Plank + cheap mic = touch sensitive tablet
Some software and cheap microphones is all that is needed to turn a wooden board into a touch sensitive input device. The video is pretty impressive.

Two or more sensors are attached around the edges of the surface. These pinpoint the position of a finger, or another touching object, by tracking minute vibrations. This allows them to create a virtual touchpad, or keyboard, on any table or wall.
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http://www.newscientisttech.com/ ... es-interactive.htmlAbove is excerpted from:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/28/plank_cheap_mic_touc.html