New video of the MT-50 Multitouch Table
We’ve just posted a new video of our MT-50 multitouch table on YouTube. The previous one had gotten a bit dated as we’ve continued to improve and upgrade the table since its initial…
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Why Apple Closed off the iPhone and iPad to Flash Developers
A lot has been said about Apple’s closed-door policy in regards to Flash development for the iPad and iPhone. I’m not talking about Apple supporting Flash on the devices but rather the decision to close off the Apple Store to apps created in Adobe’s CS5. Several reasons Apple’s decision have been cited: Apple would have to deal a flood of apps in their store, third-party authoring will lead to substandard apps and will “hinder the progress of the platform,” or Flash apps…
Multitouch Google Maps Tutorial Up on GestureWorks Site
We’ve added another tutorial to the GestureWorks site that covers how to build a multitouch Google Map application from start to finish. One of the more complex tutorials, it extends the…
GestureWorks Wins a New Mexico Tech Award
Tonight a group from Ideum headed up to Santa Fe for the New Mexico Technology Council’s Tech Ex Awards. The awards celebrate technological…
Oakland Museum 2.0
This weekend was Oakland Museum’s non-stop, 31 hour opening celebration. I was lucky enough to get a preview on Thursday and it is an impressive redesign effort. The Gallery of California History and…
Clear Plexiglass Panelled Multitouch Table Debuts at Museums and the Web
Last week—at the Museums and the Web conference in Denver—our multitouch table bared all. A clear plexiglass side panel allowed conference attendees to see all of the components inside. Ever since we built our…
GestureWorks 1.5 Released! Multitouch for Flash and Flex
We’ve just released a new version of our GestureWorks multitouch authoring framework. The new version 1.5 provides support for Adobe Flex as well as Flash CS5, which Adobe plans to release later this…
Case Study on L.A. Zone Multitouch, Multiuser Exhibit on ExhibitFiles
I just posted a case study on the ExhibitFiles website. It examines the L.A. Zone multitouch table exhibit that we developed with California Science Center and details some of the design considerations we encountered in putting this multi-user exhibit together. You can read the complete case study here. This custom exhibit was built using Adobe Flash with our Gestureworks multitouch framework and runs on our MT-50 multitouch table. There’s also more information about this exhibit on our portfolio page: “Visitors Explore…
Table Install at “Petrosains Discovery Centre”: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Last week, our senior multitouch engineer braved the 25-hour flight to Malaysia to install a MT-50 Multitouch Table in the Petronas Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world. Our table…
