Research & Development of 3D multitouch computer surfaces. also embedded digital and analogue microcontroller systems, digital audio , sensors, and GSM wireless networks
NEW - Article in The Guardian SenseBooks will use iPhone-style sensors that Microsoft could have owned a decade ago 10th Dec 2008 here
New - Business Weekly 17th Dec 2008
Ex-Microsoft researcher to launch new breed of books sensebookbenfountain.pdf
current projects:
* multitouch lcd screens - 3 Dimensional control surfaces for laptop computers, music synthesisers, studio mixers, games, flight simulators, partially sighted users
* printed electronics on paper - time sensitive Sticky Notes
* Interactive and novelty printed books design
* sensing cameras for passive capture of images
* intelligent sensing lightbulbs for home security and care of dementia e.g. Alzheimer's
* wireless sensor systems using text messages alerts via GSM
* mobile phones with accelerometer controlled rotating screens, e.g. portrait/landscape mode - Lyndsay Williams was the inventor of this technology as used by Apple iPhone . There are an estimated 129 Million mobile phones using this technology at end of 2008 as here
* Consulting Expert for legal issues - based in Cupertino, USA
Girton Labs Ltd was founded by Lyndsay Williams in 2007. Wiliiams has a degree in BioMedical Electronics (1980 University of Salford, UK) and is an established Electronic Engineer specialising in microcontroller and analog design, hardware and software.
Williams had previously worked as a Researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge and in April 2007, Microsoft Research Cambridge discontinued work in hardware inventions, the last being her SenseCam and BioSenseCam, and so she left and then founded Girton Labs.
Girton Labs designs novel prototype computers based on 8 and 32 bit microcontrollers, for example ARM and PIC. All prototypes and pcb design are designed in house. Please contact us with your requirements, sensecam@gmail.com
New Jan 2009
SenseBooks are a new type of interactive printed book using sensors to determine activity of the reader. These sensors are similar to those used on the Apple iPhone. E.g. light, motion, sound, and touch. Also a SenseBook will be able to automatically indicate to your computer via wireless what page it is on and bring up a web page. This could be a cookery book , children’s educational book or novel. A cookery book could bring up the recipe of the day on a web page. A Sensebook will also know the book has been picked up and reader is looking at a page. This can bring up sounds and images for childrens’ educational books. Very low cost magnetic motion sensors allow movement to be detected and musical “rock and roll” features added to books. These novel motion sensors are a replacement for accelerometers and much lower cost. We plan to use printed electronics on paper for part of the SenseBook and the sensing system should add no more than about 20% to cost of printed book.
Girton Labs is initially working with a Cambridge book publisher, to bring these designs to market.
SenseBook is supported by the East of England Development Agency.
March 2009 Article in Science on SenseCam
Article in The Guardian 10th Dec 2008 on SenseBooks here
Jan 20th 2009 Microsoft Patent awarded to Lyndsay Williams - Method and apparatus for transmitting power and data using the human body here
9 Oct 2008 SenseCam BBC TV James May Big Ideas video here:
SenseCam (TM) - NEW 22nd Sept 2008
Listen to Susan Blackmore, Gordon Bell, Martin Conway, Emma Berry , Peter Gabriel, and Lyndsay Williams talking about Memory Capture on BBC4 Today program here sensecampetergabrial.mp3 4.5 minutes MP3. Click on right mouse button to save MP3 file and listen.
The full documentary is here Sunday 21st Sept, BBC R4 for 7 days or here as MP3 file. right click on mouse to save and listen to.
BBC News 22nd Sept 2008 Can forgetful people now relax?
SenseCam is a registered trademark owned by Lyndsay Williams.
News from the UK Trade & Investment on Girton Labs June 23 2008
If you are interested in any of the below designs or think we can help you with your projects please contact Lyndsay Williams at SenseBulb@gmail.com
Girton Labs office May 2008
My second office Dec 9th 2008 with Poppi born 28/9/08.
BodyPower- Don't try this at home
