Displays

3M has announced the 1st January 2008 availability of MicroTouch DST touch screens in popular 32, 40, 42and 46in screen sizes to integrators across Europe. Based on 3M’s patented Dispersive Signal Technology (DST), MicroTouch DST touch screens offer integrators an ideal solution for large-format interactive displays in most public environments and applications, including digital signage, retail point-of-sale, point-of-information, conference ro...

LCD displays in polygonal or even circular shapes are available from industrial and automotive specialist Varitronix following investment in new precision glass scribing technology. Glass can now be cut up to 500mm square, generating polygons, circles or other more complex shapes including arcs. Robert Hill, Engineering Manager of Varitronix UK, commented, “We’ve always been able to provide customers with square or rectangular shape displays ...

Cherry Electrical Products UK will be at the BETT Show in Olympia, London, January 9-12, 2008. Latest products to be on display include the security conscious G83-14601/14701 keyboard with fingerprint swipe sensor; the G84-4100 small footprint design for special needs or limited desk space; and a special 50% off offer will be made available to stand visitors for on-the-day-take-away, or limited time purchases of selected keyboards in Sirius, Barr...

3M will reveal the hidden component driving energy savings in LCD television sets at the Display Forum 2007, the European display business event. Vikuiti Dual Brightness Enhancement Film (DBEF) from 3M is an innovative display technology that can equal the picture brightness produced by an average LCD TV whilst increasing backlight efficiency by up to 50% and TV efficiency by as much as 30%.

Evervision LTD has introduced it’s industrial TFT portfolio with the new 7.0in TFT VGG804805-6UFLWA. The WVGA resolution with 800 x 480 dots is becoming popular in market segments like industrial, medical and metrology. This type has a wide viewing polarizer and an anti glare surface. The powerful LED backlight provides a brightness of 350cd/m².

Aerco says it can deliver, in plenty of time for Christmas, a wide range of Cherry computer keyboards for home office, multimedia, office solutions and a number of specialist applications. The keyboards are available from the ‘Cherry Keyboards ‘R’ Us’ website (cherrykeyboardsrus.co.uk.) run jointly between Cherry and Aerco, the Horsham based electronics component distributor. A wide range is either in stock or can be supplied on a three...

Devlin Electronics unveil a new backlit keyboard ideal for low light environments, specifically broadcast applications. The KMX-083L harnesses unique technology pioneered by Devlin. The use of high intensity LEDs combined with specially designed two shot moulded keytops, means Devlin Electronics have produced a backlit keyboard that offers much improved legend brightness and legend clarity.

Devlin Electronics has announced the full release of a new infection control keyboard in its Healthcare Range. The KCR-106-6XX is specifically designed to help health services tackle the problems of hospital acquired infections.

Global Display Solutions (GDS), in association with Distec GmbH, has announced the availability of a 70in TFT display monitor for the out-of-home (OOH) digital signage market. Using GDS’s proprietary G-BOND optical bonding process, the display was recently built and showcased at the Viscom show at Düsseldorf in Germany by digital signage specialist Distec on whose behalf GDS developed this product. With a 70” HD resolution TFT display panel ...

NEC LCD Technologies has announced the development of color TFT LCD module that enables the viewing angle to be switched from wide to narrow in accordance with display contents, use and application of the LCD. The company has realized the new LCD module by its own unique value integrated TFT-LCD (VIT) technology, along with the addition of a new angle-switching control on the polarizer adjacent to the backlight system. The angle-switching contro...