NUITEQ’s partner Ideum launches another great multi-touch exhibit
Ideums rear camera based multi-touch tables run the NUITEQ Snowflake Suite’s vision tracking module TouchCore at their core.
An interactive multitouch enabled Google map with KML overlays allows visitors to pan and zoom around the L.A. Basin while learning about the weather patterns, wind currents, geologic make-up, and vegetative patterns that have shaped the landscape of southern California.
A unique interface switches between English and Spanish, as participants toggle between visual overlays that highlight the fire, air, water, and geologic conditions of the basin. Thematic overlays illustrating phenomenon such as fire risk, water supply, Santa Ana wind patterns, and fault line distribution tell the story of a landscape shaped by a diverse set of influences. Geo-tagged photo and video content, managed by Flickr, is displayed across the map. Visitors can explore this content through the use of intuitive gestures, building the basins story through discovery. Flipping the images over reveals embedded metadata to assist the exhibit narrative.
Designed to run on Ideum’s multitouch and multiuser table platform, this versatile exhibit allows several visitors to explore content simultaneously. Using multitouch gestures, users can scale, zoom, and pass virtual objects around the table. Title, author, and narrative information about each photograph can be viewed in context in English and Spanish, with the photos source tied visually to its location on the underling map.
The multitouch software was developed using GestureWorks, Adobe Flash, Google Maps, and KML. Content management is handled via Flickr. This versatile multiuser Google Maps Flickr mashup can be reconfigured for the display of other geographic locations. You can learn more Ideums MT-50 multitouch table on our Website (www.ideum.com). You can learn more about the Gestureworks multitouch framework for Flash at: www.gestureworks.com
NUITEQ’s partner Ideum launches another great multi-touch exhibit
Ideums rear camera based multi-touch tables run the NUITEQ Snowflake Suite’s vision tracking module TouchCore at their core.
An interactive multitouch enabled Google map with KML overlays allows visitors to pan and zoom around the L.A. Basin while learning about the weather patterns, wind currents, geologic make-up, and vegetative patterns that have shaped the landscape of southern California.
A unique interface switches between English and Spanish, as participants toggle between visual overlays that highlight the fire, air, water, and geologic conditions of the basin. Thematic overlays illustrating phenomenon such as fire risk, water supply, Santa Ana wind patterns, and fault line distribution tell the story of a landscape shaped by a diverse set of influences. Geo-tagged photo and video content, managed by Flickr, is displayed across the map. Visitors can explore this content through the use of intuitive gestures, building the basins story through discovery. Flipping the images over reveals embedded metadata to assist the exhibit narrative.
Designed to run on Ideum’s multitouch and multiuser table platform, this versatile exhibit allows several visitors to explore content simultaneously. Using multitouch gestures, users can scale, zoom, and pass virtual objects around the table. Title, author, and narrative information about each photograph can be viewed in context in English and Spanish, with the photos source tied visually to its location on the underling map.
The multitouch software was developed using GestureWorks, Adobe Flash, Google Maps, and KML. Content management is handled via Flickr. This versatile multiuser Google Maps Flickr mashup can be reconfigured for the display of other geographic locations. You can learn more Ideums MT-50 multitouch table on our Website (www.ideum.com). You can learn more about the Gestureworks multitouch framework for Flash at: www.gestureworks.com
Last evening together with our Head of Sales Andreas Desai, we headed over to the prestigious Alvar Gala, where NUITEQ was nominated in two categories to receive an award, namely “Best Newcomer of the Year 2010″ and “Innovation Company of the Year 2010″.
In the blistering outside cold of minus 25 degrees Celcius we were warm welcomed by a group of tropical drum musicians at the entrance of the building.
After leaving our coats and having found a nice spot in the bar, we had a few chitchats with other attendees. Shortly after, we were joined by Chief Software Officer Mikael Bauer and Vice Chairman Dr. Johannes Hirche. Not much later also Chairman Dr. Sorin Chiorescu joined the welcome drink.
