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http://labs.swisscom.ch/de/node/35

How to build a low-cost multitouch screen | Swisscom Labs

ebay.com You can also use an over-illuminated, developed black-white film. This filter cut out the visible light but allows the IR light send by the IR lamp to be received by the camera.
It all started while we were researching an article on future user interfaces. Touch interfaces are hardly futuristic at this point, but multi-touch hardware like the Microsoft Surface or the iPhone is just starting to become a big deal, and we decided to see what big things are going on in that field. What we found that surprised us the most wasn’t anything about the future of multitouch; it was about something that people are doing right now .

Maximum PC | Build Your Own Multitouch Surface Computer

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/maximum_pc_builds_a_multitouch_surface_computer
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx Microsoft Surface brings people together to connect, learn and decide with a 360-degree interface that supports touch and real-world objects.

Welcome to Surface

IR-Scheinwerfer Kingbright BLO106-15-29 Gehäuseart Kunststoffgehäuse wasserfest Wellen-Länge 880 nm im Conrad Online Shop

http://www.conrad.de/ce/de/product/149233/IR-CLUSTER-26MM-26-MM1560-MA880CA-6 Bisher gibt es noch keine Bewertungen zu diesem Produkt, aber das können Sie ändern. Machen Sie den Anfang und tauschen Sie im großen Kreis der Conrad Kunden Ihre Erfahrungen mit dem IR-Scheinwerfer Kingbright BLO106-15-29 Gehäuseart Kunststoffgehäuse wasserfest Wellen-Länge 880 nm aus.
http://www.humanworkshop.com/index.php?modus=e_zine&sub=articles&item=99

DIY Multi-touch screen

Building your own touchscreen has been quite the hype on the interwebs.

The Media Computing Group :

http://hci.rwth-aachen.de/benddesk For most people from many different disciplines a desk is the main workspace.
http://liftlab.com/think/nova/ Last month, when involved in a teaching seminar in France, I ran across this utterly curious scene.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactable

Reactable - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Reactable in fully lit room. One tangible is placed in the active area, with others on the inactive periphery.

How the reactable Works"

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/gadgets/audio-music/reactable.htm Simple blocks are a common symbol of childhood creativity , curiosity and intelligence. Placing building blocks next to or on top of each other allows children to let their imagination run wild and create any number of structures on a playroom floor.
arduino

trackmate

FTIR