Crave TV: Hitachi StarBoard interactive surface

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 1:49pm

i want to see some one play wow on this ..

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 1:58pm

There is more to computers (and life) than WoW.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 1:59pm

Requires a dark room and the shadows are annoying and distracting. The Microsoft table is far superior.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 2:33pm

Glad you didn't get a photo or anything. What use is a photo in an article like this.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 2:56pm

Previous commenter - There is a whole video of it.

Personally I'm not that impressed. Any touch screen where your hand casts a shadow on the screen... sucks. Kudos to them for making a projector of this quality that can be so close (so that the shadows are reduced at least). But this is the wrong design from the get-go. It needs to be projected from behind or use a flat panel display.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 2:57pm

Previous commenter - There is a whole video of it.

Personally I'm not that impressed. Any touch screen where your hand casts a shadow on the screen... sucks. Kudos to them for making a projector of this quality that can be so close (so that the shadows are reduced at least). But this is the wrong design from the get-go. It needs to be projected from behind or use a flat panel display.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 3:15pm

The shadow on the screen is negligible - what is great about this technology is that is is a desktop technology and not a piece of furniture in of itself making it a much better input device for creative professionals (photographers, videographers, graphic artists, music production.) You clearly see the shadow your hand casts from the angle of the news camera, but I doubt the shadow would get in your way as the user.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 3:40pm

Yes, the shadow and darkened room is a factor --- but I bet the price makes up for it. This kind of thing may put this technology in the hands of the consumer, far quicker than the Surface ever would...

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 3:47pm

No. There's not more to life than WoW.

Just kidding, I don't even play it.

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 4:34pm

Looks impressive. I wonder how this would work as an engineering work desk. Cad and solid modeling would be very hot on this contraption. Animation work or movie editing would also be hot. Sitting in my home so I can flick through photos though is an extreme over kill. To do this with rear projection and a lit room would be a plus. Techno-play value, 5 stars!!

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 4:37pm

cool, I was at the BETT show and Smart tech had a table like this that was rear projection and was showing how it could be used like an IWB table in the classroom. I like seeing practical applications more than google earth, even though google earth is the best

AnonymousThu 17 January, 2008 11:01pm

NEC WT600 is a similar projector available for about 3 years now.
Still, 2 known technologies elegantly combined as an alternative to Microsoft's Surface.

AnonymousFri 18 January, 2008 12:36am

Pros: Cheap and simple and easy to retrofit.
Cons: Hand shadows.

If you don't like the shadows sacrifice a little of the easy retrofit and put the projector under a surface made of some suitable semiopaque material.

AnonymousFri 18 January, 2008 5:02am

What is Wow?

Ian MorrisFri 18 January, 2008 2:27pm

To those who have suggested the shadows are a problem, I know they seem obvious on the video, but in real life they were not a problem at all. But that said, it wouldn't be that hard to turn this setup into a rear-projection system. That would solve the problem.

AnonymousFri 18 January, 2008 4:05pm

world of warcraft but dont bother unless you are 12.

AnonymousTue 22 January, 2008 9:07am

Im not really impressed either...Im not even a fan of Microsoft and i would honestly admit that even they could create something better than this. If Apple doesnt totally take over like they've been doing.

AnonymousTue 22 January, 2008 9:09am

The projection all together is a bad idea. It should be lcd touch screen.

AnonymousTue 22 January, 2008 4:38pm

One thing to remember about the shadows off the users hands is that the shadows are under them, from the users POV your not going to notice them too much as they are mostly hidden. Only people viewing off angle will see more distracting shadows.

Gary Coulter | Fuzzygoat Ltd.

AnonymousWed 23 January, 2008 11:57am

how much is this?

AnonymousSun 27 January, 2008 1:21am

Hello,

Just wanting to say great work!

AnonymousWed 30 January, 2008 10:27am

What do you mean ?

AnonymousSun 3 February, 2008 5:50am

I've seen the 77" version of this board for $1,500 (US) online the projector is around $1,400 (US) online. the one in the video is a 50" so it could be cheaper. Also at the BETT show Hitachi made a rearprojection version of this using a plasma screen

AnonymousThu 6 March, 2008 10:42pm

Thanks for very interesting article. btw. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s point of view… makes you think more.
So please keep up the great work. Greetings.

AnonymousTue 15 April, 2008 5:11pm

I will bookmark your article for future use. It was very interesting. Thank you.
Have a nice day! ;)

AnonymousFri 2 May, 2008 1:01pm

One afternoon, I was in the backyard hanging the laundry when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. But when I walked into the house, he followed me, sauntered down the hall and fell asleep in a corner. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back. He resumed his position in the hallway and slept for an hour.
This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: "Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap. "
The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: "He lives in a home with ten children - he's trying to catch up on his sleep."

I cried from laughter
Sorry, if not left a message on Rules.

AnonymousFri 5 September, 2008 8:17am

my High school math teacher has a touch hitachi board its awesome