just stubled about this (via Max-mailinglist) (from the makers of framestein)

http://pinktwins.com/fantastick/

from the website:

FantaStick is a minimalistic remote interface for use with software
such as Max/MSP or Pure Data. With FantaStick you receive multitouch-events and issue simple drawing
commands to build exactly the kind of interface you want. FantaStick is 100% widget-free! 0% OSC content! Instead of a limited set of builtin-widgets, the interface-logic
resides in Max/MSP (or your software of choice) and only drawing
commands are sent to the device. This leads to interfaces that work
exactly the way you want - and look gorgeously minimalistic, too!

Features

• Minimalistic, fullscreen control area with nothing on it but what

you provide.

• Multitouch-events on the device are forwarded to your host via UDP.

Information includes the touch state (begin, move, end) and coordinates.

• Designed for no-hassle: zero-click startup, the device does not

sleep or suspend network, flicker- and lag-free.

• Displaying images (fetched with URLs) and caching them locally for

use on non-networked locations.

• Basic drawing with lines, boxes and text.