Displays

Anders Electronics has announced the addition of two new display platforms to its popular UMR 5 Series product line. Recognizing that in today’s device market, the display experience is crucial to the quality of the entire User-Machine Relationship (UMR), Anders’ new 3.5 QVGA and 4.3in WQVGA TFT display platforms help make integration of colour displays with touchscreen and additional embedded functionality more accessible and cost-effective ...

Designed to suit applications and requirements from satisfying aesthetics, to rugged, fully sealed washdown units, WASP has added a number of options to its range of moulded silicon keypads. Among the many variations offered by WASP are translucent pads for backlighting and light guides which can be designed to give low or high intensity light depending on the situation.

Hitachi Display Products Group has announced the introduction of a high performance 6.5in VGA TFT display. The TX17D01VM2CAA features an active matrix, transmissive TFT LCD display with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels (VGA). A low power white LED backlight is used to provide a high brightness of 600cd/m². The lifetime of the LED backlight is specified as 70,000 hours. The TX17D01VM2CAA delivers exceptional optical performance in many operating ...

Data Modul can provide analog resistive glass/glass touch technology. The surface film is replaced by a 0.2mm to 0.3mm thin glass. The high resistance against scratches ( 5H JIC pensil hardness) and an excellence optical performance are clearly the advantages of the glass touch technology.

An innovative game concept has been introduced to the casino gaming and amusement sector with the development of the Fun4Four gambling table from TAB-Austria. The table incorporates a 42in MicroTouch System Dispersive Signal Technology (DST) 2270DX touch screen from diversified technology company 3M, allowing fast and reliable touch response for a simultaneous four player experience. The new concept presents a significant return on investment for...

Electrone Europe, custom-built IT peripherals vendor has announced the launch of the Electrone Call-centre 150 keyboard, in response to requests from the call centre and related industries which require a hi-degree of pre –programmable key actions to improve the productivity of call centre operators.

3M Touch Systems, a division of diversified technology company 3M, has announced a new and unique method for removing and integrating touch sensors in casino slot machines. Now available to all direct customers and through distribution by means of Arrow and Eurocoin Ltd, the Command Strips for Touch Sensors have been developed specifically for all MicroTouch EX Systems from 3M. Based on Command’s “peel and stick” adhesive and patented “st...

Hitachi has announced the introduction of a new 21.3in 1.9MegaPixel UXGA TFT display module. The new TX54D13VC0CAA display implements the latest evolution of Hitachi’s In-Plane-Switching technology, IPS-Pro, which provides a stable colour image from any viewing angle, excellent colour saturation and a very high contrast ratio.

Setting a new trend in the manufacture of resistive touch screens, WASP is now offering its products with a choice of tough back panel materials. Normally, resistive touch screens are only mounted to a glass back panel, which, due to its fragility, is not always the ideal material in certain applications. However, following new developments, WASP can now offer the screens mounted on to acrylic and polyester.

Atmel has announced that its multi-touch devices, the AT42QT5320 and AT42QT5480 have been awarded the 2008 Product of the Year by Electronic Products China (EPC). Atmel’s devices for genuine dual-finger touch were selected by EPC’s highly experienced judging panel in the Capacitive Touchscreen Controller ICs category.