Microsoft laid foundation with the Surface, but it never went on to beat the heat like Microsoft would have hoped. Nonetheless, taking lead, many manufacturers out there have taken a stride forward and have bettered Microsoft’s multitouch surface (table) in every which way. Interactive tables with more fiercely competitive multitouch and gesture controls have become more valuable, than mere glossy rectangles they were once regarded. Interactive tables are now a common site just about everywhere, right from a coffee table at home to a conference table in an office board room and from a educative table in the museum to a attractive entity in a public place. Here is a list of six new and never seen before multitouch tables that are (undoubtedly) unique and useful. Hit the jump to read on:
ArtSurface
ArtSurface as the name would suggest isn’t out there to outrightly rival the Microsoft Surface, perhaps it’s out there to better the Surface by a mile. The multitouch display ArtSurface is a curved glass table based on a 360-degree touch interface. The ArtSurface featuring PixelSense enabled 40″ Full HD multi-touch screen display, runs Windows 7 and can manage 50 simultaneous inputs. The ArtSurface offers a very unique solution to seeing, moving, zooming and detailing etc of the content and makes it possible for te same to be recognized on mobile devices, which makes the interactive table a revolutionary entity for small interactive meetings and other communication needs.
Displax Oqtopus
Displax Oqtopus is a multi-touch interactive table with a form factor to rival the iPad. Confusing right, well the slim profile and the 47’‘flat panel LED display of this state-of-the-art multitouch table actually make it a giant iPad. Measuring 90 cm x 90.5 cm x 146 cm, the multimedia multitouch table runs Windows 7 and offer full HD display. Capable of handling 6 independent touches, the table has glass top measuring 6mm in thickness.
Bespoke interactive table
Paradigm Audio Visuals have set new highs in multitouch interactive tables; the makers have specialized in creating single touch, double touch and multitouch tables over time. They not only make tables but they also provide multitouch wall installations. One of their primary creations is a 1080p HD 52″ multitouch table, but they assure they can make these of any size and configuration. Paradigm Audio Visuals can build the multitouch tables into your own furniture or provide them in bespoke wood furniture.
TACTABLE interactive table
I-tech’s U-touch technology embedded in the tabletop display is more than just an immersive and interactive technology. Incorporating virtual reality, 3D and multitouch the TACTABLE interactive table is capable of handling up to 50 simultaneous inputs, gesture controls and has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for connectivity.
Hwayoung Systems’ Multitouch table
Developed by Hwayoung Systems Co., Ltd, this is a 32” special LG display table is capable of handling multitouch controls. As we read, the table can understand gestures for multitouch to carry out basic functions like zooming, scrolling and double tab etc.
Formula D interactive touch table
Formula D specializes in creation of customized multitouch and single touch tables in various sizes, shapes and materials suitable for anywhere, be it and office space or home or a public space. These tables are embeddes with variety of sensor technologies, which depending on the requirement may vary from IR frames, capacitive touch screens to optical blob displays used in large screen displays.
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