Multitouch Screen

¿Qué es una mesa multitoque? Menciona dos equipos que ofrezcan esta tecnología.

Las mesas multitoque son mesas con las que se puede interactuar mediante el tacto, estas tienen sensores que se activan a traves de la temperatura.
Es una manera sensilla e inovadora de interactuar con la computadora. a través de los dedos y las manos, en lugar de un mouse, o un teclado. El iphone y el ipod tuch son el ejemplo más común, sin embargo lo más inovador en este sentido es la tecnología del Rectable, La Macbook touch y The Microsoft Surface.

MICROSOFT SURFACE




"Picture a surface that can recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. On May 29, 2007 Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft Surface, the first in a new category of surface computing products from Microsoft that breaks down traditional barriers between people and technology. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a vibrant, dynamic surface that provides effortless interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects. Beginning at the end of this year, consumers will be able to interact with Surface in hotels, retail establishments, restaurants and public entertainment venues.

The intuitive user interface works without a traditional mouse or keyboard, allowing people to interact with content and information on their own or collaboratively with their friends and families, just like in the real world. Surface is a 30-inch display in a table-like form factor that small groups can use at the same time. From digital finger painting to a virtual concierge, Surface brings natural interaction to the digital world in a new and exciting way."




MACBOOK TOUCH



Por ahora es un rumor, pero problablemente se saque al mercado en el 2009, como competencia de microsoft surface.





REACTABLE

"The reactable is a collaborative electronic music instrument with a tabletop tangible multi-touch interface. Several simultaneous performers share complete control over the instrument by moving and rotating physical objects on a luminous round table surface. By moving and relating these objects, representing components of a classic modular synthesizer, users can create complex and dynamic sonic topologies, with generators, filters and modulators, in a kind of tangible modular synthesizer or graspable flow-controlled programming language."