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Touch control handles varying switches

Designers using Omron B6TS technology can now select different styles of control for each of up to 16 available channels, allowing one chip to manage rotary, slider and on-off switches.

News from Omron Electronics ( 7 May 2008)

Touch technology is LG's Secret weapon

 User application article   ClearPad and ClearArray provide robust, high-performance touchscreen interfaces for manufacturers of mobile devices.

News from Synaptics ( 2 May 2008)

Notebook PCs aspire to touch sensing

 User application article   Touch-sensitive buttons, sliders and shuffle controls provide Acer PC users with a stylish, convenient way to access and control a rich array of multimedia capabilities.

News from Cypress Semiconductor (24 April 2008)

Slim touch sensors suit mobile phones

All ClearTouch solutions can operate under glass or plastic, resulting in robust devices with slim form factors and sleek designs.

News from Synaptics (23 April 2008)

USB-based controllers ease touch integration

Capacitive touch sensor controllers feature enhanced RFI immunity, wake-on-touch functionality and increased MTBF specifications.

News from 3M Touch Systems UK ( 8 April 2008)

Acoustic recognition is novel approach to touch

A novel range of touch panels from French company Sensitive Object is now available in the UK from GPEG International.  Brochure available  

News from GPEG International ( 7 April 2008)

Touch sensors enable camcorder shrink

 User application article   The slimline JVC Everio G Series of camcorders features a touch-sensitive user interface made using Cypress PScC CapSense technology.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 7 April 2008)

Touch sensor replaces buttons and sliders

The CY8C201X0 and CY8C201X2 CapSense Express devices offer up to ten capacitive and/or general purpose I/Os (GPIOs).

News from Cypress Semiconductor (25 March 2008)

Five-wire touchscreens cross the pond

System combines the durability of five-wire resistive technology with flexible offerings to meet the specific requirements of a wide range of applications.

News from Bergquist Company (13 February 2008)

Projected capacitive touch panel joins TFT options

PCTP touch interfaces operate through a glass or other overlay, allowing the sensitive touch surface to be well protected from the surrounding environment.

News from Varitronix UK ( 8 February 2008)

Manufacturing plant is ready for new touch sensor

Initial production line now installed in the new facility will enable the company to produce approximately 250,000 PCT-based touch sensors per annum.

News from Zytronic (29 January 2008)

Touch sensors on the big screen

Film that adds touch capabilities to TFT-LCD screens up to 30in size mounted behind shop windows or similar glass panels.

News from Zytronic (11 January 2008)

Pioneering use for touch sensors in home audio

 User application article   Super Audio CD receiver and speaker systems uses a single PSoC CapSense device to implement six buttons, manage analogue output to the host and control LEDs.

News from Cypress Semiconductor ( 7 December 2007)

Modular controller eases touch system design

Touch sensor controller covers a broad selection of LCD aspect ratios including wide-screen displays.

News from Zytronic (30 November 2007)

Touch technology enables larger screens

Touch screens offer integrators an ideal solution for large-format interactive displays in most public environments and applications

News from 3M Touch Systems UK (27 November 2007)

Touchscreen overlays preserve image clarity

The touchscreens are easily installed on to a monitor and Trident is able to offer the overlays ready assembled.

News from Trident Displays (20 November 2007)

LCD monitors suit rough use

The TFT LCD screen is driven by analogue RGB via a VGA connector and the touch screen has a USB interface.

News from BVM (29 October 2007)

LCD provides touching options

Elo TouchSystems' 1729L touch monitor can be configured by the customer in the field with a range of options.

News from Elo Touchsystems (29 October 2007)

LCDs incorporate touch technology

The Everbouquet LCD screens are transmissive type colour active matrix TFT LCD modules that use amorphous silicon technology and include integrated chip on glass (COG) drivers and LED backlights.

News from Arrow Electronics (UK) (25 October 2007)

Tiny pad covers all handheld navigation

Ultracompact input device combines a navigation pad module with a motion sensing and interface IC to provide a mouse-like pointing solution for mobile devices.

News from Avago Technologies (25 October 2007)

Personal navigation devices get tactile

 User application article   When users touch the on-screen controls, the TouchSense system provides unmistakable tactile confirmation of the selection, which can improve usability.

News from Immersion Corp (25 October 2007)

Touch sensors suit mobile products

3M has released a thin, optically clear projected capacitive touch sensor available to device manufacturers in rolls containing up to 72,000 sensors, depending on size.

News from 3M Touch Systems UK ( 3 October 2007)

Dutch touchscreens reach the UK

Touchscreen products are suitable for anything from small portable devices to larger screens required by applications such as games, POS terminals and white goods.

News from Touch Technologies (20 September 2007)

Touchscreen shows the way down under

 User application article   Touch sensors provide robust interface in Australian-developed globally deployed award-winning interactive wayfinding kiosk.

News from Zytronic (19 September 2007)

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