Haptix aims to be a “mouse killer

Haptix, a little camera device that promises to turn regular surfaces into 3-D multi-touch controllers, has exceeded its Kickstarter goal of $100,000 in just five days.

That’s enough for the five-person Haptix team to complete “tooling” of its device so it can be manufactured in China and sold for $70.

Haptix aims to be a “mouse killer,” so users can precisely manipulate what they see on the screen in front of them by using their fingers on any flat surface. Of course, they’ll have to set up Haptix so it can “view” that surface, but the gadget should work on a desk, or on top of a regular keyboard.

Haptix co-creator Darren Lim says the trick is his team’s software, which allows affordable 3-D sensing to work in poor conditions like close proximity to surfaces.

Sure, $100,000 is a particularly modest goal as far as Kickstarter hardware campaigns go, but now it’s out of the way. Today, Haptix is telling backers that if it can hit $150,000, it will also produce a pressure-sensitive stylus for artists.

Haptix fits into one of the more interesting current trends in technology — taking users away from the abstractions of standard computer interfaces and back into the environments around us. I like to think of it as “the disappearing interface.” It all started with the touchscreen — where you feel that you directly manipulate virtual objects — and now is extending into the air and onto regular surfaces.

After Microsoft’s Kinect, the best-known recent effort in this space is Leap Motion, a well-established startup with nearly $50 million in funding as well as a $25 million fund from its investors to support third-party application development. Leap famously and somewhat magically allows users to control their PCs by gesturing in the air. But it has suffered delays, and continues to be “challenging” and “tiring,” given that users must hold their hands in the air for extended periods of time.

In a way, Haptix seems less exciting than Leap Motion because it’s anchored to surfaces. It also seems like it might be less relevant in the coming years, as more laptops add touchscreens, and as tablets continue to rise in popularity.

Lim disagrees, because Haptix will allow users to comfortably rest their hands so they can use the controller all day without tiring, for all sorts of tasks other than typing on a keyboard. Also, Lim said, Haptix doesn’t rely on infrared, so it will work in all lighting conditions, where Leap doesn’t function as well in very bright light.

Haptix currently works on Windows and Ubuntu, with Android in progress. Lim says the most salient bit of feedback so far has been from backers who want a Mac version. If all goes as planned, the device will be shipped to Kickstarter backers in January, and applications won’t have to be modified to support Haptix input.

Haptix has been in development for a year, and Lim received support for the project as one of the young entrepreneurs selected to be a Thiel Fellow this year. He said the company is also now raising an angel round of funding.

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Touchscreen controls coming to Chrome

The latest developer ‘Canary’ version of Google’s desktop Internet browser can support swipes, pinches and other hands-on operations.

Touch screens are already the standard for mobile devices — even BlackBerry’s latest flagship keypad phone the Q10 also offers a high-definition touch screen in support of its QWERTY keyboard. Likewise, without the leaps and bounds made in multi-touch and finger-tracking technology, the tablet would still be something a doctor prescribes to treat illnesses and not something that schools are starting to prescribe as a means of boosting children’s educational attainment.

Indeed, so big are touch screens that according to Lux Research, the market for haptics — the technology that provides a tactile response to a touch command — will experience a 16-fold increase over the next 12 years as touch and gestures become the norm for everything from smartwatches to control pads on running machines.

“An emerging wave of haptics offers the potential for a more intuitive and information-rich touch experience than today’s simple whole-device vibration,” said Anthony Vicari, Lux Research Associate, of the company’s research, published yesterday.

However, while there’s little doubt that the touch screen is going to play a greater and greater role in how we as consumers interact with and make sense of modern technology, the jury is still well and truly out as to whether it has a role — haptic or non-haptic — to play in navigating and interacting with the traditional notebook or desktop PC.

Apple believes that touch screens are not only unnecessary but actually counterproductive on computers. Its research into the subject showed that forcing users to take their hands off the keyboard and mouse, change their seating position, lean forward and touch the screen in order to achieve a task or launch an application that could have been done in microseconds via a mouse click, keyboard shortcut or voice command, destroys productivity.

However, Microsoft has ‘bet the farm’ on touch as the future of the same computer interface, which many commentators claim is the reason why consumers have been less than willing to upgrade to Windows 8. Intel has also come out on Microsoft’s side and announced that any manufacturer who wishes to describe their product as an ultrabook will, from 2014, have to include a touch screen in order to do so.

