Surface 2.0 Solutions Showcase Highlights January 2012 - Microsoft

Surface 2.0
Solutions Showcase Highlights
January 2012
After-Mouse.com presents the world
premiere of the Samsung Retail Surface 2.0
Application. This application leverages the full
power of the next generation of Microsoft
Surface with objection recognition, eyecatching
graphic design in full high definition
and detailed product information, providing a
compelling and intuitive experience for the
user. www.after-mouse.com
BlackMarble Ltd. developed a
strategic tile game, called 07, in which
players can multiply their pieces, jump
to attack and consume their
opponents. Black Marble also
developed a Concierge application
that allows you to explore your
surroundings by placing objects on
the Samsung SUR40 for Microsoft
Surface, representing places of
interest. Hotels, theaters and retail
locations are represented by physical
objects that can be placed on the
screen to help you explore your local
vicinity, link locations and determine
routes. www.blackmarble.com

Clarity’s Wayfinder application
provides venue information to
visitors based on their current
location and selected interest. For
instance, visitors to Chicago’s
O’Hare International Airport will be
able to find their way to various
restaurants, transportation and
other amenities located nearby.
www.claritycon.com
Digital Folio’s 3D Kitchen and Bath
Planning application allows you to
visually browse kitchen modeling
components and collaborate with a
designer by interacting with 3-D models
on the Samsung SUR40. You can even
walk through your design and interact
with items on Xbox LIVE.
www.digitalfolio.com

Ergonomidesign and Connecta’s
Sonicspree application integrates
elements of traditional games with
real dice for the Samsung SUR40 for
Microsoft Surface. Object recognition
allows users to roll the dice on the
surface to start a matching game, in
which songs need to be paired with
their album covers using the Spotify
music service, with more than 10
million songs to choose from.
www.ergonomidesign.com and
www.connecta.se
Headcandy has developed three multitouch,
multiuser applications for the Samsung SUR40:
The Portfolio and Inspiration app brings you a
portfolio overview of the rollercoaster ride
called 201; Tankbusters lets you rule the
battlefield by harnessing the power of the
Samsung SUR40; and uTweetmeJane, an
unconventional Twitter application, keeps you
up to date with the latest trending news items.
www.headcandy.eu

IdentityMine’s application for
The Hotel 1000 is customized to
include unique hotel
information, interactive games,
photo sharing, mapping,
planning and other features. The
New Balance Boston Marathon
application creates a fun and
engaging experience that
Boston Marathon Expo visitors
can use to learn more about
New Balance, their shoes and
the marathon.
www.identitymine.com
Infusion’s application featured in the
Discovery Zone of the Royal Bank of Canada
encourages customers to explore how the
bank can help increase financial literacy. The
multitouch surface, object recognition,
collaborative nature and direct interaction of
the Samsung SUR40 integrates an innovative
customer experience with retail and financial
services. www.infusion.com

Interknowlogy has developed three
applications: Actus Interactive Kiosk is a
cloud-based, Microsoft SharePoint
content-managed kiosk system to be
used in hotels and retail locations
featuring byte tag recognition. The
Library of Congress application provides
rich history at your fingertips featuring
every U.S. political party convention in
history. VirtuView incorporates 3-D
manipulation and annotation of the
human heart and uses byte tags for
medical authentication. Doctors can
interact with a 3-D heart template to
apply real angiography procedures and
then store those procedures in the cloud.
www.interknowlogy.com
Intuilab’s Commerce Showcase is a stylized
retail application that allows users to search,
compare and select various products. The
Groupama Banking application features a tagenabled
consultative discussion about
investment and retirement options.
www.intuilab.com

LieberLieber’s Retail Kiosk Concept
application can be used for redeeming
rewards from loyalty programs, reading
barcodes and displaying additional
product information for customers who
want to learn more.
www.lieberlieber.com
iQmetrix’s XQ Interactive Retail
application transforms the in-store
experience with a suite of
applications that engage, educate
and guide shoppers through the
process of buying a mobile device.
Shoppers can browse products,
compare rate plans, choose
accessories and send their
merchandise to the checkout.
www.iqmetrix.com

Plain Concepts developed Lifesaver,
a medical office manager
application that provides full access
to a patient’s medical timeline.
Lifesaver integrates Microsoft Tag
and multitouch capabilities and uses
the Internet to translate most
languages. www.plainconcepts.com
Reality Interactive’s PepsiCo Samsung SUR40
application provides an easy and interactive
way to view PepsiCo Inc.’s full product suite,
including Frito Lay, Tropicana, Quaker and
Gatorade product lines. The application features
widgets that showcase individual product lines,
branded video advertisements and an
interactive map that highlights PepsiCo office
locations around the world. www.realityi.com

Stimulant has developed a variety of
applications including TouchTones, a
multiplayer music application, and
Microsoft Local Impact Map; and has
collaborated with Microsoft to create Bing
and Social Stream for Microsoft Surface.
These applications integrate mobile phone
communication, tagged object input and
Microsoft Tags. The Social Stream
application displays content from a list of
Twitter, Flickr and various news feeds.
Multiple users can interact at the same
time, and it can be customized to engage
customers with your brand.
http://stimulant.io/wp
GLOBALedit is an online photo management
and approval platform that provides teams
and organizations worldwide with full control
over the production process. Now with the
experience enabled by Microsoft Surface, you
can collaborate in real time with GLOBALedit
on the first digital light table designed for
creative production teams. The GLOBALedit
App for Surface leverages the 360-degree
user interface and multitouch capabilities of
the Surface platform to bring photo editing,
image markups, layout creation and creative
review sessions to life. Created in
collaboration with Sevensteps.
https://www.globaledit.com and
www.sevensteps.com

Syzygy’s FUJIFILM order-it ultimate
application features photo album design at
the point of sale. The application combines
natural, multitouch gestures with all the
advantages of digital photo editing, and it
guides even the most inexperienced user
step by step through the design and order
process. www.syzygy.net
Tekinkos’ Green Lit application is a
dynamic, interactive point-of-interest or
point-of-sale platform where users can
gather information from the company’s
entire inventory of marketing material.
Using electronic fulfillment, customers
can email themselves content in nearly
any format, giving them access to a
virtual library of information.
www.teknikos.com/default.aspx

The Touchtech Tourist Guide offers
visitors a selection of activities, locations
and restaurants based on their personal
preferences and situations.
Touchtech AB’s Moodboard enhances the
retail experience for kitchen solution
retailers by allowing sales staff to better
understand their customers’ needs while
providing a higher level of service and
increasing brand awareness.
www.touchtech.se/Home.php
Vectorform’s Times Reader application for
The New York Times provides up-to-date
news and information in a multitouchoptimized,
tabletop experience. Text, photo
sharing and other interactions have all
been specifically designed to take
advantage of Samsung SUR40's highresolution
screen and multitouch
capabilities. www.vectorform.com