Video: MOTO Lab's multitouch display scalable up to 50-inches

When the heads over at the MOTO Development Group aren't busy outfitting E-Ink devices with Android, they can often be found looking for bigger, better, and cheaper ways to build multitouch surfaces -- and they seem to be on to something. The video below shows full multitouch on a 19-inch display, although the company promises it is scalable up to at least 50-inches -- and it does this without the bulky projector. The capacitive touch screen forgoes the ITO (indium tin oxide) used in devices like the iPhone, relying instead on "extremely fine" wires to conduct the signals (which are lit up here for effect -- the company assures us that this will not be the case in production units). You know what this means: we may be getting that touch screen coffee table sooner than we thought! And we won't have to buy that yacht, either. But don't take out word for it -- peep for yourself after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 3:58PM]

Very very nice...

Not to be picky, but the touch effect seems to lag behind the finger quite noticably... but I think this could be a processor/hardware thing and not the multitouch tech they've been working on. But it was really impressive. I can't wait to see Windows 7 exploit mulitouch properly on a tablet/netbook.

[MarcusMaximus Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:09PM]

I was noticing that too, although it could just be perspective. I've noticed with my G1 and with iPhones, when looked at from the side it looks like the place it's touching is slightly off because there's some distance between the finger and the actual screen.

[superhobo Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:17PM]

Yeah, but it lags in a nice way.

[jak0b Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:15PM]

but can you use a brush on it?

[kapauldo2 Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:19PM]

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[(Unverified) Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:22PM]

Just don't use any "Patented Gestures" when finalizing development, or The big A will sue you. SUE YOU!!!

I've got a gesture for you...

[SOOPERGOOMAN Posted Apr 28th 2009 4:35PM]

In other related news maybe these folks should get in touch with these: http://hackaday.com/2009/04/28/electrostatic-computer-interface/ folks.

[RD Posted Apr 28th 2009 5:47PM]

Luuuuke... Oh Luuuuuuke!

[Blastar Posted Apr 28th 2009 9:50PM]

This is just an advertisement, not real news.

[egress63 Posted Apr 28th 2009 11:11PM]

All this touch screen thing is plain stupid. Why on earth would anyone want his/her pristine monitor to become a surface of fingerprint collections?

[loocas Posted Apr 29th 2009 7:25AM]

She can only wish for my 50"!

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 30th 2009 10:57AM]

Have you seen this alternative technology? It doesn't have the visible wiring problem.
www.tou-chi.com.ar