# Intelligent Meeting Tables The MemTable Records Your Work and Can Display It for Future Use By Josh Milenthal | Published 2010-08-19 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memtable References: [fluid.media.mit.edu](http://fluid.media.mit.edu/people/seth/current/memtable.html) & [perspectum](http://www.perspectum.com/memtable/index.htm) The MemTable is an interactive [multi-touch table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/come-together-robot) that is designed to record both physical and digital input from [co-located meetings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meetman). The MemTable table supports and encourages social interaction, multiple individual use, and is a great resource to record and track all proceedings during a meeting or brainstorming session. The MemTable has Internet connectivity to sync up to services such as Google Wave in order to further store work and notes. The table itself can become an Internet monitor for web searching and other meeting resources. To see the MemTable in action, check out this [video](http://vimeo.com/11792249). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.8/10 - Popularity: 63% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Gadgets](https://www.trendhunter.com/gadgets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Interactive Multi-touch Tables:** Opportunity to develop more advanced interactive multi-touch tables with additional features and functionalities. - **Collaborative Meeting Tools:** Opportunity to create innovative tools that support collaborative work during meetings and brainstorming sessions. - **Internet-connected Workspace Solutions:** Opportunity to develop workspace solutions that are connected to the internet, allowing for seamless integration with online tools and resources. ### Where This Applies - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Opportunity for furniture manufacturers to incorporate interactive multi-touch features into their products, creating new and innovative workspace solutions. - **Technology Hardware:** Opportunity for technology hardware companies to develop and market interactive multi-touch tables and other collaborative meeting tools. - **Software Development:** Opportunity for software developers to create applications and platforms that enhance the functionality and connectivity of interactive multi-touch tables and collaborative meeting tools. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Connected Touchscreen TV Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-telly-table.md) - [Cutting-Edge Party Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meeda.md) - [Digital Board Game Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-arena.md) - [Connected Modular Smart Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-rune-modular-table.md) - [Dynamic Interaction Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/enigmasurface.md) - [Multifuntional Modular Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-transformer-table.md) - [Multifunctional Speaker-Incorporated Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/prisoom.md) - [Interactive Multipurpose Touchscreen Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hkmlc-smart-boards.md) - [Computer-Equipped Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-coffee-table.md)