Category Archive for Multi-touch

The MT55 Platform Now Offers Universal Power Compatibility

We’ve received enormous interest in the MT55 Platform outside of North America. Thanks to a new universal power system, the Platform will soon be making it’s international debut. The newly integrated power system allows the MT55 Platform multitouch table to be used with a wide array of voltage, frequency, and electrical socket types, making it compatible with most international power standards. Rated for 110V-240V use, the MT55 Platform is ready for nearly every modern voltage standard out-of-the-box. The…

The MT55 Platform Multitouch Table Has Arrived.

Today Ideum is releasing the MT55 Platform multitouch table. The second multitouch table in the MT series, The Platform redefines our product line with an elegant new design. The Platform houses an efficient integrated computer, reliable solid state components, and a bright 55-inch interactive LED LCD display inside an impossibly thin 3″ surface. The MT55 Platform offers many of the same features as the MT55 Pro. The 55″ full HD display uses an optical…

Emerging Exhibits: Exploring New Models of Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

This fall I will be teaching a course on exhibit development for the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria. The course will be held in Vancouver at the Museum of Vancouver from September 26 -28. It is a blended course, so an online component proceeds the three days, starting on September 12th. You can learn more about, Emerging Exhibits: Exploring New Models of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and register on the UVIC Website. Here’s a short description of the course:…

Building a High-Resolution Multitouch Wall (Part 5)

This is the fifth blog post about our multitouch wall installation.  To see the previous ones see: Building a High-Resolution Multitouch Wall Part 1, Part 2 , Part 3 & Part 4. (Update 9/7/12: You might want checkout the Presenter Touch Wall, a 65″ multitouch wall built for public spaces.) As I have mentioned in previous posts, while we received permission to share the development process we’ve been unable to say just which “major North American aquarium” we have been working with.