Best Combination of the Virtual and the Physical Worlds
The Virtual World Is Powerful
- Screens are ubiquitous, providing cool interactivity, dynamic storylines, beautiful graphics, and timely feedback. Children are innately, irresistibly attracted to all these features.
- Screens captivate children's attention and take away time spent with parents, teachers, and peers.
The Physical World Is Limited
- Traditional toys are under attack by screens.
- However, there is still inherent value that we can emulate as they are touchable, three-dimensional and real.
What is Beyond Tablet?
A Screen-Free, General-Purpose, Multi-User, and Tactile Learning Device.
Technology Embedded in Beyond Tablet
Capacitive sensing and object recognition surface - more powerful than the touch screen of a smart tablet
- Hundreds of independent touch points, as compared to 11 on smart tablets;
- Sensitivity to touch occurs at each of the touch points independently, which does not happen on smart tablets;
- Recognizes an unlimited number of objects and manipulatives such as cards, blocks and figurines; smart tablets are limited in this capacity;
- Detects a finger touch upon a detected object, which offers an additional level of interactivity between a user and the manipulatives.
Additional Functionalities
- WIFI connectivity, and automatic system updates and activity data uploads;
- MIDI sequencing, and ability to turn capacitive touch data into expressive music;
- Bluetooth for communicating with Beyond Tablet accessories;
- Audio input and output
Device Safety
Ultra-Low Blue Light Level
- Blue light exposure from electronics is increasingly a health concern. While not required by law, Beyond Tablet has been designed to emit blue light at a fraction of the exposure level deemed to be safe by European Union's IEC/TR 62778 standards.
Radio Frequency Radiation Safety
- The transmitting power of the NFC antennas adopted in Beyond Tablet is only one tenth of the power of a typical home WIFI router.
- The working frequency of the NFC is a fraction of frequency of a typical home WIFI router.
- The effective range of the NFC antennas is approximately 10 cm, beyond which the radiation level drops to minimum.
A Truly Original Invention
More Than 60 Utility Patent Applications Filed
Many of them cover critical aspects of human machine interactions based on a tangible game platform and the object sensing and recognition surface embedded in Beyond Tablet (Foundation Inventions: Presence, ID & Proximity; Capacitive Coupling Pattern; Multimodal User Interface; Vertical Applications)
21 Patents Granted
Best Combination of the Virtual and the Physical Worlds
Combines the Best of the Virtual World and the Physical World
The Virtual World Is Powerful
- Screens are ubiquitous, providing cool interactivity, dynamic storylines, beautiful graphics, and timely feedback. Children are innately, irresistibly attracted to all these features.
- Screens captivate children's attention and take away time spent with parents, teachers, and peers.
The Physical World Is Limited
- Traditional toys are under attack by screens.
- However, there is still inherent value that we can emulate as they are touchable, three-dimensional and real.
What is Beyond Tablet?
A Screen-Free, General-Purpose, Multi-User, and Tactile Learning Device.
Technology Embedded in Beyond Tablet
Capacitive sensing and object recognition surface - more powerful than the touch screen of a smart tablet
- Hundreds of independent touch points, as compared to 11 on smart tablets;
- Sensitivity to touch occurs at each of the touch points independently, which does not happen on smart tablets;
- Recognizes an unlimited number of objects and manipulatives such as cards, blocks and figurines; smart tablets are limited in this capacity;
- Detects a finger touch upon a detected object, which offers an additional level of interactivity between a user and the manipulatives.
Additional Functionalities
- WIFI connectivity, and automatic system updates and activity data uploads;
- MIDI sequencing, and ability to turn capacitive touch data into expressive music;
- Bluetooth for communicating with Beyond Tablet accessories;
- LED lights that provide visual feedbacks;
- Audio input and output;
Device Safety
Ultra-Low Blue Light Level
- Blue light exposure from electronics is increasingly a health concern. While not required by law, Beyond Tablet has been designed to emit blue light at a fraction of the exposure level deemed to be safe by European Union's IEC/TR 62778 standards
Radio Frequency Radiation Safety
- The transmitting power of the NFC antennas adopted in Beyond Tablet is only one tenth of the power of a typical home WIFI router.
- The working frequency of the NFC is a fraction of frequency of a typical home WIFI router.
- The effective range of the NFC antennas is approximately 10 cm, beyond which the radiation level drops to minimum
A Truly Original Invention
More Than 60 Utility Patent Applications Filed
Many of them cover critical aspects of human machine interactions based on a tangible game platform and the object sensing and recognition surface embedded in Beyond Tablet (Foundation Inventions: Presence, ID & Proximity; Capacitive Coupling Pattern; Multimodal User Interface; Vertical Applications)
