Comments on: Watch out, Surface; GestureTek is straight frontin’

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:45:52 +0000

I think that Surface has become a software project due to touch integration with 7 and stuff, but it really started out as a hardware project. The proof of concept had to be hardware first, software second.

By: Jonathan Brill

Jonathan Brill — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:10:01 +0000

We have worked with Gesturetek products for a number of years and did UI work for Microsoft Surface.

Gesturetek and Surface make essentially different products.

Gesturetek sells hardware.

Surface’s value prop. software-based:
- a seriously user tested SDK object recognition framework
- Deep integration into the MS product stack
- .net 3.0 development environment

When you look at the cost of serious app development, the differnce in hardware cost is insignificant.

You can find multitouch demo videos and market analysis at:
http://www.pointanddo.com

By: Gamo

Gamo — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:12:37 +0000

Check out this system – also very cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYGyynUt2-o

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:20:54 +0000

Yeah, I thought it might be something like that but didn’t want to spend the time analyzing the photos :)
they just updated their lineup today, which is the reason we’ve posted. For the “floating” screen I wonder if it actually uses a system similar to the Surface’s..

By: sull

sull — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:49:40 +0000

they have been around for years and have actually partnered with Microsoft Xbox division at one point.
it normally uses cameras and x/y coordinates, at least some of their tech.

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Watch out, Surface; GestureTek is straight frontin’ | official tech blog — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:02:28 +0000

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By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:22:01 +0000

No, it’s certainly not going to take down the surface, but for places that want something like a surface but can’t afford it… or don’t want the table form factor, etc. A market (not a big one but a market nonetheless) has been created by the Surface, and it has a sort of halo market around it that makes room for stuff like this.

By: uniqueGifts

uniqueGifts — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:49:20 +0000

Yea i don’t think this thing can hold a candle to the surface from the videos I have seen of the surface..the picture thing blew my mind. But this is cool none the less.

By: khanh

khanh — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:38:28 +0000

This is not a rival to Surface. Surface is much more advance. Applications on Windows 7 is probably more powerful than this.

By: teraOm

teraOm — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:22:49 +0000

This touch thing is not working great from microsoft. It is targeted at businesses and not individuals.

Who would want to buy a damn costly surface, which occupies space, is not portable and has 10% intelligence of that of a netbook?

By: Taylor Beatty

Taylor Beatty — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:20:14 +0000

Wow. I highly doubt, however, that it will be able to compete with Microsoft – but it does look cool.

Comparing Gesturetek to this: http://equedia.com/blog/view.php/Re-Microsofts-New-OS-Officially-Named-Windows-7

just doesn’t cut it