Australian Uni Students develop rival to Microsoft Surface

DigitalSignageBlog — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:31:05 +0000

I came across an interesting article on TheAustralian.com.au website (I was reading the article from my Blackberry via RSS) and I wanted to share this with everyone – especially after we posted an article on the weekend talking about the Microsoft Surface. What makes this article interesting is the fact that there may be a rival system (application is called Focus) to the Microsoft Surface. According to the article the application uses cameras to interpret gestures and movements made across a table to control an onscreen computer interface. In this case it can be a table like the Microsoft Surface. What’s more interesting is that the hardware costs less than $5000 (consists of a projector, a laptop, a motion sensor and a table) and it integrates with the Apple iPhone.

This may be a good opportunity for us to interview these students if we get a chance since they are local students.

Have a read of the article here and there’s also a video explaining how the system works.

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Weekend Fun: When digital signage goes wrong, do you rely on Windows or Linux?

Danny Hsueh — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:40:06 +0000

Coincidently on my third trip back to Melbourne for a digital signage project rollout, I came across something that is too familiar to me.

Almost 9 out of 10 times when digital signage goes wrong through my observations, they are running Windows. There is no perfect system out there regardless what hardware, operating system, or configuration you may have, but according to Murphy’s Law, when something does go wrong how do control it? Does your software allow you to show an exception or alternate display?

Weirdly enough, these observations have now become second nature to me, whereby I notice all other people would just walk right past it. Not to mention the urge for me to take out my blackberry to snap it.

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Australian Uni Students develop rival to Microsoft Surface

Weekend Fun: When digital signage goes wrong, do you rely on Windows or Linux?