TouchSmarter: Touch Screen Gadgets

Next week NUITEQ will be releasing version 2.0 of its award-winning multi-touch software product Snowflake Suite.

To get you into the mood, below a pre release screenshot of Snowflake 2.0

With the new 2.0 release, due to the increase in added value, features and benefits, NUITEQ is introducing a higher price for the Snowflake software licenses. If you purchase now, you can benefit from the current lower pricing and receive a free upgrade to Snowflake 2.0 when it is released next week.

NUITEQ’s partner 3M Touch Systems demonstrated their true multi-touch Wide Aspect Ratio Display at Infocomm 2011 with Snowflake.

I was invited by our close Korean Partner AVA Vision, to visit Seoul to attend the Korea International Broadcast, Audio & lighting Equipment Show (KOBA) together with them. The event took place from the 14th till the 17th of June. I visited their booth on the 17th, to see how well they are doing in the Korean market. And very well they did…

In taxi on my way from Seoul airport to the hotel (love those Korean characters)

Hotel window view

Another hotel window view

Thumbs up for multitouch technology. Sales Manager KJ Kim and I happy in front of a large 32 touch points AVA Vision multi-touch screen running a customized version of Snowflake with content for Hyundai.

AVA Vision CEO JJ Park (left) and KJ (right) showcasing the game “Bugs” inside Snowflake, customized for Hyundai on AVA Visions massive multi-touch screen

Thin and slick looking multi-touch table by AVA Vision

One of the multi-touch tables had customized content loaded inside Snowflake. The original Bugs game graphics were easily replaced with graphics of the number one ice cream brand in Korea to create that unique brand experience. Customers can easily create their own branded Snowflake solution simply by replacing images, backgrounds, logos, audio, videos, pdf files, 3d models and more.

Multi-touch is the attention grabber and the crowd puller

JJ explaining the benefits of multi-touch, AVA Vision, NUITEQ and Snowflake

Vertical touch kiosk and through window / through glass interactive solutions (one of my favorite)

Part of the AVA Vision booth at KOBA in Seoul

Snowflake snapshots from the AVA Vision interactive solutions brochure

Snowflake snapshots from the AVA Vision interactive solutions brochure

Snowflake snapshots from the AVA Vision interactive solutions brochure

Panasonic using AVA Vision’s multi-touch technology on their massive 103″ display running Snowflake (Pong competition)

AVA Vision’s multi-touch technology combined with NUITEQ’s Snowflake used by Panasonic on their booth. Again, multi-touch as attention grabber and crowd puller.

One of AVA Vision’s customers, the number one ice cream brand in Korea is using multi-touch technology with customized content in Snowflake in one of their boutiques. We visited the boutique to see how people interact with multi-touch technology…well actually we went there to test the ice cream.

Well to be honest, its just awesome to see your product being used in a public retail space in Korea

A mother is about to pull her daughter away from the multi-touch table. “Now its time to go home.”

At the end of the day, AVA Vision’s CEO JJ Park is cleaning out the table and kicking my arse in a game of pool

And Korea wouldn’t be Korea without great food, so below an overview of my meals (Korean and Japanese) the last few days (including blowfish, fly fish eggs, squid, shrimp, sea weed, tuna and many other things). Some of it was actually still trying to crawl away when being served, trying to avoid their destiny. I quickly ended that illusion.

These were the ones that tried to crawl away

Fried shrimp, awesome!

These tasted surprisingly good

Quite a spicy soup, instant tear

Several raw fresh fish types, Japanese style

After my Korea trip I can honestly say that I’m a great cultural experience richer thanks to my friends of AVA Vision who showed me great Korean hospitality.

If you want to learn more about AVA Vision’s multi-touch solutions (they also offer their products outside Korea), visit their website http://www.avavision.co.kr.

Now all there is left, is a day of touristing and shopping.

Check the video below of NUITEQ’s Snowflake Suite multi-touch software running on isiQiri’s multi-user multi-input laser-interactive projection screen, which is a Q-Screen brand.

Up to four users can interact with the Q-Screen simultanously from any angle and distance with the Q-Pointer, a special laser input device designed by isiQiri. isiQiri is a market leader in large-format man-machine interaction.

You will notice that the guys are standing close to the screen, but they could be 50m away and still control the interaction. I personally think this is an awesome USP. In addition you’ll notice the use of two lasers pointers to simulate gestures.

If you’re going to visit Infocomm in Florida this week, make sure to visit booth number 2575 to see the launch of the Q-Screen.

Check the video below of NUITEQ’s Snowflake Suite multi-touch software running on isiQiri’s multi-user multi-input laser-interactive projection screen, which is a Q-Screen brand.

Up to four users can interact with the Q-Screen simultanously from any angle and distance with the Q-Pointer, a special laser input device designed by isiQiri. isiQiri is a market leader in large-format man-machine interaction.

You will notice that the guys are standing close to the screen, but they could be 50m away and still control the interaction. I personally think this is an awesome USP. In addition you’ll notice the use of two lasers pointers to simulate gestures.

If you’re going to visit Infocomm in Florida this week, make sure to visit booth number 2575 to see the launch of the Q-Screen.

In this short video, Michael Woolstrum CEO and co-founder of NUITEQ’s Partner Touch International, a global touch screen manufacturer, talks about the latest news.

He talks amongst others about multi-touch for inflight entertainment, I can’t wait to see that happen.

In the following video Michael gives insight into a part of Touch Internationals product portfolio. I love the screen which has RFID technology embedded into it.

Touch Internationals multi-touch hardware is compatible with Snowflake, the industry leading multi-touch software product.

About Touch International
Global touch screen manufacturer, Touch International, was founded in 2002 by Michael Woolstrum and long-time veteran, Gary L. Barrett. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Touch International is a world leader in touch screen and EMI filter technology. The company, with its partner DMC, Co. Ltd. in Osaka, Japan, operates seven manufacturing facilities worldwide with 1,200 employees. Touch International’s factories manufacture Apple iPhone-type projected capacitive touch screens, resistive sensors and glass filter products used in touch screens, EMI, anti-reflective and anti-vandal filters.

For more information about Touch International, contact:

Jamie D. Sewell
Touch International
Public Relations & Communications
(512) 646-0328
jsewell at touchintl dot com

Check out the Touch International blog here: http://touch-intl.com/wordpress

NUITEQ’s multi-touch solutions have previously been showcased on tv in countries such as Brazil, India, Canada, France and others. This time it was Greece its turn.

NUITEQ’s Greek partner iDiA was interviewed for a program on Greek national television. Nikos Kontos gave a demonstration of the wide range of interactive products they offer, including Snowflake.

Is your company interested to partner with NUITEQ and enjoy the benefits of being a partner, let us know here and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as possible to explain how we can help increase your company’s awareness and sales.

You can have a look at the list of NUITEQ Partners here or check out our Partner Video Showcase.