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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Computers

TouchKit Brings Surface-Like Multitouch to the Nerdy Masses

11:20AM John Herrman | Touchkit, a open source (software and hardware) multitouch kit designed by NOR_/D, has been announced at a US$1580 price point, or roughly 1/8th the cost of Microsoft’s Surface table. That’s not to say that the TouchKit is equivalent or even necessarily a competitor to Microsoft’s offering, but it is theoretically capable of many of the same flashy tricks. The system must be hooked up to a separate computer, and also requires an external projector. As you can see in the video, there’s not exactly a whole lot it can do out of the box, but the open source platform can be tweaked by anyone with a little knowledge of C++. Check out the gallery of the hardware and potential installations are their site. [Gizmag] More »
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Computers

Build Your Own Multitouch Table With The Cubit

4:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | Engineers at Eyebeam, a New York arts and technology centre, are drastically reducing the cost of ownership for multitouch tables by taking them open-source. Schematics for the Cubit, a multitouch tabletop display, are available online for people who want to make a scaled-down Microsoft Surface for one tenth the Surface’s price. More »
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