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Come Sit at the Touch Screen Table

Posted August 10, 2008 8:22 AM

A novel multi-user touch screen product that combines radio frequency (RF) technology with a table setting, allows multiple users to work together, provided they are seated in their chairs. The technology will initially be useful for people working with geospatial information systems in disaster relief, military mission planning, emergency response situations. Would you benefit from this technology in your workplace? How would this product improve your life professionally?

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Re: Come Sit at the Touch Screen Table

08/10/2008 11:38 PM

Anyone old enough having flash backs to the movie TRON?

Dillengers table

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08/11/2008 6:41 PM

Pacman also use to have a table top version, or a sub-table top. The screen was below the table surface, which was Plexiglas.

Not exactly touch screen, and certainly not Tron (the Family Guy spoof of that was brilliant), but I am somewhat surprised this idea took this long to grab a hold.

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