Ubi interactive is offering up an affordable kinect powered touch screen solution for education. However it does record us and show the clips at the end. Without touching the surface, with simple gestures, you can navigate. Kinect app that turns any surface into a touchscreen now. Reach out and touch any surface with kinectbased ubi. On the other side of the pane was a kinect sensor, which was capturing the movements and gestures of our hands in front of the glass and sending the data to ubi s software, running on the same. Ubi interactive bets on kinect, finds a new home in seattle. Create a touchscreen on any surface with kinect app. Nov 09, 2015 ubis software works with both windows and mac right now. Sep, 20 the kinect for windows software development kit sdk enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using kinect sensor technology on computers running windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. Hi we recently purchased and downloaded just dance 2019 on the xbox one.
Apr 12, 2020 ubi interactive, a graduate of the microsoft kinect accelerator program, has begun taking orders for software that will turn almost any surface into a 3d touchscreen when combined with a kinect. It doesnt give a score or track movements though i assume because its not picking up anyone. It can detect when you physically touch the surface with mm precision. Ubi interactive is a technology startup based in seattle, that offers a patent pending solution to turn every surface into a 3d multitouchscreen. Once the kinect for windows sdk has completed installing successfully, ensure the kinect sensor is connected to the power hub and the power hub is plugged into an outlet. Aug 15, 20 ubi software ubi is a windows 8 app that uses the kinect sensor to track your movement and sense when you touch or swipe the projected image on any wall. Feb, 2015 ubi interactives kinectbased system turns virtually any surface into a touchscreen. Ubis system uses a microsoft kinect sensor to turn a regular. Ubi software turns kinect for windows into touch anywhere. Welcome to the official website for ubisoft, creator of assassins creed, just dance, tom clancys video game series, rayman, far cry, watch dogs and many others. Ubi interactive no relation to ubisoft is a startup from munich currently working with microsoft in seattle as part of the kinect accelerator program. Ubi interactive is offering up an affordable kinect. Projector, kinect sensor and windows 8 laptop three hardwares that you need to use ubi and transform any wall into a touchscreen display. Ubi and kinect will turn your office wall into a touch.
I have the adapter that is needed to use kinect to xbox one s. Kinect and ubi turn any surface into a touchscreen. The kinect for windows software development kit sdk 2. This software has been developed for the needs of media artists and designers. Dec 27, 2019 so, in addition to everyone posting on here and i am sure a million other viewers, how is it that the kinect works just fine with just dance 2016, but ever since they changed something drastic in jd2018, the kinect has not worked with jd2019 or jd2020. Ubi and kinect will turn your office wall into a touch screen. Dubbed the kinectkamehameha, the new hack makes use of the kinects motion tracking abilities, enabling you to get your super saiyan on in style complete with oversized hair and energy balls. Ubiinteractive, but i dont want to pay that much to use more than one finger at a time.
Ubi interactive, a graduate of the microsoft kinect accelerator program, has begun taking orders for software that will turn almost any surface into a 3d touchscreen when combined with a kinect device and a projector. From the download location, doubleclick on kinectruntimev2. Theyre housed at our westlake offices in south lake union which is a vibrant community of startups alongside the growing. Ubi interactive working on kinectpowered projectable. Moreover, by using an ubi pen, a specialized stylus that runs on the ubi annotation tool software app, students and teachers could mark up materials right on their giant touchscreen. Ubi interactive uses kinect to turn a wall into a touchscreen. The kinect provides both a depth image and a normal color image as video sources. Turn any surface into a touch screen with ubi interactive and. All devices have touchscreen displays, explained anup chathoth. Theres a new ubi interactive app on the market that combines a projector, the kinect app, and a windows 8 pc to create one of the coolest bits of software ive.
Kinecta is an application for motion tracking via kinect sensor including hand, skeleton and object tracking. Ubi interactive, a graduate of the microsoft kinect accelerator program, has begun taking orders for software that will turn almost any surface into. Screengrab from ubi s video about its touch screen for any surface software that uses a microsoft kinect for windows sensor. May 29, 2012 when i saw what ubiinteractive had done with kinect for windows my response was simple. May 24, 2016 using ubi interactive software with a laptop, kinect and a projector to play mobile games like fruit ninja and angry birds on a 90 touch screen. Aug 15, 20 ubi, which operates out of the surf incubator, originally came to town came from germany for the kinect accelerator program organized last year by microsoft and techstars. A startup called ubi interactive is developing a technology that utilizes the microsoft kinect to allow any screen or even a projection on a wall to become a touchscreen. It was working perfectly the first time but now when it says stand in front of the camera to select the player we dont show on the screen. Plus anything related to primesense is automatically out since apple bought them 2 years ago. Some of the software in use back in those days is now devoid of support both from the. When i saw what ubiinteractive had done with kinect for windows my response was simple. Aug 02, 2012 a startup called ubi interactive is developing a technology that utilizes the microsoft kinect to allow any screen or even a projection on a wall to become a touchscreen.