And now Google is also playing around with the same interface, albeit limited to its web browser. As well as supporting pinch to zoom and left and right swipes to load cached pages, it also offers support for Microsoft’s virtual keyboard that appears on the screen when a webpage field requires information — say for example a social media login page. Just like Apple, Google is a serious innovator in the consumer electronics sphere, even if, until recently, its efforts have been focused on software and services, rather than hardware.

And, although the features in the latest Chrome build will not be filtering through to the latest consumer version within the next few weeks, the fact that the company is considering them at all highlights the fact that although traditional PC sales are falling, it is still a market well and truly dominated by Microsoft. Focusing touch input around a specific computer function also makes a lot of sense.

If the swipes and pinches are specifically for browsing, then there is no chance of disrupting productivity. It also means that as Windows 8 tablets become more popular that their owners will be able to use Chrome instead of Internet Explorer and still have the same features and commands, literally at their fingertips.

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GP attractions only a touch screen away

Thousands of pamphlets can now be at your fingertips and be flipped through with a single touch of a screen as the Grande Prairie Region Tourism Association officially unveiled its new information kiosk at the Grande Prairie Airport.

The kiosk, which took six weeks of designing and assembling, was officially unveiled at the Grande Prairie Airport Wednesday for travellers to use while mapping out their vacation in the area.

“We want to be a one-stop location for finding out all the current events, where they are, what’s happening, photos of them, locator maps to work out how to get to them. So this is one ideal spot for us to be promoting all those things that happen around the region,” said Ainsley Lamontagne, executive director of the Grande Prairie Region Tourism Association.

“There’s also an interactive map so you can tap on shopping centers, restaurants, museums, the art gallery and it gives you directions from the airport. It maps it out for you, how far away it is, how hard it is to get to and it’s actually attached to a Google maps.”

The kiosk, which looks like a larger version of an iPad, is a laptop-shaped touch screen on a stand with various categories such as hotels, restaurants and upcoming events to search through for planning out the perfect vacation while staying in the city. Lamontagne said anyone who has any experience using an iPhone should be able to use the machine.

“There’s not a whole lot of different icons to chose from… you can always come out of any page directly onto what you’re looking for,” she said. “It’s not cluttered, it’s very simple: The hotels, the attractions, the maps, the events and nominating a Service Superstar.”

All the information available on the kiosk is updated from the Grande Prairie Region Tourism Association’s location at Centre 2000, via its website and WiFi.

“We’re developing surveys to go onto the kiosk so… if you provide information about how long your stay was in Grande Prairie, we can use that to clarify what our visitors are doing, then you are entered into competitions and so we’re developing those and we’re really quite excited. It’s going to be an even more useful tool the more we get to know it,” added Lamontagne.

The kiosk was set up a Centre 2000 for Travel Alberta staff to become familiar with and see what changes would need to be made to it before it was officially launched this week.

Something else to be proud of, besides the fact this is the first kiosk of its kind to be put to use in the Grande Prairie area, is that the machine was built and designed by a local company, Broca Media. Funding and developing for the project was also done through Destination Marketing Properties in Grande Prairie. Broca Media is also working on another information touch screen kiosk for Evergreen Park.

“The one out of Evergreen Park is specifically build around Evergreen and its area,” said Karna Germshied, owner of the company.

“So out there, our users are going to be using it to find a little bit more information that they didn’t realize was there like a lot of people go out to the TEC centre and don’t realize that there’s the bar and the casino to eat at and things like that.”

As well as promoting the different activity bases at the park, it will also be able to help visitors find their way around the area as well as different events in and around the area.

Currently, the Evergreen Park kiosk is nearing completion.

“We’re just at that point of finalizing the final content. Everything has been built to this point so the project is almost complete, we just need to bring the kiosk and the touch screen together,” she said.

The kiosk as Evergreen Park, Germsheid said, should be up and running at the location within a week to 10 days.

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Touchscreen Devices Will Soon Be Able to Identify Fingerprints

A new touchscreen display, which is capable of identifying fingerprints, is closer to reality.

Not only will the display redefine online security but could revolutionise the way in which humans and computers interact in the public sphere.

Current touchscreens emit light but are not able to sense it, which makes it impossible to identify fingerprints unless a supplemental sensor is added.

Researchers Christian Holz of the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany told New Scientist that these touchscreens cannot scan fingerprints and fingerprint sensors are not able to show images.
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New Affordable Touch-Screen Food Texture Analyzer Launched at Food Expo

Food Technology Corporation (FTC) is launching its new texture analyzer, the TMS-Pilot, at the Institute of Food Technologists Exhibition (IFT) at McCormick Place, in South Chicago, Illinois this July. (Booth #2707)

Since consumers judge the quality of foods through texture evaluation, it is vital to maintain consistent texture standards through a routine system of objective monitoring.

