LM3LABS and partners are thrilled to introduce the Tokyo Interactive Center (TinC), Tokyo’s first community dedicated to interaction and user experience (UX).

We hear more and more about “interactivity”, “touch” or “experience” from many different areas, from researchers at universities, large and small technology companies, advertising agencies, creators and artists and of course end-users, thanks in no small part to the success of the iPhone and other “multi-touch” appliances.

But all these different audiences never got the chance to meet and exchange their views on interactivity. Until now. The TinC is the first place where all interested parties can meet and work together.

For LM3LABS and other founding partners, interactivity is not (only) futuristic touch-screens as in the movie Minority Report. Interactivity is already available today in many form factors and there is much more than just “touch” to provide a unique user experience. The goal of the TinC is to showcase what is possible today, and to imagine the future applications of interactivity. TinC’s founding partners are looking forward to a productive discussion between architects, artists, researchers, universities, technologists and more.

In the coming weeks, we will give more details on what we have in store for the Center. There is a lot coming in 2010, so watch this space!

http://tokyointeract.org

LM3LABS is proud to announce today the creation of LM3LABS Corporation (LM3LABS株式会社) incorporated in Japan and which will own 100% of French LM3LABS S.a.r.l., LM3 LLC Japan and LM3 LLC USA.

When touchless interactivity of ubiq’window meets augmented reality it makes next gen kiosk.

ubiq’window brings interactivity to the full width of the kiosk: take a brochure and it will trigger the right augmented reality application. Printed materials, stickers and shapes are invisible interactive zones triggering other contents. The plasma screen is fully interactive as covered by ubiq’window optical sensors.

Enjoy HD with this movie in full-screen.

We recommend to use the full-screen button to watch the below slides.

LM3LABS and French Augmented Reality leader Total Immersion decided to go together after the Japanese and South East Asian markets.

Integrated solutions will let customers get LM3LABS’ touchless technologies like AirStrike or Ubiq’window, with Total Immersion’s augmented reality software.

The joint strategy targets Events, Interactive kiosks and online-offline publishing.

A few weeks ago TV Asahi, one of the largest TV channel in Japan, featured Catchyoo and Ubiq’window in a program focused on the Future of Advertising.

LM3LABS’ Founder and Managing Director, Nicolas Loeillot, was interviewed last Sunday by Radio France International, the worldwide broadcast of the national radio. He had the opportunity to explain LM3LABS’ vision of a computer vision-based interactive world.

The interview is in French and can be listened to here:

The program can be found on RFI web site.

For many years LM3LABS grow a vision of interactive surfaces: show windows, floors, tables, or objects. This interactivity mixes digital worlds with real life, what some call augmented reality. It is sometimes very difficult to explain our (crystal clear) vision to customers, partners, investors, … even family.

It seems that the most famous IT analyst company, Gartner, decided to help us a bit with their 2008 famous Hype Cycle.

Gartner’s hype cycle analyzes emerging technologies and positions them on 2 axis: 1- How do they attract attention (Visibility or Hype), 2- At what maturity are they ?

In 2008, for the first time, our markets appear on Gartner’s Hype Cycle in the “Surface Computers” and “Augmented Reality”. Surface Computers are nothing else than interactive tables, floors, walls, glass… Our daily bread.

Those 2 technology segments are positioned at the best place: not too emerging, not yet in the Trough of Disillusionment, right before the Hype Peak which is a serious sales driver.

In 2008, LM3LABS is in a leading position on “Surface Computing” and cannot be more ready to ride this beautiful wave announced by Gartner. Still some beautiful years before our market become mainstream (… and low margin!).

We have the pleasure to welcome Crystal Lee (Yi Lee Sujnng) as LM3’s new Business Development Manager for Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Based in Tokyo, Crystal will contribute to LM3’s growth on those markets thanks to localized support in Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

Her first mission at LM3 was to supervise a shooting for TVAsahi, a major TV channel in Japan. The program about “The Future of Advertising” will be broadcast on TVAsahi on August 31st at 8pm JST and will show Catchyoo and Ubiq’window in action as next generation tools for advertisers. The shooting happened at Catchyoo Media Channel spots in Tokyo.

Crystal, a Korean citizen, holds an MBA from Toyama National University, Japan, and brings her past experience in electronic products business development acquired in Taiwan.

Crystal, you have the mike:

“안녕하세요, 한국, 중국, 일본 , 대만 시장을 담당하게 되었습니다. Catchyoo,Ubiq’window 와 같은  유닉하고 재미있는 제품을  한국에 소개하게 되어 기쁩니다.

你好，我是負責韓國,日本,中國,台灣市場的crystal lee.很高興有機會與您分享與Catchyoo,Ubiq’window一樣獨創、有趣的產品”

As we celebrate the 2 years of our Catchyoo blog, as we take new promising directions at LM3LABS, we hire new people, we prepare new amazing products, it was time to re-align our blogging strategy too.

The new blog is designed to reflect the innovation spirit carried by LM3LABS for the last 5 years. The LM3LABS blog is more product neutral, covering all products while leaving room to the future products and corporate and business news.

Simpler, wider, it leaves space to video in hi-quality and to better graphics.

Visitors have direct access to the products, solutions or corporate sites with visible buttons. They can also easily contact LM3LABS thru a form which integrates into LM3LABS business flow.

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Also please change your bookmarks as the Catchyoo blog will disappear on August 8th and no more posting will be made on it.

Welcome to a new Era !