Portable Large Interactive Display

[HyPe] over at the Natural User Interface Group developed this concept as part of his Master's Degree in Industrial Design. This suitcase sized projector and computer allows people to have a 60" multitouch screen available wherever there is a large enough surface.  The current software is designed for ad-hoc meetings about large-scale construction plans. The rolling case includes a short-throw … [Read more...]

Multitouch rear projection TV

[Christopher Jette] did a amazing job converting a 56" rear projection television into a multitouch display. His original inspiration came from this drafting table project. The screen is a large sheet of 1/2" acrylic with a screen material attached to the back side. The screen edge is surrounded by 168 IR LEDs. When a finger tip touches the surface it scatters the LEDs' IR light. A webcam sees … [Read more...]