1. Filip Simoens – Business Development Manager
filip.simoens@tinkertouch.com
2. Who?
2004 - 2008 2009 2010 - …
• Research
IBBT-Uhasselt/EDM IBBT June ‘10: IBBT
TinkerTouch Spin-off company
• Large display
interaction incubationproject (bvba)
• Collaborative
applications
• MULTI-TOUCH
3. Who?
4 co-founders:
Maarten Cardinaels
Filip Simoens
Karin Coninx
Kris Luyten
= multi-disciplinary team !
With a lot of help of a lot of friends: IBBT,
UHasselt, Androme group
4. Why, What and How ?
Multi-touch interfaces are the new standard
From consumer devices to wall-size screens
Microsoft (Surface & Win7), Apple (iPhone,
iPad,..), Dell, HP,…
It´s more fun!
Only a handful professional technical partners
Often locked-in by hardware (Apple, MS)
User interfaces need to be tailored
Beyond the demonstration phase
We get so many mails…
5. Why, What and How ?
TinkerTouch team has what it takes to meet these
demands
We know how to build usable, performant
interactive software on arbitrary multi-touch
hardware
We have licensed IP to build the best multi-
touch hardware out there for reasonable prices
We are passionate in creating interactive User
Experiences
6. Why, What and How ?
Software
User experience as a key success factor
User-centered design and development process
Connecting existing applications with a multi-
touch device
Re-engineering interfaces for multi-touch
Largely independent from hardware
7. Why, What and How ?
Custom Hardware
Infrared based (FTIR)
Horizontal/Vertical & Different
dimensions
Can be rented / leased
(FTIR = Frustrated Total Internal Reflection)
Commercial available Hardware
Multi-touch LCD
Microsoft Surface
Multi-touch tablets / laptops
9. Why, What and How ?
Total solution chain
Hardware Software Services
Client needs
- Appl Custom-made (FTIR) MT recognition Install Maintenance
Client
- HW MS Surface (FTIR Cap) Training
application
- Services LCD / tablets MT handling
• Custom-made via Core competence Recurring bizz
partnership of TT.
Client satisfaction
• Appl on MS Surface.
• Appl on MT LCD,
on MT tablets,...
Client satisfaction
Different models
Product sales + services Product rental + services
- Custom-made HW (FTIR) - Custom-made HW (FTIR)
- MT LCD / MT tablets - MT LCD / MT tablets
- Appl development - Appl development
- Project implementation - Project implementation
Broad positioning B2B Multi-user multi-touch total solutions provider
10. Why, What and How ?
Targeted B2B segments
Sector HW
Status
Cultural sector FTIR tables
= ongoing.
(museum / cultural heritage / …) MT LCD
Congresses / Events / Exhibitions MT LCD
= to start.
Graphical design / Architectural FTIR Tables
MT LCD
Advertisement & communications FTIR Tables
MT LCD
Real Estate FTIR Tables
MT LCD
MS Surface
Hotel chains FTIR Tables
MT LCD
MS Surface
Gaming sector FTIR Tables
MT LCD table
MS Surface
Education FTIR Tables
MT LCD
Retail shop chains FTIR Tables
MT LCD
MS Surface
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11. Some results
Henri Pirenne Timeline
• Timeline application
• UGent library exhibition
about live and work of a
famous 19th century
historian
• Interactively and intuitively
navigating over the
timeline, click and move
pictures, scan’s of historic
papers,...
12. Some results
Business Diagramming tool
• Business modeler tool
• Business idea
brainstorming tool
13. Some results
Multi-touch set-up
• Extension on Barco’s
dispplays to create multi-
touch experiences
• Control different input
sources directly on the
screen by touch interaction
14. Ongoing project
Football VIP lounge experience
• Football analysis tool
• Developed on Microsoft
Surface table
• CMS with all possible
updated football data
• To be placed in Premier
League football VIP
launches
