2008/9/25 Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thursday 25 September 2008 16:22:26 Dave Crossland wrote: >> Xerox didn't invent touchscreens with (pseudo) 3D accelerated >> interaction models AFAIK ;p > > Circa 1991 - Xerox Europarc's Digital Desk.
Wow! Awesome - thanks Michael! :-) > projection onto a real desk and scanning in things on the desk as a > result) I'd guess that under-projected desk-size multitouch screens like the one Jeff Han became famous with at TED Talsk 2006(?) would complement an over-head high res camera for 'scanning' better, so that shadows don't annoy (and the pointing doesn't seem very accurate in the first demo of the calculator... But it is 199_1_! :-) Cheers, Dave (Personal opinion only.) - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