Easy to operate, Food Technology Corporation’s TMS-Pilot texture analyzer is an affordable, portable, mid-range system designed specifically for quick and easy food texture testing by unskilled operators.

The TMS-Pilot is designed for the budget conscious customer who needs to perform basic texture testing of most food products, including baked goods, confectionery items, dairy products, fruits, vegetables and snacks. Test methods such as breaking, snapping, tension, shearing, bulk analysis, compression, penetration and extrusion tests are all easily performed.

The President of FTC, Shirl Lakeway Jr, states: “The TMS-Pilot was developed to fill a need for a mid-range food texture testing system without all the expanded features found on our high end analyzers. There are many customers that require only the ability to run a few, routine texture tests on their products. The Pilot offers a very affordable and easy to use alternative for these clients.

Controlled by an easy-to-use LCD Touch Screen, the TMS-Pilot requires minimal operator training. Tests are performed at the touch of an icon and regularly used tests can be saved as “Favorites” for instant test recall and setup.

Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders

Touch panel maker Wintek is expected to reach NT$8 billion (US$267.47 million) in revenues during the third quarter of 2013 due to orders from Google and Amazon, according to industry sources. Wintek has reportedly begun shipping touch panels for Google's next generation Nexus 7 as well as Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire HD as of June 2013 and will continue doing so throughout July and August when Wintek's' shipments are expected to peak, said the sources. Both of the tablets will reportedly use OGS touch technology as well as high resolution TFT panels. Due to the pricing for OGS technology, Wintek is expected to maintain its profits throughout the quarter despite an expected decline in its gross margin, the sources noted. Touch panel shipments for the Google Nexus 7 are expected to be around 500,000 units a month as of July, the sources said, adding that monthly touch panel shipments for the Kindle Fire will be around 300,000-400,000 in the third quarter for a total of about 6-7 million units in 2013. The sources also revealed that Amazon is likely to put out another 7-inch entry-level tablet in 2013 that will use G/G touch panel technology. The sources added that Wintek's revenues are still expected to remain strong despite the company fading out from Apple's supply chain. Previously, orders from Apple made up a large proportion of Wintek's revenues, but as of first-half 2013 only about 30% of the company's revenues came from Apple and that percentage is expected to drop to around 10% by the second half of the year. Additionally, Wintek is expected to ship 500,000 notebook touch panels a month in the third quarter, the sources added. from:NJYTOUCH

Ford restores low-tech knobs to cars’ touch screens

The move is a response to criticism that its infotainment systems are overly complilcated

After loads of criticism, Ford is taking some of the touch out of MyFord Touch, its touch screen-based infotainment system.

It is restoring knobs to the controls, much as it has done all along in its F-150 trucks. The announcement comes two days before J.D. Power and Associates is due to announce its annual Initial Quality Survey, a closely watched industry measure. For the past two years, the survey has dramatically lowered Ford’s ranking in overall quality, apparently largely because of the complicated and distracting infotainment system controls. Each time, Ford executives said they are fixing the problem.

Ford buried the announcement that is going to put back knobs — a fixture of controlling entertainment systems since the invention of the car radio — instead just touch controls in an announcement touting all of MyFord Touch’s sales success. It says it use the same system that it has seen in its pickup trucks across the Ford lineup.

“While the features made available by MyFord Touch are certainly compelling, the replacement of simple knobs and buttons may have been a bit overkill,” says Jack Nerad, exective editorial director for Kelley Blue Book. “When it comes to performing simple tasks, such as adjusting the volume of the radio, its best to stick to what works and what people are familiar with, and in this case, nothing beats a knob.”

Ford says MyFord Touch, along with a feature that syncs it to a cellphone, are sold on 79% of its 2013 vehicles. It says more than half of customers cite the touch screen as a reason to buy.

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Ready for a 3D touchscreen?

Soon, future tablets, smartphones and mobile devices may sport touchscreens that not only let you pinch and zoom, but also let you poke and stretch them as well.

The screen, which its creators described as 2.5-D instead of full 3-D, has a flexible liquid rubber sheet laid over actuators, and sits under a Kinect-based camera that projects images onto the sheet, Discovery News said.

