in April. It is in the news again now that Windows 7 nears release. Video source I was excited about the possibilities BumpTop offered then and am more excited about it now. The iPhone and the iPod Touch transformed the way we interacted with mobile devices. I think that BumpTop (or [...]
Touch table
Posted by: ashleytan on: August 4, 2009
I’ve blogged about multitouch surfaces before. Now here is a link to a video that reveals how surface technology is being used in intelligence agencies, medicine, air-traffic control, crime management, etc.
Multitouch gameplay
Posted by: ashleytan on: July 27, 2009
Video source It was only a matter of time for someone to come up with a proper multitouch game.
Windows 7 multitouch
Posted by: ashleytan on: July 11, 2009
Ooh, a demo of surface computing using the Touch Pack. Video source The screen had an LED array, much like the prototype that we have at the MxL. Sadly, we do not have the support or momentum to develop it further.
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