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Modern Day Mouse Touch+ Launches Worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Control any computer with multitouch and more
Today Ractiv launches Touch+ [http://www.ractiv.com/touchplus ], the modern day mouse
that makes any surface multitouch and more. Touch+ lets you control your computer from any
surface and with natural hand gestures. It's simple, practical, and powerful, making
everyday tasks easier, such as web browsing and playing games, while making sophisticated
interaction possible, such as typing on a TV without a keyboard.
Touch+ is a small, sleek bar that connects to any computer and "sees" the user's hands
like the human eyes do, tracking their positions with advanced computer vision algorithms.
It is the first affordable 3D sensor that allows you to tap or swipe on any surface while
seeing your fingers on the screen. Like true multitouch, you directly tap on what you see.
Previously a hit on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, Touch+ has been completely reimagined
and reinvented with a new name, new features, and a brand new design; being the perfect
tool both for the everyday PC user and those who need their computer for more specialized
uses.
Darren Lim, Ractiv Co-Founder, explains: "Touch+ only uses two normal cameras, so the
magic happens in the software. While 3D tracking tech is fun to play with, Touch+ is the
first to give it a very practical application that everyone loves using: multitouch. After
more than 50 years of relying on the mouse, we're excited to offer a form of interaction
that's simple, comfortable, and full of possibilities. We hope Touch+ will lead the way in
showing how much more we can achieve by bringing multitouch and gestures to computers and
other devices."
Touch+ is uniquely designed to clip onto your laptop, turning your keyboard into a
multitouch surface that you can touch and type from. Instead of lifting your hand from
your keyboard to scroll down a webpage, all you have to do is swipe a finger - saving the
unnecessary strain of moving to the mouse or trackpad. For example, gamers can play
first-person shooter games without a mouse, and designers can access functions hidden in
menus by making simple hand gestures. Tasks such as selecting a menu can be done in half a
second, while using a traditional mouse or trackpad might take much longer to navigate.
The technology behind Touch+ isn't dependent on infrared, allowing it to enable
multitouch at short range and be undisrupted by infrared sources. Touch+ is also equipped
with a portable stand that allows users to perform multitouch and gestures on any surface.
While gesture control often means raising your hands in the air with exaggerated
movements, Touch+ allows you to control your computer precisely and conveniently with
rested hands.
Lai Xue, Ractiv Co-founder, explains: "The inspiration for Touch+ came from using a
laptop on a bus and wondering what it would be like to have multitouch on the keyboard all
the time so our hands wouldn't have to keep moving all over the place - which, needless to
say, is tricky in a confined space. After early prototyping with lasers to create a single
multitouch plane before creating a 3D tracking device, we look forward to sharing this
technology with the mass market."
Touch+ is available on the Ractiv website now for $74.99: [http://www.ractiv.com/].
Videos of Touch+ in action can be found here: [ractiv.com/video [http://ractiv.com/video
]] [ractiv.com/gestures [http://ractiv.com/gestures ]]
Notes to Editors
High-resolution screenshots, logos and headshots can be found here
[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vgqrhwutqnm4nw8/AAD7NRDerbwIigq0tbaA6UoOa ].
For more information please visit the Touch+ website here.
[http://www.ractiv.com/touchplus ]
Ractiv
Ractiv, short for "interactive", creates technology based on our personal experience
of human-computer interaction. Co-founded by Darren and Lai in early 2013, Ractiv is a
graduate of The Iron Yard startup accelerator in the US, and its team works out of US,
China, and Singapore.
You can find Ractiv on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ractivtech ] and Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/ractivtech?hc_location=timeline ].
http://ractiv.com/touchplus/
CONTACT: PR Contact: Heather Delaney at Dynamo, Mobile: +447446073352 Email: heather.delaney@dynamopr.com, Twitter: @divertinglife, Skype: heatheraiu
Modern Day Mouse Touch+ Launches Worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Control any computer with multitouch and more
Today Ractiv launches Touch+ [http://www.ractiv.com/touchplus ], the modern day mouse
that makes any surface multitouch and more. Touch+ lets you control your computer from any
surface and with natural hand gestures. It's simple, practical, and powerful, making
everyday tasks easier, such as web browsing and playing games, while making sophisticated
interaction possible, such as typing on a TV without a keyboard.
Touch+ is a small, sleek bar that connects to any computer and "sees" the user's hands
like the human eyes do, tracking their positions with advanced computer vision algorithms.
It is the first affordable 3D sensor that allows you to tap or swipe on any surface while
seeing your fingers on the screen. Like true multitouch, you directly tap on what you see.
Previously a hit on crowdfunding site Kickstarter, Touch+ has been completely reimagined
and reinvented with a new name, new features, and a brand new design; being the perfect
tool both for the everyday PC user and those who need their computer for more specialized
uses.
Darren Lim, Ractiv Co-Founder, explains: "Touch+ only uses two normal cameras, so the
magic happens in the software. While 3D tracking tech is fun to play with, Touch+ is the
first to give it a very practical application that everyone loves using: multitouch. After
more than 50 years of relying on the mouse, we're excited to offer a form of interaction
that's simple, comfortable, and full of possibilities. We hope Touch+ will lead the way in
showing how much more we can achieve by bringing multitouch and gestures to computers and
other devices."
Touch+ is uniquely designed to clip onto your laptop, turning your keyboard into a
multitouch surface that you can touch and type from. Instead of lifting your hand from
your keyboard to scroll down a webpage, all you have to do is swipe a finger - saving the
unnecessary strain of moving to the mouse or trackpad. For example, gamers can play
first-person shooter games without a mouse, and designers can access functions hidden in
menus by making simple hand gestures. Tasks such as selecting a menu can be done in half a
second, while using a traditional mouse or trackpad might take much longer to navigate.
The technology behind Touch+ isn't dependent on infrared, allowing it to enable
multitouch at short range and be undisrupted by infrared sources. Touch+ is also equipped
with a portable stand that allows users to perform multitouch and gestures on any surface.
While gesture control often means raising your hands in the air with exaggerated
movements, Touch+ allows you to control your computer precisely and conveniently with
rested hands.
Lai Xue, Ractiv Co-founder, explains: "The inspiration for Touch+ came from using a
laptop on a bus and wondering what it would be like to have multitouch on the keyboard all
the time so our hands wouldn't have to keep moving all over the place - which, needless to
say, is tricky in a confined space. After early prototyping with lasers to create a single
multitouch plane before creating a 3D tracking device, we look forward to sharing this
technology with the mass market."
Touch+ is available on the Ractiv website now for $74.99: [http://www.ractiv.com/].
Videos of Touch+ in action can be found here: [ractiv.com/video [http://ractiv.com/video
]] [ractiv.com/gestures [http://ractiv.com/gestures ]]
Notes to Editors
High-resolution screenshots, logos and headshots can be found here
[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vgqrhwutqnm4nw8/AAD7NRDerbwIigq0tbaA6UoOa ].
For more information please visit the Touch+ website here.
[http://www.ractiv.com/touchplus ]
Ractiv
Ractiv, short for "interactive", creates technology based on our personal experience
of human-computer interaction. Co-founded by Darren and Lai in early 2013, Ractiv is a
graduate of The Iron Yard startup accelerator in the US, and its team works out of US,
China, and Singapore.
You can find Ractiv on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ractivtech ] and Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/ractivtech?hc_location=timeline ].
http://ractiv.com/touchplus/
CONTACT: PR Contact: Heather Delaney at Dynamo, Mobile: +447446073352 Email: heather.delaney@dynamopr.com, Twitter: @divertinglife, Skype: heatheraiu