“If you pull on it, the sheet makes a little mountain. Poke it and it dents. Rub your finger on it and it senses the friction. Stretch it and it shows the distortion on the image,” it said.

Discovery News said the camera also measures how deep the screen is poked into it or how far its stretched.

Appropriately, the device designed by Massachussetts Institute of Technology Media Lab’s Dhairya Dand and Rob Hemsley was named Obake – a mythical Japanese shapeshifting spirit.

Dand and Hemsley said today’s 3D displays are not true 3D but mere optical illusions.

“We created a 2.5D display that is shape changing with the help of actuators, depth cameras, projector and a silicone screen. ‘Obake’ (o-baa-keh) as we lovingly call it, imagines how we would interact with elastic display. We could literally pinch and pull them!” they said.

“Create mountains by pulling them out of the screen, draw rivers with your fingers, elevate an entire terrain to see a cut section view. Make your data come alive,” they added.

The two also said current state-of-the-art touchscreens still assume 2D images, while many 3D displays do not exploit the range of gestural controls.

Long way to go

But Discovery News noted it will take some time before this technology finds its way into a mobile device as small as a smartphone.

“Actuators are relatively large, and there would have to be room for pressing in as well as extruding, and the need for a projector. Odds are this technology will first show up on tabletop applications,” it said.  — ELR, GMA News

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Intel could make $200 touchscreen PCs a reality

Ultrabooks currently cost upwards $1,000, but Intel thinks super-thin laptops could soon cost as little as $200.

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To give the badly slumping PC market a much-need jolt, Intel is thinking about using one of the most effective tools in its arsenal: lowering chip prices.

Intel (INTC, Fortune 500) chips can make up as much as 33% of a PC's cost, according to supply chain analysis firm IHS. That means the chipmaker has the power to lower PC prices drastically.

It might do just that. On a conference call with investors last month, former CEO Paul Otellini floated the idea of bringing $200 ultra-thin touchscreen notebooks to the market by the end of 2013.

Intel has been pushing the super-fast and super-thin ultrabook. But ultrabook sales have disappointed, with many pundits blaming price points of as much as $1,000.

A lower-end device that's similar to an ultrabook may be the key. Otellini was careful to note that a $200 device would have to use an "Atom" line of chips typically reserved for phones and tablets. That goes against Intel's strict definition of what an actual ultrabook should be, but those cheap ultrabooks could include other desirable features like a touchscreen and thin form factor.

IHS made the case that Intel can -- and should -- consider cutting the price of its PC parts to get to that $200 price point.

"A price point that low seems far-fetched considering the mobile PC prices of today," Craig Stice, IHS's senior principal analyst for computing programs, wrote in a recent report. But he pointed out that netbooks came down to $200 even at the height of their popularity. The small PCs enjoyed quite a bit of popularity before tablets essentially killed them in 2010.

A similar pricing model for ultrabooks could "support a no-frills type of ultrathin PC," Stice added.

PC makers would have to do their part as well, perhaps by sacrificing some profit margin to order to sell more PCs. But with the manufacturers on board, the industry may finally be able to stave off the tablet's cannibalization of the PC market..

At $200, an "ultrathin" or "ultraslim" type of device would be in line with the cost of those lower end tablets like the Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) Kindle Fire or Barnes & Noble(BKS, Fortune 500) Nook Tablet.

Richard Shim, a senior analyst with NPD Display Search, isn't convinced that a $200 touch PC is definitely achievable. But if it is, they likely still won't cannibalize tablet sales, he said.

"In markets that are already mature, a lot of people have both a PC and a tablet," Shim said. "And even in emerging markets, which have been the driver of growth for the PC industry and notebooks in particular, first-time buyers are being offered low-cost tablets that already pack a lot of computing power."

Stice, the IHS analyst, agreed.

"It would have to be a pretty notable turnaround for even these low-cost PCs to hurt tablets significantly," Stice said. "It's probably not a matter of media tablets cannibalized, but maybe a little more of a balance where PCs and tablets can live in the market together happily."

Even if a media tablet takeover isn't possible, the emergence of $200 ultraslim would be part of recent, much needed innovation in the PC market, Shim said.

"Before the ultrabooks and tablets, the market hadn't been that dynamic in the past few years," Shim said. "I think we'll look back on this year in particular and say it really laid the groundwork of change for the next few years." 

