Pioneers Discussion Table.

DigInfo TV → Engadget: The Pioneer Discussion Table is a Microsoft Surface-like mul­ti­touch table that offers some unique and com­pelling expe­ri­ences. Here’s a list of what I noticed in the video:

■Document shar­ing between a notebook/external mon­i­tor and the Pioneer Discussion Table.
■Instant desk­top mirroring.
■The built-in scan­ner scans doc­u­ments right into the Discussion Table.
■Photos from dig­i­tal cam­eras are trans­ferred into the Discussion Table using TransferJet.
Pioneer is cur­rently devel­op­ing the Discussion Table and expects to release it in 2011. Future Internet cafés will never be the same.

Bron; www.engadget.com
As the video above shows, Zebra Imaging's so called ZScape prints pull off some pretty amazing 3D visual effects despite being based on old school hologram technology. These prints are made using a variety of 3D data sources -- think AutoCad and the like -- that are then rendered as thousands of holographic elements by recording laser light onto a single film-based material. The resulting images are easily viewed without glasses or spinning mirrors, and just require a run-of-the-mill halogen or LED light source to reveal 360-degree, full color representations -- akin to what a physical model might look like. Fancier versions can also be made using overlays and layering techniques to show more information. To date, over 8,000 ZScapes have already been developed for the US military, but surprisingly their prices range between $1,500 for a 12- x 18-inch version to $3,500 for the largest 2- x 3-foot size, making them relatively obtainable for those not on Defense Department tabs.

Premiere of 3D Disney film Tron.

Christie projectors were used for 3D architectural mapping on the outside of the Queen Elizabeth Hall

The premiere of 3D Disney film Tron: Legacy has been brightened by 3D architectural mapping, which was achieved using six Christie HD18K projectors. The company has also revealed that it has won two Total Media Awards, in Madrid.

The projections, which were streamed on to the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, were part of a wider event that featured audio accompaniment from Daft Punk and an arcade that housed the original Tron video game. London-based firm Seeper executed the project in association with creative group Guided Collective.

Christie won awards in both the Innovative Solution and Best Projector categories – the former for MicroTiles and the latter for the Christie Mirage WU7K-M, at the Total Media fair, which focuses on digital kiosks, mobile marketing and trends within digital signage.

Antonio Abad, head of Christie for Spain and Portugal, notes: "Christie MicroTiles has revolutionised the market since it was launched at the beginning of the year, and the Christie Mirage WU7K-M, with its stereoscopic image quality and reproduction, is exceeding all expectations, making it beyond doubt the most advanced 3D projector available to date."

BARCO GETS GUINNESS RECORD FOR BRIGHTEST PROJECTOR.

Bron; Inavate digital
Barco has scooped a Guinness World Record after an adjudicator awarded its DP2K-32B the accolade of the ‘brightest digital cinema projector’. The record attempt took place at Barco’s facilities in Kuurne, Belgium and the achievement was witnessed and verified by Guinness adjudicator Kaoru Ishikawa.
The company says a Barco DP2K-32B digital cinema projector achieved an exact brightness of 43,000 lumens after colour correction to match the DCI color spectrum, measured at the centre of a 4m² cinema screen at a distance of 5 meters from the projector.

Wim Buyens, vice president of Barco Digital Cinema, congratulated the engineering team and all staff involved with the development of the projector

FIFA STOPS PLAY FOR HOLOGRAPHIC WORLD CUP.

Sony life-size holograms will not be heading to football stadiums across the world as Japan looses out to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup. The Japanese electronics company had supported its country’s bid with a promise that it would transform stadiums in a number of countries into giant screens for life-size holograms. The technology, called Full Court 3D Vision, would have shown World Cup matches in real time.
But, FIFA chiefs weren’t suitably impressed by technology pledge and handed the event to Qatar.

Japan suggested they wouldn’t merely host the World Cup but would act as a partner to turn 400 stadiums around the world into virtual pitches where life-size holograms would play out the matches in real time.

Hundreds of cameras would have been employed to capture the action and the company said it would use 60 to 100 million pixels of resolution to create the 3D effect.

LED XL levert LED schermen Manchester City.

Het Rotterdamse bedrijf LED XL exploiteert zelf geen digitale schermen, maar plaatst ze wel.

Manchester City Footballclub bestelde 3 LED XL videoschermen. Ook de mastconstructie werd uitbesteed aan LED XL. In minder dan 6 dagen (en nachten) heeft LED XL dit weten te realiseren. Resultaat: bij het voetbalstadion staan 3 top-of-the-art LED videoschermen met de allernieuwste technieken, inclusief het LED XL besturingssysteem. De eigenaren zijn er enorm blij mee en de schermen draaien inmiddels continue.

Binnenkort (voor de kerst) plaatsen zij een scherm van 48m2 langs de A27 bij Hank.
LED XL kan de kleurvastheid over de totale levensduur garanderen op de LED schermen .

Kinect Treatment of Windows 7.

Video, by Evoluce, demonstrates gesture interaction/navigation in Windows 7 applications supported by Kinect.
Evoluce: Leading Surface Technologies

A simple TUIO hand gesture tracker for Kinect.

Martin Kaltenbrunner's description of TuioKinect:
"TuioKinect tracks simple hand gestures using the Kinect controller and sends control data based on the TUIO protocol. This allows the rapid creation of gesture enabled applications with any platform or environment that supports TUIO tuio.org/​ You can download the application from: code.google.com/​p/​tuiokinect/​ Music: Jabon Jabon by El Club de los Astronautas (Institut Fatima)"

I've played around with Tuio and OpenFrameworks, but it has been a while. I can't wait until I have time to dig into this with a Kinect. I think this has great potential for supporting learning and communication among students with special needs.

TuioKinect from Martin Kaltenbrunner on Vimeo.

TuioKinect tracks simple hand gestures using the Kinect controller and sends control data based on the TUIO protocol. This allows the rapid creation of gesture enabled applications with any platform or environment that supports TUIO. http://www.tuio.org/

You can download the application from:
https://code.google.com/p/tuiokinect/

Music: Jabon Jabon by El Club de los Astronautas (Institut Fatima)

The Virtual Autopsy Table.

Bron; www.engadget.com
Ever wonder what the insides of a human being really look like but lacked the grit or credentials to watch an autopsy in the flesh? Well, whatever the reasons, we can all probably agree this is one of the best uses for a multitouch table surface ever. The Virtual Autopsy Table (developed by Norrköping Visualization Centre and the Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization in Sweden) makes use of high resolution MRIs, rendered and processed into 3D images which are then accessible in the table itself. The results are super impressive and educational -- not to mention the fact that there's no actual cutting involved! The autopsy table was obviously developed with educational purposes in mind, and we wouldn't be surprised to see these cropping up in museums all over the globe any day now.

The Virtual Autopsy Table from Visualiseringscenter C on Vimeo.

The Gesture Cube: Next Must-Have for Your Coffee Table?

The Gesture Cube is purely a conceptual design at this point. But, if it morphed into a real product, would you put one on your coffee table? It would certainly be a conversation starter.


No need to touch just give it a wave!

Just wave your hand to access music, web, your family and friends. You don´t even need to touch the surface.
Gesture Cube uses 3D spatial movement tracking to help transform navigating a device into a magical intuitive experience. The underlying GestIC® technology detects your hand´s approach and movements - your favorite apps and media all at a wave of your hand.
http://www.gesture-cube.com