The 66th Tech Day, “PT Inovação e Sistemas / Edigma + Displax / Muzzley- Interaction and Interactivity: New Paths” had the participation of Edigma/Displax and Muzzley companies. The theme focused on the recent developments of interactivity in IPTV, Mobile and multi-touch interaction on large surfaces contexts.
The session opened with Nuno Pires (PT Inovação e Sistemas), which gave an overview of the interactivity evolution in television, highlighting the features and the recent developments of PT Inovação e Sistemas for the Meo platform. It was followed a presentation about the potential of Google Chromecast device presented by João Correia (PT Inovação e Sistemas). Completing the theme “Alternative Models of TV Mobile Interaction”, Filipe Oliveira (PT Inovação e Sistemas) demonstrated the potential of the Apple iBeacon indoor proximity system.
The next topic was related to Edigma / Displax: Interactive Experiences. Pedro Marques (Displax) gave a presentation about the various multi-touch Displax basic technologies of interactive surfaces. Then Pedro Cid Ferreira (Edigma) explored different aspects of the Edigma / Displax business, emphasizing a set of projects to create experiences of natural interaction.
The second part featured the participation of Muzzley, a young member of the Blue Start PT startup universe. Eduardo Pinheiro (Muzzley) presented and demonstrated Muzzley: Interactive Connected Apps, his vision for aggregating, adapt and simplify the interaction in the world of the Internet of Things, from any terminal – web, mobile, TV.
Finally, there was still opportunity for Fausto de Carvalho (PT Inovação e Sistemas) devote a few minutes to the importance of the company’s continued investment in Exploratory Innovation, particularly in the context of the covered topics.