After a while, everybody seated themselves at the dinner tables, where a nice salmon starter was presented. After the starter and some wine, 5 awards were handed out.
The main course was typical Swedish raindeer meat with berries, which tasted pretty good.
After the main course, an additional 5 awards were handed out. We were very delighted with the award that we received in the category Innovation Company of the Year 2010. It is great to receive recognition for everybody’s hard work and efforts, at such a prestigious event as Alvar Gala.
We continued with a few drinks after the last awards announcements and off we went, with a beautiful new experience in our pocket.
It was great to meet the hardworking entrepreneurial community in the Northern region, all together in one place. The Northern Swedish region is a creative, innovative world class hub that holds many interesting companies like Optronic, Artopod, Zone Systems, North Kingdom and other corporate initiatives like incubator B-park and creative digital media network the Lodge.
This regions client portfolio includes amongst others: Walt Disney, Coca Cola, Adidas, Vodafone, Ferrari, Nordea, Credit Agricole, Swedish Army, Pepsi, Lockheed Martin and more.
We are proud to be part of this entrepreneurial network.
I would like to thank our employees, partners, investor, shareholders, board of directors, local bank and clients that have contributed to building the road to receiving this award. We are very thankful for the 2 nominations and the award.
Rumor: Apple’s latest gadget would be a touch-screen tablet. Outcome: Apple’s iPad ended up looking a whole lot like what we saw in the patent applications.
An early Apple tablet patent, and what we got today. (Credit: CNET/US PTO/Apple)
Rumor: The tablet operating system would be based on the iPhone OS Outcome: Very real. The iPad shares the iPhone’s software development kit, or SDK, and can even run the same applications. It simply scales apps that have been designed for the smaller screen up to its 1024×768-pixel resolution.
Rumor: The tablet would be called the iSlate. Outcome: False. Apple seems to have just been covering its bases with the iSlate trademark application and domain grab. This is kind of like buying alternate top-level domains when starting a Web site. That said, Apple could bring this name to a future product–be it hardware or software.
Rumor: The tablet would be called the iPad. Outcome: Ding ding ding. Despite initial observations that Apple could be in for a legal battle, due to Fujitsu owning the iPad trademark, that’s what Apple ended up going with. This could end up being problematic. Bloomberg reports that Apple’s decision to go ahead with the iPad name, despite Fujitsu’s trademark ownership, could lead to big legal battle. It could also have a similar outcome to the iPhone trademark battle it had with Cisco Systems.
Still, kudos go to iLounge for getting the name, along with a handful of other details, correct in September of last year.
Rumor: The tablet would include textbooks. Outcome: Real, but almost entirely skipped over in Apple’s big unveiling. Part of the reason for that could have been the big slip by McGraw-Hill Chairman and CEO Terry McGraw, who the night before had told CNBC that 95 percent of his company’s content was ready to go for the Apple tablet.
Nonetheless, textbooks will be sold through Apple’s new iBooks store, though details are scarce about whether Apple has worked the kind of pricing magic with which Amazon.com has been so aggressive in trying to get similar content available for its Kindle e-book reader.
Apple now has a bookstore, though details about textbook offerings and magazines are slim. (Credit: Apple)
Rumor: Apple was gunning to get book prices between $12.99 and $14.99. Outcome: True. Book prices on the iBooks store fall well within that range, including new releases. It remains to be seen how competitive Apple’s offering is with those of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and others. (Credit: Apple)
Rumor: The tablet would be powered with a chip from Apple’s in-house manufacturing facilities instead of Intel. Outcome: Very true. The iPad packs a 1GHz chip called the A4 that is Apple-branded. Steve Jobs said it has the processor, graphics processing unit, and input/output memory controller on one chip. (Find out more about the A4 chip)
Was browsing http://www.90percentofeverything.com and ran into the below video, highlighting the importance of setting accurate expectations and that customer is always king.
