We’re ready to order parts to test our rotation mechanism. The picture above shows the rotation mechanism on the back of a Cintiq Pro 32. It took a lot of refinement to achieve our design goals: Make it thin. When a XOOT system rotates the drawing screen to desk level the keyboard and…
Post SIGGRAPH: After getting back from SIGGRAPH I thought, screen rotation will be easy… “Just use a big roller bearing behind the screen and add a electromagnetic braking to control the spinning. Boom, Problem Solved!” Well…. It turns out making a ‘good’ design is a little more complicated. Usability The initial plan of using touch strips…
Updated after SIGGRAPH2019. While displaying a XOOT System at SIGGRAPH, the most commonly requested feature was to have the screen rotate. This changed our thinking from: A feature that should be supported. to A feature that must be supported, as soon as possible. In addition: When it was mentioned we would soon add screen rotation,…
We’ve been selected to exhibit the XOOT system at SIGGRAPH2019 (A computer graphics conference). This will be the first public showing of the XOOT system! We will be located in the “Garage”. A part of the exhibit floor dedicated to startup companies. We’ve been given a promo code for free access the the Exhibitor…
The new prototype parts are in assembly has started. Assembly of a new prototype is not as simple as just putting the parts together. We play very close attention how parts fit and operate. If something isn’t right, it can take days of trouble-shooting. This is more than just fixing the immediate issue but involves…
The XOOT system is not an expensive stand that goes obsolete when a new screen model comes out. Instead, as newer screens come into the market, we will add Kits to support them. A Kit is a collection of parts for a specific screen model. Initially, you will order a XOOT system with the Kit pre-installed. …
It’s been a while since a new video has been uploaded to XOOT YouTube Channel. Getting the new designs finished was the highest priority. The new prototypes where ordered this Monday. Finally, there was time to make a new video. When watching the video make sure to select a higher resolution, otherwise the spreadsheet numbers…
Just before we sent out the plans out to build the prototypes we found an issue. There was not enough space for the keyboard under the Cintiq Pro 24 when at desk level. Wacom put the mounting points for the new Cintiq Pros near to the bottom of the screen. This makes it difficult to…
I’m happy about this patent. It’s a simple concept with broad coverage. This is a real distinguishing feature of the XOOT system. The Problem: Take for instance, the Microsoft Surface Studio. When pulling the screen down from a monitor mode to touch mode the screen extends forward. However, the design limits the screen from traveling…
With the engineering designs being completed we’re starting durability testing. Just like the mechanical design the electrical design went through lots of prototype revisions. Each revision whittled down the design to minimal solution that was simple and robust against failure. Now its time to prove our designs work for the long term. We set up…