Screengrab from ubis video about its touch screen for any surface software that uses a microsoft kinect for windows sensor. The thing is that when i bought the kinect and plugged it in and set it up everything worked fine. Without touching the surface, with simple gestures, you can navigate any app on displays of any size. While ubi software with kinect enables the magical experience of turning any surface to a touch screen, ubi sensor takes it up a notch much. Ubi interactive is offering up an affordable kinectpowered. Ubi interactives new hardware brings 20point multitouch. Ubi and kinect turn any tables and walls into touchscreens.
All you need is a microsoft kinect and a projector in order to turn your favorite surface into an interactive touch screen. Getting started with the kinect sensor ubi interactive. A little over a years ago a group of 11 startups were selected to take part in the first kinect accelerator program, headquartered out of our south lake union offices. Ubi interactiveinteractive displays ubi interactive. Aug 16, 20 ubi and kinect turn any tables and walls into touchscreens. I had the chance to see some of the really amazing work being done and one group that especially caught my eye was ubi interactive, which was started by a couple of guys from munich, anup chathoth. Ubiinteractive uses kinect to make any surface interactive. Teachers and students could then page through the content with simple, intuitive touch gestures. How to use ubi to transform any wall to a touchscreen display. While getting touchscreen features working on a pc is pretty easy since windows has touch support built in, the team had to work at. Moreover, by using an ubi pen, a specialized stylus that runs on the ubi annotation tool software app, students and teachers could mark up materials right on their. It provides a clearly arranged interface with multiple functionalities. Epiktetus over 6 years ago monday, november 11, 20 06. Ubi interactive, but i dont want to pay that much to use more than one finger at a time.
To get the system to work, users need a computer running the ubi software, a projector, and the kinect for windows sensor. Put back the kinect control data from 2016 and stop messing with it. The ubi interactive experience imagine this scenario. Download the drivers and software listed above, connect the kinect device on the pc. Numerous companies including microsoft and intel have already been testing the software in a variety of applications for conferenceroom presentations and beyond.
The tracked information can be send via osc to other hard and software. Aug 01, 2015 kinecta is an application for motion tracking via kinect sensor including hand, skeleton and object tracking. Ubi provide a variety of paid software touch solutions from 1 touch point to 20 designed to turn any surface into an interactive touch screen. Aug, 20 ubi interactive is a seattle startup that was one of 11 companies from around the world selected to take part in a threemonth microsoft kinect accelerator program in the spring of 2012. Ubi interactive has made software for kinect for windows with a projector, make it a touch anywhere device. Use ubi software with kinect sensor to control your display with inair gestures. Ubi interactive, not to be confused with gaming publisher and developer ubisoft, has released software called ubi thats capable of turning any. From the download location, doubleclick on kinectsdkv2.
The technology includes a set of hardware originally developed by primesense, incorporating rgb cameras, infrared projectors and detectors that mapped depth through either structured light or time of flight calculations, and a. Ubi software turns projections into touchscreens with kinect for. May 28, 2012 ubi interactive no relation to ubisoft is a startup from munich currently working with microsoft in seattle as part of the kinect accelerator program. Ubi sensor, on the other hand, supports precise pen and finger touch interaction on windows 7. Ubi interactive kinect software transforms any surface into a touch. Ubi interactive is offering up an affordable kinectpowered touch screen solution for education. These are the major reasons why we recommend ubi sensor instead of kinect. Software capable of working with the kinect has come and gone over the years. I had the chance to see some of the really amazing work being done and one group that especially caught my eye was ubi interactive, which was started by a couple of guys from munich, anup chathoth and chao zhang. Make sure the kinect sensor is not plugged into any of the usb ports on the computer. Ubi, which operates out of the surf incubator, originally came to town came from germany for the kinect accelerator program organized last.
