Microsoft Reveals the TouchWall; CAD Will Never Be the Same

by Josh on May 15, 2008 · Comments

microsoft demos multi-touch technologyWhile Micorsoft’s Surface is kinda cool, but also like the Pac-man console at that pizza place, the newly debut Microsoft Touchwall puts it all in perspective and drops an ax on what it would take to get multi-touch into your tech-grubby hands.

All this uses is a couple hundred bucks of readily-available, rear-projection hardware and the software called “Plex” that runs on top of Vista.

Before you run out and get a Vista tattoo though, you should know this isn’t commercially available yet and Microsoft doesn’t have any plans to make it so, until they realize how stupid that is.

CAD will never be the same
One of the first thoughts when someone sees this is how cool it will be for gaming. Fact is, it will be cool for a lot of applications. In my opinion, multi-touch and has the greatest affect on how traditional CAD programs, user interaction and design functions will change. I say Microsoft needs to Open Source this software and let everyone go buckwild with development.

Get to the video already right?

Via Techcrunch

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  • Haas
    Buy a wii and you got one for like 10 euros.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ :)
    You also need to buy a huge screen.
  • Edusim is exactly that for the interactive surfaces already in the classrom --- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVFsxev-2sk


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  • Josh
    Thanks for the video links guys! Yes, those are very similar. Who woulda thought you could do that with the Wiimote right? Johnny Chung Lee has done some cool stuff with the Wiimote and Edusim looks like it incorporates similar functionality in Plex.

    That Edusim is open-source is even better.
  • Eric
    I'm gonna need an octagon room with two of these on each wall.
  • Ok....I want one.....and I want to run SolidWorks on it!!!

    Ricky Jordan
    http://www.rickyjordan.com
  • Kutch
    "I say Microsoft needs to Open Source this software and let everyone go buckwild with development."


    ...Right...
  • Josh
    ye...eaah Kutch. true. Microsoft open it? only if they can get people's information. They are schemin' already with Yahoo and Facebook.
  • Mike A
    Come on....Microsoft will not open source this software if they can make a penny from it. LOL
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