NUITEQ is nominated in the category for the award Innovation Company of the Year, for the Alvar gala.
The gala will take place on Friday the 29th of January and will gather companies, entrepreneurs, bankers and venture capitalists.
We are very excited and thankful to have been selected as a nominee for this award, considering the great amount of innovative, creative and entrepreneurial companies this region holds.
Wacom To Show Unlimited Finger Touch System Prototype At CES
NUITEQ’s Snowflake Suite brings out the true capabilities of multi-touch
technology on LCD displays
Vancouver, WA and Skellefteå, Sweden – Jan. 6, 2010 – Wacom® and NUITEQ
announced today that they will be showing Wacom’s unlimited finger touch technology
concept, based on projected capacitive techniques, with NUITEQ’s Snowflake Suite
multi-touch software at the CES trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center,
January 7 to 10. The concept system, built on a 21†LCD monitor and featuring
version 1.8 of the Snowflake Suite running on Windows 7, will be on display and
available for demonstration at the Wacom booth #31435, located on the upper level of
the Center’s South Hall.
“We anticipate strong market interest in our unlimited finger touch, meaning 10, 15, 20
or more simultaneous touches, for desktop-size monitors and present this prototype
as an example of what can be achieved in the next generation of Wacom Feel IT
multi-touch-enabled products,†said Masahiko Yamada, President and CEO of
Wacom. “NUITEQ’s Snowflake Suite of multi-touch programs is a great complement
to our unlimited finger touch concept and visitors to our booth will be able to
experience what is possible when application user interfaces are designed to work
with any number of fingers, hands and even users.â€
Snowflake Suite is a cluster of multi-touch applications that are designed for different
verticals. Snowflake also comes with an API and SDK, allowing software developers
to rapidly create their own intuitive multi-touch applications.
The NUITEQ Snowflake Suite will also be available for demonstration at the Wacom
booth on notebook and tablet PCs from HP, Fujitsu and Toshiba that are enabled by
Wacom Feel IT multi-touch and pen technology.
“We are delighted that Wacom is demonstrating their innovative Feel IT multi-touch
products, at CES, in combination with Snowflake Suite,” said Harry van der Veen, CEO of NUITEQ.
“Our view is that user interaction with displays will need to become
increasingly intuitive and natural and Wacom’s unlimited finger touch technology is a
strong step in this direction.”
About Wacom Feel IT Technologies
The Wacom Feel IT Technologies brand is the user interface technology of Wacom.
By integrating sophisticated UI technologies such as multi-touch, pen or a combination
of the two with controllers and device drivers, the brand provides a highly natural and
intuitive user interface experience for PCs, e-books and other IT devices.
About Wacom
Founded in 1983, Wacom’s vision to bring people and technology closer together
through natural interface technologies has made it the world’s leading manufacturer of
pen tablets, interactive pen displays, and digital interface solutions. The company
provides OEM solutions to leading manufacturers serving incremental markets.
Wacom’s interface technology, called Feel IT Technologies, is also offered as an
integrated solution to strategic partners. Most Tablet PC manufacturers count on the
advanced features and reliability of the brand to deliver a superior experience. Visit
www.feelwacom.com for more information.
About NUITEQ
NUITEQ is a Swedish technology company focusing on delivering advanced multi-
touch software solutions for commercial applications. Its software product Snowflake
Suite, which received a Stevie Awards finalist recognition for Best New Product or
Service of the Year 2009 - Media & Entertainment, is available to end clients, software
developers, system integrators, VARs and OEMs. NUITEQ’s vision is to change the
way people interact with technology, by creating a natural interface between users
and technology. Visit www.nuiteq.com for more information.
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For more information, please contact:
Douglas A. Little
Public Relations Manager
Wacom Technology Corp.
360-896-9833 x174
douglas [dot] little [at] wacom [dot] com
NUITEQ would like to thank its clients, partners, employees and other associates for an amazing 2009. It was an interesting year and we are very appreciative of that.
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