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CLIENT: STANTUM

July 14, 2011: Interactive Multimedia Technology

Multi-touch Update from Stantum

The people at Stantum have been working hard to improve multi-touch technology, focusing on smaller tablet-sized systems. Stantum is a company I've been following for several years, from the time it was known as Jazz Mutant. I have been impressed by Stantum's focus on the needs of people as well as the company's careful attention to important details.

I'm pleased to see that the company has an idea of how its multi-modal technology can support multi-touch in education: "Ambidexterity and multi-modality are the two pillars of Stantum's core project – making the use of touch-enabled devices more creative and productive. Amongst others, there is one field of application where we truly see a soaring need for ambidexterity and multi-modality – augmented textbooks." -Guillaume Largillier

At the Society for Information Display's Display Week exhibition this past May, Stantum introduced a new palm rejection feature for its Interpolated Voltage Sensitivity technology. This technology provides users with a more natural way to interact with the interface and application content on tablets. The technology supports Android's multi-touch framework and is also Windows 7 certified. The palm rejection feature will be a welcome improvement for future multi-touch applications designed for education settings, where it is likely that more than one hand - or person, might be interacting with content on the screen at the same time.

Below are two videos that provide a glimpse of Stantum's innovations:

Stantum's technology can enable ten simultaneous touches, is highly responsive, and supports high-resolution content. According to a May press release, "Palm rejection is available as an API (application programming interface) to Windows and Android operating systems on x86 and ARM platforms. IVSM touch modules are offered to OEMs through the company's Qualified Manufacturers Partners, comprising tier-one touch-screen manufacturers with high-volume production capabilities. More information is available at info@stantum.com."

RELATED

Stantum's TouchPoints Newsletter (July 2011)

Stantum Whitepapers:

How to Evaluate Multi-Touch While Standing in a Store (pdf) - a great source of information.
Jim Meador, Pascal Auriel, Gauthier Chastan, Stantum
Specifying and Characterizing Tactile Performances for Multi-Touch Panels: Toward a User-Centric Metrology (pdf) - outlines some important points!
Guillaume Largillier, Pascal Joguet, Cyril Recoquillon, Pascal Auriel, Axel Balley, Jim Meador, Julien Olivier, Gauthier Chastan

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