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The Lido Club, a fashionable nightclub within Holland Casino’s flagship venue in central Amsterdam, is as cool as they come. At the flick of a button, lights, ceiling, videos and aroma instantly change the “mood” of the nightclub.

In a Surface Computing report published recently, Gartner Group names Minstorm a "Cool Vendor", one of only four companies in the world to receive this accolade. While still in its infancy, Gartner Group recognize the potential and growth in Surface Computing and recommend that consumer facing organisations consider using Multi-Touch surfaces to strengthen their brands. The full report (G00175225) is available from gartner Group.

The Sheraton Hotel Bratislava wanted an outstandingly fresh experience for their customers and was looking for that special atmosphere at the bar. They wanted to wow customers when they entered for the first time. It was important to the client to cover the entire 15 metres of serving space at the bar and create an ambience of light and colour, all as part of an interactive experience.

Mindstorm, the company that brings surfaces and spaces to life, is proud to launch its industry-leading multi-touch tracking engine, Mindstorm Lightning.

Rob Clymo, columnist for MSN Technology and Gadgets writes a feature on Mindstorm. Rob covers Mindstorm's appearance on the X Factor and Mindstorm's new products and industry solutions. Click here to read the article.

MIA Biscayne nightclub, Miami came to Mindstorm to enhance it's wow factor. Working closely with Mindstorm, the club introduced both iBar® and Eclipse® Technology.  MIA mindstormed its venue to give its customers a unique experience with stunning bar effects and a curved interactive wall.

See a video of the club

Mindstorm recently featured in the May '09 edition of Night Magazine, one of the UK's premier publications for the nightclub and hospitality industry. The attached thought-leadership article, entitled "One to Watch: Interactive Technology's Journey from Home to Hospitality", showcases the iBar® installation at the Rutland Hotel in Edinburgh.

Night Magazine

Mindstorm is once again at the Geneva Motor Show. This time we are deploying our iBar® technology for Nissan using software similar to that being used in the Meribel and Verbier ski resorts.

Mindstorm's value-added reseller in South Africa, Media Republic, has deployed interactive surface solutions as a part of a product launch campaign for Nokia. This is the third of a series of projects done for Nokia by Mindstorm partners all over Europe.

Mindstorm worked with ITV to deploy multi-touch features for the first time on UK prime time television.

Game show The Krypton Factor was recently re-launched and the producers came to Mindstorm for help creating some unique games that would take advantage of multi-touch interactive surfaces. A range of games were created and the feedback was outstanding.

Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia decided to go for the iBar® interactive surface for their JadesPhone.com campaign in France. They deployed a customised effect that allowed the users to explore the new products and transfer images and video wirelessly to their Bluetooth-enabled devices.

According to Nokia representatives, the use of the iBar® for Nokia's stand was a great success and provided them with an exciting and new way of interacting with their customers.

As we revealed earlier, the iBar® appeared yesterday on the Gadget Show on Channel Five in the UK. The show is now available for viewing online from Five's website - skip to 25:55 to see the iBar® in action.

See the episode on Five's website