Even though the CES is on the other side of the world, thanks to the proliferation of bloggers. tech reviewers (and of course, their own website) etc we can still get an idea of what’s new and exciting at this years show. Touch screen and other innovative interfaces and the use of gestures are really interesting for me at the moment so if was with interest that I read this review of PQ Labs iTable on CrunchGear. Check out the following review/demo by CrunchGear at the CES to see just how impressive the multi-touch interface is:
It’s inevitable that this product will be compared with (and compete with) Microsoft surface and I am guessing that there are some things missing like object recognition but all the same, this is pretty impressive. More demos of it are available here.
I am looking forward to the time when we don’t have to physically touch the screen for it to interpret our gestures (or need a WiiMote type of wand) so that I can interact with the system from a distance - kind of like the EyeToy but with much more precision of course.
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yes I think the current generation of smartboards/IWB’s are now obsolete
Here is another offering @ CES
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/10/video-50-inch-multitouch-tv-on-display-from-samsung/
Thanks Stephan.
and this just appeared on techcrunch about MS investing in another touch screen startup. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/12/microsoft-leads-24-million-round-in-n-trig-to-bring-multitouch-to-pcs/
Cheers,
Jerry
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