Category Archives: Equipment

Roll Your Own Multi-touch Display

Posted on May 4, 2008 by pat

Were you totally wowed by Microsoft’s Surface? Trying to figure out how to come up with $10K so you can have one for yourself? Save some cash and build your own instead! Technology Review has an article on Eyebeam engineers … Continue reading →

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Virtual World Hits the Road

Posted on April 29, 2008 by pat

Is your first life getting in the way of your second life? Does your avatar get cranky if left unattended too long? Are real life meetings a bore compared to in-world events? Pop into Second Life whenever you want, using … Continue reading →

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Self-Checkout

Posted on September 15, 2006 by pat

I recently went to a demo on self-checkout presented by Library Automation Technologies. Here’s the particular machine I saw last week: http://www.latcorp.com/latsite/fs907.htm It looks like it will be very simple for patrons to use and easy to maintain. Lots of … Continue reading →

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