eTouchBook™
... and the Touch User Interface (TUI) Technology
The Technology
The TUI technology enables a reader to press the pictures and words on the regular printed ink and paper page and retrieve digital content or launch communication applications like email, IM, and VOIP from a digital appliance like a computer. This technology, in essence, turns the printed material into a remote control to digital content.
The technology is based upon a sensor-based system that is housed where the cardboard in a hardback book resides.
We help publishing and printer partners expand the use and usability of the book in the digital age. We use our unique technologies to provide readers with an expanded digital experience that is natural and intuitive. Instead of typing in an address into the URL your reader simply presses the web-link and your website is retrieved. Simple access to additional material is available to expand an idea in the text or sell related products on the web from the printed page.
Tracking the usage of a book makes it a cash register to sell additional services, advertising, and products. Your book becomes a continuing point of sales to all the money-making possibilities of the digital world. Now every page can generate continuing after sales revenue.
eTouchBook™ Application Connection.
eTouchBook™ Connent Connection.
The TUI in Action
The following list of videos demonstrate Erik, a 7-year old, interacting with the TUI technology. To view the videos, you may need the free
Note: QuickTime media player may be required (installation of iTunes not required). These videos are large and may take awhile to load, especially for dial-up users.
- Enhancing the reading experience [2.5 MB]
- Printed pages as a portal to the Web [537 KB]
- Printed pages launch videos [6.3 MB]
- eCommerce transactions via a book [4.1 MB]
- Educational content distribution [8 MB]
Examples
To read numerous examples of the TUI technology, click here.
Demo
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More Information
Read more in the Publisher's Development Kit .