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UNIPIXEL TO FEATURE UNIBOSS TOUCH SCREEN TECHNOLOGY

THE WOODLANDS, TX–(Marketwired – Jun 4, 2013) - UniPixel, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNXL), a provider of Performance Engineered Films™ to the touch screen, flexible printed electronics, and lighting and display markets, will attend Computex Taipei in Taiwan on June 4-8, 2013, where it will showcase product samples and prototypes of its UniBoss™ pro-cap, multi-touch sensor film.

The company will demonstrate its 10.1″ and 13.3″ UniBoss prototypes, as well as meet with touch-screen customers and supply chain members. While UniBoss offers linear cost scalability from pocket-size mobile devices to large desktop displays, these two prototype form factors target the highest growth segment of the market. DisplayBank forecasts the overall touch panel market to grow at 11% CAGR to reach $20.0 billion by 2015, whereas the market for 10.2″ to 20.0″ sizes is expected to grow at more than six times that rate, at a CAGR of 71% to $1.9 billion.

“The new UniBoss prototypes we’re showcasing at Computex are the same prototypes we presented at the Cowen and Craig-Hallum conferences last week,” noted Reed Killion, president and CEO of UniPixel. “At these events, more than 100 institutional investors, analysts and money managers experienced these prototypes first-hand. So, we expect the feedback we’ll receive at Computex to also be the same, that these UniBoss performance film-based prototypes are impressive, that they do not show any extraneous effects when viewing the display, and that their responsiveness is spot-on.”

These new prototype demonstrations reveal the remarkable progress the company has achieved over the course of the last several months towards the worldwide commercial roll-out of its UniBoss touch screen technology. “We’ve signed multi-million dollar preferred price and capacity license agreements with two Fortune 100 companies that are global technology leaders, reflecting their extensive evaluation of UniBoss’ advanced performance characteristics,” said Killion. “We’ve also qualified UniBoss with multiple touch-screen controller manufacturers. We’re now focused on building out a state-of-the-art UniBoss roll-roll manufacturing facility with Kodak in Rochester, New York, with printers and plating lines being installed in Q3, as well as adding two additional plating lines to our Texas facility build-out. We have also leased an additional 7,500 square feet of office and wet lab space for immediate expansion.”

“Working with our customers and partners, we have rapidly advanced UniBoss in terms of both performance and methods for manufacturing and testing,” continued Killion. “We can understand how our rapid progress has attracted some skeptics, and unfortunately we’ve seen a number of erroneous reports and speculations, particularly by those not experts in the field. So, in addition to providing an opportunity for us to meet with touch-screen customers and supply chain vendors, industry events like Computex allows professional members of the press and qualified industry analysts to experience new UniBoss films and solutions first-hand.”

UniPixel has updated the touch sensor portion of the company’s website, available here, to show customers and shareholders the progress it has made with functional touch panels and UniBoss touch sensor films.

About Computex TaipeiCOMPUTEX TAIPEI has become the largest computer exhibition in Asia and the second largest in the world, next to CeBIT in Germany. Each year, key global businesses come to this event to launch their new products. Since a large portion of the businesses in the world have research and deployment centers or production facilities in Taiwan, this exhibition attracts observers, analysts, and journalists of computer and information industries from all over the world to discover and report the latest technologies, developments, and trends. For more information

About UniBossA UniBoss touch-screen offers higher touch response and sensitivity, superior touch distinction, better durability, and lower power requirements. UniBoss offers the touch ecosystem the unique advantages of metal mesh touch sensors based on an additive, roll-to-roll, flexible electronics process, as compared to the traditional subtractive ITO-based and subtractive ITO replacement based touch sensor solutions. The UniBoss manufacturing process continues to be the only additive process that promises to reduce manufacturing costs and supply chain complexity of current ITO and other ITO replacement sensors by significantly minimizing manufacturing steps. Other production advantages include lower material costs and a simplified supply chain, as well as extensibility to many sizes and form factors.

About UniPixelHeadquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, UniPixel, Inc. (NASDAQ: UNXL) delivers Performance Engineered Films to the Lighting, Display and Flexible Electronics markets. UniPixel’s high-volume roll-to-roll or continuous flow manufacturing process offers high-fidelity replication of advanced micro-optic structures and surface characteristics over large areas. A key focus for UniPixel is developing electronic conductive films for use in electronic sensors for consumer and industrial applications. The company’s newly developed UniBoss™ roll-to-roll electronics manufacturing process prints conductive elements on thin film with trace widths down to ~ 5um. The company is marketing its films for touch panel sensor, cover glass replacement, protective cover film, antenna and custom circuitry applications under the UniPixel label, and potentially under private label or Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) brands. UniPixel’s brands include Clearly Superior™, Diamond Guard™ and others. For further information

Forward-looking StatementsAll statements in this news release that are not based on historical fact are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. While management has based any forward-looking statements contained herein on its current expectations, the information on which such expectations were based may change. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are outside of our control that could cause actual results to materially differ from such statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors include, but are not necessarily limited to, those set forth under Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, thus new or unforeseen risks may arise. Accordingly, investors should not place any reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. We disclaim any intention to, and undertake no obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are also urged to carefully review and consider the other various disclosures in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.

