Experimental "OmniTouch" Projector Turns Any Surface Into A Multi-Touch Interface
Experimental "OmniTouch" Projector Turns Any Surface Into A Multi-Touch Interface
Posted 10/17/2011 at 10:23am
| by Brad Chacos
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Remember that nifty little “Skinput” interface that researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University were working on about a year and a half ago? It registered touches made to your skin, allowing you to use your body as an input device – hence its name. Well, it turns out that’s not all CMU and Microsoft were working on. They’re working on a device called “OmniTouch” that projects interfaces onto any surface – and includes multitouch touchscreen capabilities. That’s right, you can dial home on a loaf of bread.
The project is only in the research, proof-of-concept phase, TechCrunch reports, so don’t expect to waltz into a Best Buy and pick up an OmniTouch any time soon. The shoulder-mounted rig includes a pico projector and a 3D scanner to pick up your movements, and it is capable of detecting whether users’ fingers are actually clicking or touching the projected interface or simply hovering over the surface. Not too shabby.
CMU and Microsoft say the technology doesn’t require any special training, expertise, or calibration – it’s basically fire it up and get to work! OmniTouch has already passed tests that show it’s capable of pinpoint crosshair accuracy and drawing on a number of surfaces ranging from hands to books to walls. TechCrunch has an awesome video of the tech up on their site – go check it out!
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Ledoubleu
October 18, 2011 at 8:30am
Ahh, another future innovation for Apple to lay claim to..........Ios 6. or 7. maybe?
"EXTREME SARCASM"
thetechchild
October 17, 2011 at 10:44pm
I'm incredibly offended that SkinPut was mentioned over SixthSense... Indie > Mega-corporation
Silencer
October 17, 2011 at 11:03am
I knew this would be coming out soon, from about a year or so ago, when I first heard about it here at MaxPC. Yup. **We'll be seeing this *everywhere* really soon.** Boy, our world keeps changing faster.
georgey
October 17, 2011 at 10:47am
Very cool and a very interesting proof of concept.
Having said that I am horrified to a future of having to compete with these things for people's attention. Imagine a soccer mom in a gigantic SUV trying to draw on her arm to check her email on the highway.
JBaz
October 17, 2011 at 9:03pm
Its ok, by the time this tech comes out, cars will drive themselves, plus SUV's will be so god damn expensive to operate, expect to see soccer mom's on scooters. lol
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