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Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wii Remote
- tx 19y agoThis kind of stuff isn't new. These guys use optical feedback to achieve similar effects: http://www.mine-control.com http://www.mine-control.com
- myoung8 19y agoabsolutely amazing. hopefully this will get commercialized very soon.
- jsomers 19y agoI'm not much of a hardware hacker but this looks like a pretty small DIY project. A tighter, nicer package might be nice but I think the point is that the ``commercialized" version (cf. Microsoft Surface) is really expensive.
- rms 19y agoEven commercialized, this could be a cheaper and more versatile version of electronic whiteboards. Just bundle a portable LCD projector and an infrared sensor together and include software so it just works. Get a good team together and apply to Y Combinator.
- hhm 19y agoI agree. I've done some research on how to develop all kind of Microsoft Surface related stuff, and no doubt there are a lot of alternatives to create a similar effect in a much cheaper way. However, I haven't seen anything this versatile... this idea and implementation is absolutely fantastic.
- samwise 19y agoWonder who owns the patents to this kinda technology
- marcus 19y agoI think most patents on this technology have expired with the possible exception of multi-touch.
- apgwoz 19y agothis technically isn't "touch" though, so you should be OK. :)
- marcus 19y agoTrue, but it all depends on the way the individual claims are written in the patents governing multi-touch systems. If they have separated the claims for determining touch points and for the using different touch points to control zoom for example it might still be a problem, need to read the patent claims carefully to be sure.
- tlrobinson 19y agoAlso, generally you can't patent ideas like "multitouch" but rather processes or methods of implementing an idea. Not sure if there's any patents on IR-based input like this, but a quick search didn't turn anything up.
- shogunmike 19y agoThis is brilliant. I'm working with a client who wants to get involved with Microsoft Surface. I think I've just found a much better solution, and one that's more versatile!
- hhm 19y agoThere are many alternatives to do this with webcams and related stuff... however as I was saying above, this is probably the best option, and the more versatile tech I've seen for this effect.
- Readmore 19y agoI posted this here on Monday (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=87885 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=87885)... I guess you have to have youtube next to your link for it to get voted on.
- kf 19y agoThe more stories that are submitted here, the more often this kind of thing starts happening, unfortunately.
- aswanson 19y agoThey're onto my ass. Go to get moving.