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removable Infared touch panel

removable Infared touch panel

How it works

removable Infrared technology uses infrared emitter-collector pairs to project an invisible grid of light a small distance over the surface of the screen. When a user touch the surface of screen, the infrared emitted from LED beam is broken ,the absence of the signal at the collector is detected and receiver transmits X-Y axis information to the PC port via touch controller. removable Infrared technology is the survivor of harsh applications. It's the only technology that does not rely on an overlay or substrate to register a touch, so it's impossible to physically "wear out" the touch screen. It's an excellent choice for harsh industrial and outdoor kiosk applications.

Model List

Model No. Spec. External Dimension Active Dimension Detail Spec NJY-3200-IR-N 32" 766.0mm x 460.0mm 704.2mm x 398.2mm more NJY-3700-IR-N 37" 888.4mm x 532.5mm 826.6mm x 951.2mm more NJY-4200-IR-N 42" 1000.0mmx593.0mm 938.2mm x 531.2mm more NJY-4600-IR-N 46" 1088.8mm x 642.8mm 1027.0mm x 581.0mm more NJY-5200-IR-N 52" 1228.0mmx724.0mm 1166.2mm x 662.2mm more NJY-5500-IR-N 55" 1279.0mmx750.0mm 1273.2mm x 744.6mm more NJY-6000-IR-N 60" 1391.8mmx806.8mm 1330.0mm x 745.0mm more NJY-6500-IR-N 65" 1501.8mm x875.8mm 1496.4mm x 870.4mm more NJY-7000-IR-N 70" 1611.8mmx988.4mm 1549.5mm x 871.6mm more NJY-8000-IR-N 80" 1830.8mmx1073.8mm 1769.0mm x1012.0mm more

Highlight & Benefits

.Built-in touch systems, aluminum alloy frame,tender apperance,hardly effect the apperance of displays. .No weakening the illumination of display screen,not indistinct .High touch precision at 4096 X 4096 .Use any entity of diameter over 8mm .No delay,fast response .perate on the screen surface .operate with finger or stylus/gloved hand .touch to operate all application software .manually write, draw, filling up and so on .operate under -41℃~71℃ .humidity <80% .reliable and stable .easy mounting, only use RS-232 or USB connection .highly stable, no drift .durable .fully sealing,free maintenance

Typical Application

.Gaming machine .Indoor and outdoor kiosks .ATMs .Industrial control .Pos .In-vehicle and transportation .Medical equipment .Voting machine Infrared touch screen calibration software Connected the touch screen ，Open software ， Select the connected touch screen ，Click on the calibration .Then into calibration full screen page. Click on touch screen according to hints on the page ，Finally, save and exit

Pre-orders HTC phone go live

UK buyers can now place a pre-order to secure the HTC Butterfly smartphone, which will feature a five inch touch panel display and some of the top hardware components currently available.

It was originally thought that Brits would be missing out on the Butterfly and indeed HTC has remained confident that it is not officially releasing this particular handset here.

However, online retailer, Expansys, listed the phone on its e-commerce site this week, prompting many to assume that it will indeed be landing in the UK.

There are lots of tasty features onboard the Butterfly, with its five inch touch panel display featuring a full HD 1080p resolution. This means it is large and also offers a much higher pixel density than its closest rival, the Samsung Galaxy Note 2.

Whether or not the HTC Butterfly gets a UK launch via official channels, it seems certain that this Taiwanese manufacturer will release similarly specified handsets next year, in order to compete with rivals.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 and Sony Xperia Yuga are likely to match the Butterfly in the display department, so British consumers will not be short on high end smartphone options.

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New AsureSpace Touch Panels Have Power Over Ethernet

Asure Software, Inc., a leading provider of workplace management software solutions, today announced the next generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels. The digital displays feature power over Ethernet, an enhanced user interface, multi-room support and simple customization — all designed to enhance the efficiency of scheduling and managing meeting rooms across organizations of all sizes.