Ubi interactives new hardware brings 20point multitouch to. On the other side of the pane was a kinect sensor, which was capturing the movements and gestures of our hands in front of the glass and sending the data to ubis software, running on the same. Ubi, which operates out of the surf incubator, originally came to town came from germany for the kinect accelerator program organized last year by microsoft and techstars. May 27, 2012 on the other side of the pane was a kinect sensor, which was capturing the movements and gestures of our hands in front of the glass and sending the data to ubi s software, running on the same. Ubi turns any wall into a touchscreen using microsofts kinect. Kinect has strict requirements for pcs computational power and graphics card.
The ubi software comes in four different packages ranging from basic. May 29, 2012 ubi is a new technology that utilizes microsofts kinect camera to track hand movements over a display and input motion commands into existing platforms. Turn any surface into a touch screen with ubi interactive. Ubi interactive, a graduate of the microsoft kinect accelerator program, has begun taking orders for software that will turn almost any surface into a 3d touchscreen when combined with a kinect. A company called ubi interactive is showing off a system that uses the microsoft kinect to turn any surface into a touchscreen device that supports gestures. Ubi interactives kinectbased system turns virtually any. The kinect for windows software development kit sdk enables developers to create applications that support gesture and voice recognition, using kinect sensor technology on computers running windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. Kinect codenamed project natal during development is a line of motion sensing input devices produced by microsoft and first released in 2010. Screengrab by dara kerrcnet screengrab by dara kerrcnet a new usagebased insurance ubi software platform will allow companies to track drivers behavior through smartphone sensors and geolocation services. Oct 21, 2014 the kinect for windows software development kit sdk 2. The device was first released for the xbox in 2010, and matching 3d scanning software followed around 20 when skanect, by occipital, and shapify, by shapify. Ubi takes the 3d skeletal tracking data from the kinect and routes it through its custom software on any windows computer, monitoring both hand positioning and proximity within the camera area. Sep 03, 20 a little over a years ago a group of 11 startups were selected to take part in the first kinect accelerator program, headquartered out of our south lake union offices.
Using ubiinteractive software with a laptop, kinect and a projector to play mobile games like fruit ninja and angry birds on a 90 touch screen. Those who want to try it out before its cool, however, should look towards ubi interactives software that combines the talents of microsofts kinect for windows sensor and a projector. Make sure the kinect is also powered from its dc connection. For the last three years, seattlebased ubi interactive has been working to change that by adding touchscreen capabilities to any surface. Ubi interactive, a graduate of the microsoft kinect accelerator program, has begun taking orders for software that will turn almost any surface into a.
Oct 05, 2015 ubi software support only pen interaction with kinect v1 on windows 7. Startup ubi has opened up sales for its software that can convert any surface into a touchscreen. Theres a new ubi interactive app on the market that combines a projector, the kinect app, and a windows 8 pc to create one of the coolest bits of software ive seen in the past ten years. Anup chathotn, one of ubis founders, has noted that we can turn any surface into a 3d touchscreen.
May 29, 2012 a company called ubi interactive is showing off a system that uses the microsoft kinect to turn any surface into a touchscreen device that supports gestures. Ubi turns any wall into a 3d display thanks to kinect. Ubi interactives kinectbased system turns virtually any surface into a touchscreen. Kinect app that turns any surface into a touchscreen. Ubi software turns kinect for windows into touch anywhere device.
This happens by mounting the kinect sensor in a place where it has line of sight. The technology includes a set of hardware originally developed by primesense, incorporating rgb cameras, infrared projectors and detectors that mapped depth through either structured light or time of flight calculations, and a microphone array, along. The software, called ubi, runs on windows 8, and will let anyone quickly turn any dull wall into something a lot more interactive. Ubi interactive is a seattle startup that was one of 11 companies from around the world selected to take part in a threemonth microsoft kinect accelerator program in the spring of 2012. Since then, the company has developed the software with more than 100 users and is now accepting orders for the software. Ubi is a new technology that utilizes microsofts kinect camera to track hand movements over a display and input motion commands into existing platforms. Ubi software ubi is a windows 8 app that uses the kinect sensor to track your movement and sense when you touch or swipe the projected image on any wall. Aug 18, 20 ubi interactive has made software for kinect for windows with a projector, make it a touch anywhere device. While ubi software with kinect enables the magical experience of turning any surface to a touch screen, ubi sensor takes it up a notch. Aug 15, 20 those who want to try it out before its cool, however, should look towards ubi interactives software that combines the talents of microsofts kinect for windows sensor and a projector. The german company ubi interactive has created a new way to develop touchscreens using as a foundation the kinect system created by microsoft, allowing everything from surfing the internet to using video games. Ubi is a piece of software that works with a kinect and a projector to make the projected area seem touch capable. Microsofts touch screen for any surface goes on sale cnet.
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