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This looks VERY similar to what Tinsley Galyean of Nearlife has been
doing for the last few years. He has helped create multitouch interfaces
for the Georgia Aquarium, Cirque du Soleil, and currently is working on
projects for Liberty Science Center. We showed a tabletop version at
last years ASTC conference. All without Vista or DRM. What is it that
they say about imitation? 

-Lath 

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Hello All:

Microsoft just came out with a new multitouch display called Surface.  
<http://www.microsoft.com/surface/> <http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/ 
techandyou/archive/2007/05/29/microsoft-runs-the-table.aspx>.  It  
appears similar to Jeff Han's groundbreaking work, but seems to use  
different technology.  I think the Microsoft version uses video  
tracking, while Jeff uses something called "total frustrated internal  
reflection."

Jeff's feels great, and would make a great interface for  
exhibitions.  I wonder how Microsoft's will work in actuality...after  
all it does run Vista.

Eric Siegel
New York Hall of Science
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