Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Meet the Man Behind CNN's Multitouch Magic Wall [Multitouch]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/rr_f4aL4qTo/meet-the-man-behind-cnns-multitouch-magic-wall

Those of you who watch CNN have probably noticed the neat multitouch screen the anchors have been playing with since the beginning of the election season. Now that all the votes are coming in and we're literally counting down to the big reveal, the news network has given a shout out to the man behind the Magic Wall—Jeff Han of Perceptive Pixel.

Han first showed off his wall at an entertainment and design conference known as TED, where he charmed the CNN crew enough to take his product mainstream. The crew bought an eight-foot long version of his wall, which became an instant hit—garnering about as much screen time as Wolf Blitzer and inspiring parodies all over the place. But what I want to know, and what the article unfortunately doesn't touch on, is... where do I get my own? [CNN]