Multi-Touch Table for Casinos

clipped from www.fastcompany.com Multitouch Poker: The Future of Casinos? Moto Development Group has thrown together a neat prototype device that could possibly be the future of casinos: A multitouch, automatic, cybernetic Blackjack table. Finger-flicking financial fun, perhaps, but also a way to cut down on cheating. clipped from labs.moto.com Multi-Touch Table This table is a departure from earlier examples because it is relatively easy to use by non-technical content creators. It works in most lighting because it doesn’t use a camera. It is market quality, and does not require tuning on location. clipped from labs.moto.com Blackjack for Multi-Touch Gaming is an ideal application for multi-touch screen technology. Replacing physical tokens, chips, cards, or game pieces with virtual items eliminates tedious setup, distribution, and cleanup tasks while increasing the efficiency and accuracy of gameplay. And unlike many other real-world computing tasks, games have well-established norms and behaviors that are straightforward to translate into multi-touch gestures and interactions; players still feel that they “own” their cards, pieces, or money. Meanwhile, team-oriented play is actually easier in a virtual gamespace, because players can collaborate and share cards without having to physically pass them back-and-forth. clipped from vimeo.com clipped from labs.moto.com Scalable Multi-Touch Watch the demo: clipped from vimeo.com

Sources:

1. Multitouch Poker: The Future of Casinos? | Technomix | Fast Company
2. labs.moto.com » Blog Archive » Multi-Touch Table
3. labs.moto.com » Blog Archive » Blackjack for Multi-Touch
4. Multi-Touch Blackjack on Vimeo
5. labs.moto.com » Blog Archive » Scalable Multi-Touch
6. Scalable Multi-Touch Prototype on Vimeo

1. Related:
2. MOTO Development Group
3. MOTO preps multi-touch Blackjack table | Electronista
4. Moto creates an interactive BlackJack table for high-tech casinos | VentureBeat
5. http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html

Asus Eee PC T91 Multi-Touch Netbook

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Asus Eee PC T91

ASUSTEK HAS RELEASED a tablet touch-screen netbook, the Eee PC T91.

The Asus T91 is a netbook, except it's a netbook with a touch screen display, which can be turned into a tablet PC by swivelling the display around to cover the entire keyboard.

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Asus Eee Pc T91

ASUS demonstrated the new convertible Eee PC T91 multi-touch notebook at CES 2009.

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Eee PC™ T91 with Swivelable Touchscreen Opens Up New Tablet Usage Possibilities

Touchscreen and Convertible Tablet PC Form Factor for Flexibility of Use

Sensational Software Suite

Sleek and Stylish Portability

Always-on Connectivity

One-touch Entertainment on the Go

Extended Battery Life with Super Hybrid Engine

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Asus Eee PC T91 touchscreen netbook review

Design

Touchscreen and Display

Keyboard and touchpad

Software

Verdict

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Product summary

The good: Small and light; well-done custom touch-screen interface; good battery life.

The bad: Uses less powerful version of the Intel Atom CPU; not much space on the tiny SSD hard drive.

The bottom line: Asus does a good job combining a Netbook and a touch screen in the Eee PC T91, even if the system hits a couple of first-generation snags.

Specifications:
Processor: Intel ATOM (1400 MHz);
RAM installed:1024 MB DDR II SDRAM;
Weight:2 lbs;
See full specs

Sources:

1. Asus eee pc t91 - The Inquirer
2. YouTube - Asus Eee Pc T91
3. ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
4. Asus Eee PC T91 touchscreen netbook review
5. Asus Eee PC T91 (black) Laptop reviews - CNET Reviews

Related:

1. Asus Eee PC T1 Touchscreen Netbook, EeeTouch Netbook 2009
2. Asus eee pc t91 - The Inquirer
3. Hands On with the eeePC T91 Touch Netbook - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

Microsoft's SecondLight Surface

Clipped from: InfoNIAC

Second Light - the Second Generation Multi-touch Computer from Microsoft

At the South by SouthWest Festival visitors were told that in just two or three years they will witness the appearance of a second generation Surface - a computing gadget from the software giant Microsoft.

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Surface represents a multi-touch computer that resembles a table.

The device features a flat screen that is able to read multi-touch gestures. Surface may also read content found on printed material that is placed onto the screen. This became possible with the help of five cameras installed inside the device.

Clipped from: YouTube - Microsoft Surface - The Possibilities

Microsoft Surface - The Possibilities

How does Surface work?
At a high level, Surface uses cameras to sense objects, hand gestures and touch. This user input is then processed and the result is displayed on the surface using rear projection.

What are the key attributes of surface computing?
Surface computing has four key attributes:

• Direct interaction. Users can actually "grab" digital information with their hands and interact with content by touch and gesture, without the use of a mouse or keyboard.
• Multi-touch contact. Surface computing recognizes many points of contact simultaneously, not just from one finger, as with a typical touch screen, but up to dozens and dozens of items at once.
• Multi-user experience. The horizontal form factor makes it easy for several people to gather around surface computers together, providing a collaborative, face-to-face computing experience.
• Object recognition. Users can place physical objects on the surface to trigger different types of digital responses, including the transfer of digital content.

Clipped from: BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft Surface in action

Microsoft Surface in action

Clipped from: Microsoft's SecondLight technology revealed - News - PC Authority

Microsoft's SecondLight technology revealed

Dual projection devices within the screen allow hidden images to exist underneath photographs, which can be rotated and zoomed to show the hidden information in context.




The way to reveal the hidden image or text data is to wave a transparent material over the SecondLight surface.




Related:

Second Light - the Second Generation Multi-touch Computer from Microsoft - Technology - InfoNIAC
BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft Surface in action
Microsoft's SecondLight technology revealed - News - PC Authority
Microsoft Surface

MultiTouch -- Scalable Modular Displays

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Clipped from: YouTube - Introducing the MultiTouch Cell

Introducing the MultiTouch Cell

Introducing the world's first modular multi-touch display. The MultiTouch Cell can be used to create kiosks and large wall or table top displays. Screens made from MultiTouch Cells can be used in any orientation, in all light conditions, and simultaneously by any number of users. The Multitouch Cell is available in 32" and 46" variations; in both Full HD or HD-ready LCD's.

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Clipped from: First Modular Multi-Touch LCD Screen Takes Aim At Microsoft



First Modular Multi-Touch LCD Screen Takes Aim At Microsoft



Depending on their needs, MultiTouch customers can buy dozens of LCD modules and arrange them in any way they wish without worrying about connectivity. Each LCD module features HDMI, FireWire, and USB ports and can be connected to a Mac, Linux or Windows computer, meaning each screen in the setup can display one large image or something different.

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Clipped from: MultiTouch - Modular MultiTouch LCD

Truly Scalable MultiTouch Display

The MultiTouch Cell is also flexible when it comes to installation size. Want a bigger display – then just add another module. Want to run 4 or 6 displays – just add more graphics cards to your computer.

MultiTouch CornerStone Software

The MultiTouch LCDs are controlled by the MultiTouch CornerStone software. Cornerstone handles the core multitouch functionality, tracking users hands as they move on the screen. In addition CornerStone includes a powerful interaction and rendering engine, that is based on industry standard libraries and protocols.

Related:

First Modular Multi-Touch LCD Screen Takes Aim At Microsoft
MultiTouch - Modular MultiTouch LCD
Multi-touch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia