The Xbox Kinect was an impressive attempt at screen-side user interaction, but waving limbs in the air (like you just don't care) to input commands was just a little too much like the EyeToy to make it a marketable bit of kit across the board.

Touchjet’s advantage might well be that, if implemented well, it’s both eminently usable, in the same way as any touchscreen device, and it doesn’t rely on a new app ecosystem, instead tapping into Android’s existing store.

At present, the Touchjet is seeking $100,000 of funding on indiegogo to take it from prodding prototype to touchscreen titan, the aim being to start shipping units as early as March 2016, with the Wave priced initially at $150.

At that price point, it could well take the fight to services like Roku and Apple TV, as well devices like the HP Sprout, given the variety of apps on offer through the Play Store, together with the the Wave’s cross-platform compatibility.

The company has already released the Touchjet Pond - an Android-powered projector which turns any flat surface into a touchscreen, and we've got our first impressions of it right here.