TAB-Austria who manufactures and distributes "entertainment terminals" offers its own large-multitouch table for playing games with up to 4 people called Fun4Four.The table, which sports a 42" Diagonal screen and (according to TAB-Austria) good resolution uses the 3M multitouch display technology, MicroTouch DST.
DST (Dispersal Signal Technology [pdf]) uses piezoelectric sensors that detect pressure from fingers or a stylus. It's very different from other multitouch technologies and would appear to have some really interesting applications outside of gaming, including drafting and productivity applications. A video explaining the technology produced by 3M can be found here.
I'm not sure what the development platform is for Fun4Four. The table has some nice features like its tollerance for liquid spills, the ability to ignore objects (e.g. drink glasses and ashtrays), and the fact that its height is adjustable. the form factor is pretty interesting as well with its narrow stem its much easier, it would seem, to approach and interact with sitting down then the Microsoft Surface.
p.s. Sorry for the long hiatus - I was too busy coding a multitouch solution to write about multitouch.
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