Displax multitouch globe

Modern technologies allow even such an ordinary thing as a globe to turn into something high-tech, surprising. So, the developers of the company Displax created a chic globe with a multitouch surface, and named their brainchild Multitouch Globe. The diameter of the globe is not so big, 1 meter, but it is not required for comfortable work. The user works with the globe in the same way as in the case of multi-touch displays. In general, such a device would be very useful in schools, institutes, a pity, the price is still unknown.

The project will be shown at Integrated Systems Europe, an exhibition that will be held from January 31 to February 2 in Amsterdam. The technology presented by Displax is now awaiting a patent, so that after such a patent has been obtained by developers, a second such globe can be created only under a license, as far as one can understand.
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All this works as follows: a transparent flexible polymer is applied to the surface (glass), which is the active surface. From the inside, all this is highlighted by a projector that projects an image onto the inside of the screen. The projection is not normal, but the so-called "fish-eye", using special lenses. As a result, we get the effect of the globe with multitouch. The developers believe that their project can be used in museums, various exhibitions and galleries.

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Via ubergizmo