Thursday, January 07. 2010
Light Touch projection technology turns any flat surface into a touchscreen
We’ve seen virtual keyboards before, but the technology has never quite taken off. But this is quite exceptional. UK-based Light Blue Optics (LBO) has unveiled a revolutionary compact projector that lets users interact with images projected onto a flat surface, essentially turning it into a touch screen. Remarkably, it has built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, which allows users to access and connect with internet-based applications and engage in social networking and multimedia sharing via the projector itself, which runs Adobe Flash Lite 3.1. The Light Touch projector transforms the usually static image created by a projector into interactive multimedia content using Light Blue Optics’ proprietary holographic laser projection technology. The device can project a virtual 10-inch interactive display onto any surface and the integrated infra-red touch sensing system enables users to interact with the virtual image in the same way they would use a handheld touchscreen device. The device is set to be showcased in an invite-only event on Thursday, January 7th at CES. LBO also announced a list of global companies working with the Company to bring its unique projection technology to market; Adobe, CSR, Foxconn, Interbrand, Microsoft, Micron, Nichia, Photop, Opnext and Toshiba. It comes equipped with 2GB of onboard Flash memory and has a Micro SD card slot for up to 32GB of storage, running wall-powered or battery-operated, with a run-time of two hours before recharging is required. The Light Touch certainly looks very interesting, but there are no details on pricing or availability yet.
La révolte des villes moches
Dot Dash Darwin
Graphics and lighting combine in this installation at the University of London campus's Darwin Walk
The installation is part of an ongoing project by Max Fordham Consulting Engineers to create innovating lighting across the campus. Darwin Walk runs along the side of the Darwin Building. To illuminate it, Nick Cramp, an engineer at Max Fordham, used Light Tape to spell out Darwin's name in Morse Code.
Light Tape is an electroluminescent material that can be used as an energy efficient alternative light source. It's just 6mm thick and can be cut to shape.
Images courtesy Light Tape
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Via Creative Review
Personal comment:
The result is a bit obscure... but still an interesting graphic use of luminescent plates in combination with a building's facade and its own electric illumination.
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