Multitouch

I got a hot Twitter tip about this new product, which appears to be a multi-touch pad that connects to a Windows PC. Along with two buttons which I’m assuming work like standard mouse buttons, there’s a flat surface (77.2 mm x 45 mm) like a mouse touchpad where it seems you can use finger gestures…

A joint project from Microsoft Research and the University of California brings us another touchscreen, mutitouch table-top computing experience. Like a larger version of Surface, the Pictionaire, as it’s called, is also operated via human touch using gestures made on the table’s surface. However,…

I seem to never tire of seeking out and playing with the online photo mosaics built using Silverlight deep-zoom technology. The latest one to cross my radar is Nike’s “Air Jordan” mosaic called Mosaic 23/25. The homepage of this new site is a photo of Jordan – in the air, of course – has been…

Channel 9's Charles Torre took a trip to Microsoft Research in the UK and got to look at some of our work behind MultiTouch laptops and LCD monitors. See the people shaping MultiTouch at Microsoft, the thought behind it, and what makes it different from Microsoft's Surface Computer. Very cool video…

A equipe do time Surface estava em Las Vegas para a inauguração do Surface no i-Bar do Rio Casino. Eles aproveitaram e gravaram umas demonstrações das funcionalidades dessa mesa Surface. Confira o vídeo do Surface do Rio Casino no blog do meu amigo Nic Fillingham.

Defrag is a new series Nic Fillingham and I will be bringing you to look into murky subjects that need sorted out. We'll put the bits in order and tell you exactly what the story is. In this episode we look at multitouch in Windows 7. What are all the multitouch gestures? Will there be more? What is…

Windows 7 is out and if you're like me you want to know where the new multitouch hardware is. Well here's a running list of all the hardware I know of so far. When it comes to multitouch methods, capacitive is going to give you the best results and most touch points. Optical is going to be the…

If you're looking for a drop in monitor that supports Windows 7 Multitouch applications, 3M has a kit for you. This 19" monitor may seem very pricey at $1499, but keep in mind this is huge for a capacitive display. Normally monitors this large will have an optical tracking system for…

In October I put together a list of all the available multitouch hardware that I could find. Here is an updated list of multitouch hardware. The number of touch points on each differ, and because that number is tied to the driver and can change, I haven't included that. A good rule of thumb is…

While there's nothing wrong with the California Club, you don't go to a Hard Rock Cafe because you love food. You go because you love music, and now you're likely to stay longer because you love technology. Knowing the value of memorabilia, Hard Rock took on the huge task of photographing their…