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DiamondTouch

The DiamondTouch table is a multi-touch, interactive PC interface product from Circle Twelve Inc. It is a human interface device that has the capability of allowing multiple people to interact simultaneously while identifying which person is touching where. The technology was originally developed at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) in…

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Developers
Circle Twelve Inc, MERL
Operating system
Microsoft Windows

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DiamondTouch

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples106
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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related to Notable Research · 41
DiamondTouch → Annual International Meeting, Autism Research, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Calgary, Cambridge, Center, CHI, Collaborative Puzzle Game, CSCW, Department’s Real Time Crime, DiamondSpin, FBK, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Haifa, IMFAR, Israeli, Issues, Lego, Linux, MERL
related to history · 33
DiamondTouch → ACM Conference, ACM International Conference, ACM Symposium, Carnegie Mellon University, CHI, Chia Shen, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Computing Systems, Darren Leigh, Georgia Institute, HCI, HCII, Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems, Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, IEEE International Workshop, In, Interactive Tabletops, International Conference, MERL
related to overview · 7
DiamondTouch → Apple, HP TouchSmart, Jeff Han, Microsoft Surface, The, The DiamondTouch, While
related to External links · 6
DiamondTouch → Circle Twelve, DiamondTouch MouseDiamondTouch FAQ's, MERL, Tabletop Computing, UIST, YouTube
Developers · 1
DiamondTouch → Circle Twelve Inc, MERL
Operating system · 1
DiamondTouch → Microsoft Windows
Website · 1
DiamondTouch → http://www.circletwelve.com

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merl table interface university developed multi-touch research circle twelve researchers software inc work systems multi-user presented interaction tabletop technology 2008

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DiamondTouchDevelopersCircle Twelve Inc, MERL1.00infobox
DiamondTouchOperating systemMicrosoft Windows1.00infobox
DiamondTouchWebsitehttp://www.circletwelve.com1.00infobox
gaminginstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
customers of the DiamondTouch are using it for businessinstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
office applications.The principal feature that distinguishes the DiamondTouch table from other multi-touch interfacesinstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
such as the Apple iPhoneinstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
HP TouchSmartinstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
Microsoft Surface or do-it-yourself systems inspired by the work of Jeff Haninstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
is that the DiamondTouch table can identify who is touching whereinstance ofWhile product literature mentions consumer uses0.80text
Linux that support multiple pointing devices.Multi-modal interfaces that combine speech recognitioninstance ofworks with operating systems0.80text
direct touch interactions were explored by researchers at University of Calgaryinstance ofworks with operating systems0.80text

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