“Our goal with this new generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels is to make our innovative displays even easier to configure, install and use, thereby helping our clients improve the efficiency of their workplace while maximizing their real-estate utilization,” said Pat Goepel, CEO of Asure Software. “The panels’ evolution is in keeping with our philosophy of developing solutions that ‘keep it simple’ and deliver a high return on investment.”

AsureSpace Touch Panels, integrated with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions, are eight-inch tablets enclosed within a wall-mountable case and feature an LED light bar to easily indicate if a room is available. The intuitive, easy-to-use user interface includes multiple display options that can easily be configured during setup, including the ability to customize logo and branding.

Since the panels are powered over the Ethernet — meaning that just one low-voltage cable supplies both network connectivity and power to the units — there is no need for electrical outlets. This is especially convenient since the panels are designed to be placed directly outside a room’s entrance. Industry-standard Video Electronics Standards Association mounting cases makes them easy to install on walls. Further, a single panel can serve two rooms with entrances located close to one another.

AsureSpace Touch Panels make ad hoc booking easy. Users can view availability and make room reservations directly on the touch panel screen; or they may choose to use their desktop or mobile device to access the scheduling application. Two-way integration with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions eliminates double bookings. Any open time — even times during the current day — may be booked. When users arrive at a room, just a glance at the red (occupied) or green (free) light answers the question “Is this room available?”

Asure Software, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers intuitive and innovative technologies that enable companies of all sizes and complexities to operate more efficiently and better control costs. The company ensures a high-performing work environment by delivering its “keep it simple” solutions and expertise to more than 11,000 clients worldwide. Asure Software’s suite of solutions ranges from time and attendance workforce management solutions to intelligent on-demand workplace management solutions.

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New AsureSpace Touch Panels Have Power Over Ethernet

Asure Software, Inc., a leading provider of workplace management software solutions, today announced the next generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels. The digital displays feature power over Ethernet, an enhanced user interface, multi-room support and simple customization — all designed to enhance the efficiency of scheduling and managing meeting rooms across organizations of all sizes.

“Our goal with this new generation of AsureSpace Touch Panels is to make our innovative displays even easier to configure, install and use, thereby helping our clients improve the efficiency of their workplace while maximizing their real-estate utilization,” said Pat Goepel, CEO of Asure Software. “The panels’ evolution is in keeping with our philosophy of developing solutions that ‘keep it simple’ and deliver a high return on investment.”

AsureSpace Touch Panels, integrated with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions, are eight-inch tablets enclosed within a wall-mountable case and feature an LED light bar to easily indicate if a room is available. The intuitive, easy-to-use user interface includes multiple display options that can easily be configured during setup, including the ability to customize logo and branding.

Since the panels are powered over the Ethernet — meaning that just one low-voltage cable supplies both network connectivity and power to the units — there is no need for electrical outlets. This is especially convenient since the panels are designed to be placed directly outside a room’s entrance. Industry-standard Video Electronics Standards Association mounting cases makes them easy to install on walls. Further, a single panel can serve two rooms with entrances located close to one another.

AsureSpace Touch Panels make ad hoc booking easy. Users can view availability and make room reservations directly on the touch panel screen; or they may choose to use their desktop or mobile device to access the scheduling application. Two-way integration with the AsureSpace Meeting Room Manager, Resource Scheduler and Workspace Manager solutions eliminates double bookings. Any open time — even times during the current day — may be booked. When users arrive at a room, just a glance at the red (occupied) or green (free) light answers the question “Is this room available?”

Asure Software, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, offers intuitive and innovative technologies that enable companies of all sizes and complexities to operate more efficiently and better control costs. The company ensures a high-performing work environment by delivering its “keep it simple” solutions and expertise to more than 11,000 clients worldwide. Asure Software’s suite of solutions ranges from time and attendance workforce management solutions to intelligent on-demand workplace management solutions.

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USPTO tentatively invalidates key Apple multitouch patent

The US Patent and Trademark Office tentatively invalidated Apple’s so-called rubber-banding patent back in October, and it looks like it’s now done so again with one of the company’s key multitouch-related patents. According to FOSS Patents, the USPTO has issued an Office Action rejecting all 20 claims of patent 7,479,949, which is specifically related to scrolling and is described as “Touch screen device, method, and graphical user interface for determining commands by applying heuristics.” Unlike the rubber-banding patent, though, this one did not figure in Apple’s recent trial with Samsung, although it has been used in cases against Motorola and HTC.

