TouchTable sets new standard

TouchTable 4, a ground-breaking South African multi-touch surface, has taken the
global AV industry by storm. Developed for SA Tourism by local AV design
consultants Digital Fabric in partnership with Cape Town digital agency Pixel Project,
the 2.5m-long table has wowed some of Europe’s leading trade shows, including ITB
(Berlin), WTM (London) and Top Resa (Paris). It has also won two Loerie Awards; a
silver Loerie in the category of applications and interactive tools and a Loerie Craft
Certificate in the category of Internet, mobile and interactive communication: digital
crafts.

Launched at Travel Indaba in Durban last year, the horizontal surface features a
single, glass based multi-touch overlay capable of sensing 32 simultaneous touch
points. Its user-friendly software, developed by Pixel Project, allows users to search
and browse all the leisure experiences offered in South Africa, also allowing video and
image playback, as well as email functionality.

“TouchTable 4 sets new standards in interactive design. The attention to detail
extends below the sleek surface cladding and into each and every component to
create the mechanical stability required for continual user flow,’ says Gavin Olivier of
Digital Fabric.

The table can be broken down into flight cases and reassembled in a few hours.
Olivier says it is unique in its ability to be easily transported between venues. “Most
touch tables of this size are engineered for fixed installation, but TouchTable 4 is
suited to both temporary and fixed environments. It [TouchTable 4] has travelled
some serious road mileage but it still looks like the day it came out of the box.’

All of the required technology is housed within the table structure, ensuring easy
setup with a single power connection to the table. The table’s sound system
comprises twelve speakers. Eight high powered full range speakers deliver crisp,
detailed audio to the top edges via custom acoustic waveguides and four sub-bass
units are concealed in the legs to add punchy low end audio.

TouchTable 1 variants are currently being built for SA Tourism based on the success
of TouchTable 4.

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