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News Release from: Touch Technologies | Subject: Touch Technologies stainless steel keyboards
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 November 2007
Keyboards survive user abuse
A silicon membrane between the keycaps and the silicon switching elements prevents any ingress of liquid and dust, making the range suitable for outdoor applications.
Touch Technologies has released IP65-rated stainless steel keyboards, suitable for the POI market, internet cafes, hotels and other semi-supervised or unsupervised environments The new range offers the combined benefits of very light key activation, robust construction and quality data input making them the suitable choice for many applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Sep 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We have introduced these keyboards to meet the growing need for high-quality stainless steel keyboards at affordable prices", said Marco van der Linden, Managing Director of Touch Technologies.
"Stainless steel keyboards are traditionally very expensive, making them a less attractive option for many projects".
This new range is also suited to 'hostile' public service environments such as information and multimedia terminal applications including libraries, shops and internet kiosks.
Sealed to IP65 standard, a silicon membrane between the keycaps and the silicon switching elements prevents any ingress of liquid and dust also making the range suitable for outdoor applications.
All the keyboards come with a brushed stainless steel front plate and key caps which protect the internal electronics from vandalism and heavy impact.
For user familiarity and to ensure ease of integration, the new device is based on the standard kiosk keyboard layout and footprint.
The range is available as a keyboard only, with a 38-mm stainless steel trackerball or a touchpad.
The trackerball is sealed to IP65 standards when static and IP54 when in motion.
The touchpad is also sealed to IP65 standard.
For indoor applications an integrated 38mm stainless steel optical trackerball is also available.
The stainless steel keyboards deliver high levels of resistance against shock and vibration and have a service life of more than 10 millions operations per key.
The keyboards have USB connectivity as well as PS/2.
The keyboards can be semi or fully customised and in multiple colours.
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