Multi-touch with Microsoft's Silverlight 3 and Windows 7

Tim Heuer's post on his Method~ of ~Failed blog provides a good overview of Microsoft's Silverlight 3, Windows 7, and multi-touch.

PookyTouch & PookyTooth: Multi-Touch & BlueTooth plug-ins for Mozilla Firefox!

PookyTouch- Enabling Multi-Touch in Mozilla Firefox- A good demonstration of what the Pooky Firefox plugins can do.
(Thanks, Maarten for the info- the people in the video are speaking in Dutch, not German, as I'd previously guessed.)


Here is the information from duskmage's YouTube channel:

"PookyTouch enables the use of Multi-Touch events in HTML (or XUL) pages in Mozilla Firefox. PookyTooth enables the use of bluetooth in webpages. For more information, downloads and some hands-on Multi-Touch experience, please view our website at http://pooky.sourceforge.net/"

Thanks to Seth Sandler (AudioTouch) for the link.

Telepresence @ InfoComm 2009: Howard Lichtman's review

Howard Lichtman, of the Human Productivity Lab, wrote an interesting post reviewing various Telepresence companies featured at InfoComm 2009:

Telepresence at InfoComm 2009: A Review


According to Lichtman, "telepresence is the science and art of creating visual collaboration environments, networks, and strategies that duplicate in-person meeting experiences as completely as possible in both internal and external business communications. Effectively leveraging telepresence as an organizational and collaborative strategy can improve productivity and effectiveness by enhancing business communication, collaboration, and reducing physical travel."

(I'm a bit short on time today, so for more information regarding telepresence, take a look at the various links I've posted on this page.)

Here are a few items from Lichtman's post:

Musion Announces First Live Transatlantic Interactive 3D Hologram Public Broadcast

DVE Huddle Room with REALroom 3D (TM) option (augmented Reality/holographic appearance) -from http://www.devetelepresence.com/


Howard Lichtman's YouTube Channel

Links to posts about Singularity University, Designing for the Internet of Things, etc.

Here are a variety of links from the The World Is My Interface blog:

Singularity University? What about a Singularity Community College, with a mobile/distance learning option?

David Orban's Internet of Things & Spime Design presentation at the Singularity University 2009

The IBM Web or Internet of Things: "A Smarter Planet"

News about Smart Grids and Smart Kitchens

LTE vs WiMax: Trying my best to understand emerging technologies....

Pervasive Computing, DOOH, Intelligent Buildings, Programmable Nano-based Sensors, Privacy & Security, & Ethics...hmmm

Still a dream: Ubiquitous Women in Technology

Update on Multi-Touch, Multi-User NuMTyPYsics

A few months ago, I wrote a post about multi-touch "NuMTyPYsics". Here is an update:

Below is a video that shows how two use two single-touch Nokia Internet tablets to provide an emulation of multi-touch input for NuMTyPYsics, a drawing game that based on Numpty Physics:


Here's the description from Perlinet's YouTube channel:
"Using two single-touch tablets and a laptop running NuMTyPYsics, it's possible to emulate multi-touch input (max. 2 cursors - one from each tablet). This allows for precise input control and testing multi-touch applications. More info: http://thpinfo.com/2009/mt/"


The game is also based on Crayon Physics, using the Box2D engine.

Slideshare Presentation: Interactive Displays Perception, Awareness, and Interaction via Daniel Michelis

This is a good overview of interaction around displays in public spaces.

Interactive Displays Perception, Awareness, and Interaction

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