CUBIT is an open source

Open source

The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...

 multi-touch

Multi-touch

In computing, multi-touch refers to a touch sensing surface's ability to recognize the presence of two or more points of contact with the surface...

 system designed by Stefan Hechenberger and Addie Wagenknecht

Addie Wagenknecht

Addie Wagenknecht is an American artist living in New York City and Austria. Her work deals primarily with generative art, architecture, industrial design, sustainable design, new media and open source software and hardware.-History:...

 for NOR /D. It was developed to "demystify multitouch" technology through making its software and hardware open source and is a direct competitor of Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface is a multi-touch product from Microsoft which is developed as a software and hardware combination technology that allows a user, or multiple users, to manipulate digital content by the use of gesture recognition. This could involve the motion of hands or physical objects. It was...

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Purchasing

As of May 2, 2008 they are accepting orders for developer kits which they call the TouchKit. Users can purchase the Touchkit so long as they supply their own projector/camera at a cost estimated to be between $1080 and $1,580 USD.
The CUBIT system currently is for sale by commission basis only and both are rumored to have a two to three month waiting list as of July 2008.