Touch Screen Table : Image Source : siliconindia.com
Washington: Researchers have designed Pictionaire, a 1.8 meter long table, which is placed directly beneath a ceiling-mounted camera and projector, which can “read” and respond to items placed on the table. This is developed by Microsoft researchers Andy Wilson along with colleagues from University of California, Berkeley, according to ANI.
When a user places a sketchbook on the table, the ceiling mounted equipment recognises it by its size and shape, and projects virtual “drag-off” handle onto the corner of the page. If the user swipes over the handle, the camera takes a digital snapshot of the sketchbook page and sends the information to the touchscreen so that a digital version of the page appears on the table. Read more ……
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