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Japan Earthquake: Our Liaison Office
Earthquake in Japan:
An Offshore Earthquake magnitude 9.0 and aftershocks hit Miyagi Prefecture, Sendai, Japan on 5:46 GMT ,11th March 2011,
An estimated 10 metre height tsunami hit the pacific coast of northern Japan.
Tsunami Warnings were given by Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to at least 20 Countries including Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia etc.
Tsunami near coast of Sendai
Liaison Office
Our Chairman, Mr Hassan and his family were also affected by the earthquake in Tokyo Japan. Our liaison office in Tokyo Japan has suffered some damage.
Smart Surface Team in Malaysia would like to wish the safety of our Chairman, his family and all other people in Japan and the people in the world that is affected by the tsunami.
Tsunami in city
INTEL chooses Smart Surface
INTEL Corporation, Embedded and Communication Group, has chosen Smart Surface to enter into a cooperation for testing Intel’s latest chip in gesture control applications, which are considered ones of the highest processor-demanding applications.
Intel is supplying their latest motherboard (model is confidential) together with their new AVX compilation software development tool and is funding the development.
As a first step, Smart Surface is developing a proof demo for INTEL within this year. The next step will involve greater cooperation whereby INTEL will consider financing a research for developing a full-fledged gesture control application using INTEL latest motherboard. The application will be developed by Smart Surface based on 3dimensional display technology from 3D International (see cooperation with 3Di).
Introducing 3Dimenional Gesture Control
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd & 3D International – the brand owner of Visumotion has accepted to cooperate on developing a gesture controlled three dimensional applications.
3Di will provide their technology of three dimensional view screens and Smart Surface will make the images gesture controllable.
As a first project, Smart Surface has already started developing an architectural application that allows gesture control of 3D architectural images for a large real estate client.
The next step will include wider applications such as gaming and medical.
3D International Group is an amalgamation of companies that posses state-of-the-art 3D screen and display technology with subsidiaries such as 3D International Europe GmbH (formerly known as VisuMotion GmbH) in Germany and 3D International of America Inc. (formerly known as ThreeView Technologies Inc.) in the USA.
3Di has chosen Smart Surface after examining their gesture control technology which Smart Surface has been developing for the past year as part of their touch-less multitouch control application development.
The success of this cooperation will create a true science-fiction-like application where people can manipulate with their bare hands holographic 3D images floating in the air.
Showcasing SmartFrame in Bangladesh
DzyneWorks, Smart Surface distributor in Bangladesh has showcased Smart Surface’s SmartFrame in “DIGITAL BANGLADESH FAIR 2010”.
The SmarFrame was presented with applications for Hotel Event Information System and Restaurant Ordering System.
The Bangladeshi market is very promising due its large size. New investments are being made by different consumer-based sectors for technologies that help in attracting new customers of this vast market.
Visitors interest in SmartFrame Booth
Smart Surface is currently negotiating and showcasing their technology to Grameephone, one of the largest GSM cellular communication providers in the country.
SmartTable New Model
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd has further enhanced SmartTable LCD in term of component design and robustness in addition to improving the total response and increasing the number of simultaneous touches.
One external design of the new model is a V-Shaped Table which requires special know-how in fitting the components in the slim & slender body.
See video demonstration of the new design at the Product Page of SmartTable LCD.
Smart Surface Finalist for APICTA Award
The Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) is an international awards program which aims to increase ICT awareness in the community and assist in bridging the digital divide.
MultiMedia University Visiting Smart Surface
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd accepted to host a group of students from Multimedia University in Malaysia who wanted to do a real-world assessment as parts of their course work.
As past of Technology Management Course, the 3rd years students group interviewed Smart Surface employees team and were introduced to their works and achievements.
The group assessed the level of critical thinking among company employees as well as management opinions and ideas about the role of critical thinking in the workplace.
Smart Surface & Infovalley announce a strategic partnership in multitouch medical applications
The New medical application developed by Smart Surface & I-Gene (Infovalley)
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd and INFOVALLEY Group of Companies, represented by their subsidiary I-Gene Sdn Bhd, have signed few months ago an MOU for a strategic collaboration to develop a groundbreaking application of multitouch and surface computing in the medical field.
The Beta version of this technology was showcased at the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum, WIEF, that was held between 18 -20 May 2010 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
Smart Surface Managing Director (right) and one of our lead programmers (left) demonstrating the new application to a WIEF06 delegate
INFOVALLEY Group of Companies is a leading developer of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Medical Informatics in Asia.
The collaboration aims at developing an integrated hardware/software multitouch system in the field of Forensic Medical Science. The system reconstructs 3D visuals using digital images generated by MSCT and MRI machines and subsequently enables autopsy procedures to be conducted digitally on a surface computer using hand gestures.
Smart Surface Managing Director (right) explaining the product to a WIEF delegate: the Commerce Minister of Bangladesh Mr. Muhammad Faruk Khan
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd showcased its latest projects at the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum that was held between 18 -20 May 2010 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center.
The 6th World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) is one of the most important business forums in 2010 with over 2000 participants featuring Heads of State, government officials and business communities of the Muslim world and beyond.
Smart Surface introduced a Beta version of its latest multitouch surface computing medical application which is currently under development in collaboration with I-Gene Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the INFOVALLEY Group of Companies, a leading developer of Bioinformatics, Biotechnology, and Medical Informatics in Asia.
Smart Surface Partners with Significant Technologies to cover Brunei & Indonesia Markets
Smart Surface Sdn Bhd has assigned Significant Technologies Sdn Bhd as their agent in regard to surface computing and multitouch solutions to cover the Brunei Darussalam & Indonesian markets.
Significant Technologies Sdn Bhd provides services in communication (optical fiber products and related services) and education (training services and materials) and is especially strong in Brunei Darussalam where it has an established cooperation with Communication and Education ministries of Brunei.
Significant Technologies will partner with Smart Surface to market multitouch products and applications developed by Smart Surface as per clients’ needs and specifications and to provide training and after sale services .
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