Emerging technologies at the Meerkats & Avatars media event

GMAX’S INNOVATIVE SENSOR RECORDS SPEED, POSITION AND LOTS MORE

Horse racing is a multi-billion dollar industry with a long history, but most trainers are forced to rely purely on the humble stopwatch or their own eye to judge a horse’s performance. However, the scientific monitoring that has revolutionised the training of top-class athletes could soon be possible for horses. Gmax, produced by Cambridge Design Partnership, provides wireless real-time monitoring of horse speed, acceleration, position and physiology, and local environmental conditions. This insight will enable trainers to protect the horse’s welfare and ensure its fitness will peak on race day.

Cambridge Design Partnership      www.cambridge-design.co.uk                             

INPUTDYNAMICS MAKES PHONE HANDSETS TOUCH SENSITIVE

Touchscreen phones have become hugely popular and have dramatically improved the experience of browsing menus and the internet. To bring touchscreen technology to more users, InputDynamics has a simple and cost-effective solution that uses the acoustic signal produced by tapping on the screen or handset to create the effect of a touchscreen. Its technology allows cheaper production of touchscreen phones and enables older phones to be retrofitted with a touchscreen.

InputDynamics                                  www.inputdynamics.com

REAL-TIME TRACKING WITHOUT NEED FOR PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Miners in high-risk situations are just one of the industries set to benefit from Omnisense’s latest technology. Its Series 400 tagging devices could help improve safety below ground by allowing the positioning and tracking of miners and equipment in real time. Their wireless sensor network system provides a unique geolocation capability by using small lightweight tags that determine their position relative to each other. The system is accurate to 3 m and has the major benefit that no permanent or pre-installed infrastructure is required.

Omnisense Limited                          www.omnisense.co.uk

VISUAL PERCEPTION OFFERS INTUITIVE PHOTO BROWSING

A quick response to the natural world is essential to human survival, so our perception system is primed to respond rapidly to the patterns around us. In its novel browsing system, Visual Perception has taken inspiration from nature to revolutionise human-computer interactions. The result is a more intuitive user-interface, reducing the frustrations of current photo browsing systems.

Visual Perception                             www.katsiafas.com/visualperception