Perceptive Pixel
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | broadcast, defense, geospatial intelligence, energy exploration, industrial design, and medical imaging |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder(s) | Jeff Han |
| Headquarters | New York, New York |
| Number of locations | 4 offices (2012) |
Perceptive Pixel, Inc. is a company specializing in research, development and production of multi-touch interfaces. The company was founded in 2006 by Jeff Han [1], who publicly demonstrated multi-touch hardware and software technology at the TED [2] conference earlier that year. Perceptive Pixel is headquartered in New York City and maintains offices in Palo Alto, Portland, and Washington D.C.
The company shipped their first Multi-Touch Workstation and larger Multi-Touch Collaboration Wall[3][4] in 2007 and gained widespread recognition for transforming the way CNN [5][6][7] covered the 2008 US Presidential elections. In 2009, the Smithsonian awarded Perceptive Pixel the National Design Award in the inaugural category of Interaction Design [8].
Perceptive's technology is used in broadcast, defense, geo-intelligence, energy exploration, industrial design and medical imaging.
[edit] References
- ^ "Can't Touch This". Fast Company. February 1, 2007. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/112/open_features-canttouchthis.html.
- ^ "Jeff Han demos his breakthrough touchscreen". TED. August 1, 2006. http://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html.
- ^ "Prototype - Turning Point for Touch Screens". New Times. August 23, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24proto.html?scp=4&sq=perceptive%20pixel&st=cse.
- ^ "Election a win for multitouch inventor". CNET News. November 5, 2008. http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10082642-76.html.
- ^ "The inventor behind CNN's election 'Magic Wall'". CNN. November 5, 2008. http://articles.cnn.com/2008-11-04/tech/magic.wall_1_multi-touch-technology-perceptive-pixel-cnns?_s=PM:TECH.
- ^ "CNN clarifies complex caucus cavalcade with new 'Magic Wall'". CNN. January 4, 2008. http://broadcastengineering.com/newsrooms/cnn_clarifies_complex_caucus/.
- ^ "John King of CNN Revels in His High-Tech Election Night Toy". New York Times. April 22, 2008. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/arts/television/22king.html?scp=1&sq=perceptive%20pixel&st=cse.
- ^ "Interaction Design - National Design Awards 2009". National Design Awards. http://www.nationaldesignawards.org/2009/category/Interaction-Design/.