Update: To be clear, this is just the first step of the patent’s re-examination and Apple gets to respond to each of the issues raised by the USPTO. So, invalidation of all (or any) of the claims is far from assured.

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Amazon bringing Voice Guide and Explore by Touch features to Kindle Fires for vision-impaired users

Amazon’s been attuned to the needs of its vision-impaired customers for years, first rolling out text-to-speech technologyon its original Kindle e-reader years ago. Today the company revealed plans to add to that feature set in its Kindle Fire andFire HD (7-inch) tablets with Voice Guide and Explore by Touch technology.

Voice Guide’s an improvement upon regular text-to-speech tech that reads aloud any action performed by users — things like announcing app names and book titles when they’re selected. Explore by Touch lets folks swipe their fingers across their Fire’s display and identifies each onscreen item as their phalanges pass over them. Once aware of what app or piece of content’s being touched, a simple tap opens the item. Ready for the new assisted navigation experience right now? Well, all you anxious Fire owners will have to wait, the update doesn’t land until early next year.

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Sharp unveils an 80-inch touchscreen for the boardroom

For the corporate types, Sharp is taking its massive Gen-10 1080p LCDs and adding a touchscreen as well as integrating presentation and video conferencing technologies like Skype, WebEx, GoToMetting. There is even a package that includes an optional compact whiteboard PC preloaded with Windows 7 and drivers for the display. The 80-inch touchscreen display will be available in late February for $13,795, but the press release after the break doesn't mention a price for the 60 or 70-inch versions.

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MeridianSooloos produce first jointly developed touchpanel: Control 10

Given just how zany the past few months have been in the HD world, you probably

forgot all about Meridian and Sooloos' little tie-up back in December. Lo and behold,

 the newly conjoined company has just released its first jointly developed product,

the Control 10 touchscreen. The device integrates Meridian's proprietary connectivity

 with a Sooloos touchscreen in order to create what's called the "most user-friendly

media-access solution yet." For those with lots of Meridian equipment, it'll be hard to

let this one pass given just how well it'll integrate, and there's also RS-232 for more

 widespread control. Hop on past the break for the nitty-gritty, but only after you've

grown comfortable with the $5,000 asking price. 

Meridian Sooloos, Together At Last: New Touchscreen Available

Control 10 now offers Meridian SpeakerLink/Comms Connectivity for Simple
Integration

New York, New York, March 13, 2009‹Meridian is pleased to deliver the first
of its new designs with Sooloos, the recently acquired manufacturer of
server-based home entertainment systems widely acknowledged as the most
innovative and sophisticated available. The Control 10 integrates Meridian¹s
proprietary connectivity with the award-winning Sooloos touchscreen, the
most user-friendly media-access solution yet created.

³Our goal for the first Meridian Sooloos product was to incorporate the
SpeakerLink technology as well as legacy-standard Meridian Comms, providing
an integrated system that was incredibly simple yet technically and
sonically superior,² said Meridian CEO, Peter Wellikoff. ³Now the Control 10
is not only the perfect complement to a Meridian system, it remains a superb
option for any installation requiring the most intuitive media server on the
market.²

Featuring the Meridian SpeakerLink and legacy Meridian Comms protocols, the
Control 10 can seamlessly integrate with Meridian¹s famed Digital
Loudspeakers, preamp/controllers, and music systems, and includes RS-232 for
integration with the full spectrum of legacy media and home-control systems.
The Control 10 also incorporates on-board S/PDIF coaxial digital outputs,
permitting it to function as a complete Sooloos ³zone².

The desktop-style Control 10 touchscreen features a razor-sharp 17-inch LCD
display with crisp, HD-level imaging and a resistive touch panel with
outstanding user feedback. Adding to its ease of use, the Control 10
includes a slot-loading CD drive in its low-profile base for convenient,
local loading or playback of content without requiring a computer or
outboard disc drive.

The Meridian Sooloos touchscreen uses cleverly integrated heatsinking for a
fanless design that renders the Control 10 completely silent, and thus ideal
for the most demanding listening environments and customers. Like all
Sooloos components, the Control 10 communicates with its Storage and Source
components via standard TCP/IP Ethernet connectivity, using either the
supplied high-quality Neutrik EtherCon connectors or any conventional
CAT5/5e/6 RJ-45 cables.

In the ever-changing world of home-entertainment technology, the Meridian
Sooloos media-management system is a complete solution that allows music and
photos to be easily accessed easily and reliably stored.

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