Here is the link to the developers: cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ there is a lot of discussion about a similar technology used on the iPhone which Apple got from a company they bought called FingerWorks. Sounds like there could be some legal issues but the technology is cool.
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Who make those things???
Edit: Fixed link
Post Edited (lnielsen) : 3/14/2007 5:27:07 PM GMT
the link seems to be broken.
cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/
http://dundee.cs.queensu.ca/wiki/index.php/Building_a_Multi-Touch_Sensitive_Table
This is a wiki with high-level tips on how to build one, but also has links to various software developments underway.
Other links:
http://nuigroup.com/forums/
http://www.mortalspaces.com/diytouchpanels/
http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/blog/
http://multi-touchscreen.com/
Fun, but not FTIR:
http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/warcraft-iii-multi-touch-panel
Let me know if any of you build a FTIR screen! Seems quite easy to do, really.