Displays and Keyboards
CHERRY MX – A Worldwide Success Story
What do you associate with CHERRY? Many people would say: "The characteristic click of the keys." The special keystroke of CHERRY MX technology has made the keyboard professionals from Auerbach world famous and the success of the mechanical key module has been unrivalled to date. 200 million MX modules are manufactured annually at the site in Auerbach, yet still the demand can barely be met. Over the past years no other manufacturer in the world has been able to match the unique quality of CHERRY.
IP65 backlit metal keyboards for kiosk and industrial applications from ITAC
ITAC has today introduced a new family of backlit, rugged metal keyboards for kiosk and demanding industrial applications. The keyboards each have 65 laser-etched keys (black, grey or sliver), individually lit by LEDs (blue, green or red), and an integral touchpad.
IGT Custom Capacitive Touch Panels Feature Multi-Colour Selective Backlighting
IGT Industries, one of the UK's longest established Human Machine Interface (HMI) Solutions providers, now offers innovative thin-film back-lighting on its range of scalable, vandal and water resistant custom capacitive touch panels.
Transonics launch I²C “Chip on Board” LCD from Displaytronic
Transonics plc the London based leading supplier of electronic components and logistics solutions, announces the availability of the Displaytronic (a division of Zettler) I²C interface Chip-on-Board (COB) LCD module for information display on board-to-board systems. By integrating a special IC in the LCD display module, any system using the I²C control bus can communicate with the liquid crystal display module directly.
New CHERRY STRAIT Black keyboard - a beautiful desktop thoroughbred
CHERRY has announced the latest addition to its extensive range of keyboards for the discerning home and office user. The stunning STRAIT Black ultra-flat corded keyboard is a mere 14.5 mm deep, a designer statement on the desktop which boasts CHERRY's renowned technical and engineering expertise under its sleek exterior. STRAIT Black's impeccably elegant looks and premium build quality will delight any style-conscious PC user.
MacDermid Autotype’s scratch and antimicrobial protection boosts performance for touch screen devices
Tuffscreen was initially developed in response to a problem that one of BOM Group Ltd's affiliates was experiencing. Broken or cracked screens on devices used on board aircraft for duty free sales were causing numerous operational difficulties, as well as proving costly both in terms of repair and unit down-time. Rather than fitting very expensive reinforced screens or casings, BOM Group Ltd came up with Tuffscreen, designed to offer vastly improved scratch and impact protection for the screens of a wide range of devices.
Super-compact LCD module for alphanumeric displays
Industrial display specialist Electronic Assembly introduces a new extremely compact, yet versatile display unit with the EA DIPS082-HN. Measuring only 40 x 20 mm, the dot matrix module can display up to eight numbers, letters, or symbols per line. A single-line version is also available as is one with LED background illumination.
Hitachi 8.0 WVGA high brightness TFT
Hitachi Europe Ltd, Display Products Group , has announced the introduction of a new compact 8.0 wide aspect ratio TFT display module. The new TX20D28VM2BAB has a display resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA), an integrated LVDS data interface and delivers excellent optical performance.
Mitsubishi 5”–12.1” Rugged TFTs with Super-Wide Viewing Angle & Replace-Free LED Backlight
New Industrial Rugged TFT modules designed specifically for demanding environments are now available from Densitron. The new Mitsubishi displays, ranging from 5" to 12.1", offer a super-wide viewing angle of 170-degree horizontal/vertical, an operating temperature range of up to -30~80°C and an outstanding outdoor visibility with brightness level of up to 1000 nits. The TFT modules also come with long-term supply guarantee and adopt an advanced LED backlight that has a typical lifetime of 100,000 hours.
Mitsubishi 5-12.1 Rugged TFTs with Super-Wide Viewing Angle & Replace-Free LED Backlight
New Industrial Rugged TFT modules designed specifically for demanding environments are now available from Densitron. The new Mitsubishi displays, ranging from 5" to 12.1", offer a super-wide viewing angle of 170-degree horizontal/vertical, an operating temperature range of up to -30~80°C and an outstanding outdoor visibility with brightness level of up to 1000 nits. The TFT modules also come with long-term supply guarantee and adopt an advanced LED backlight that has a typical lifetime of 100,000 hours.
Display Technology is pleased to annouce Samsung's latest 27 QHD TFT module with Super Plane to Line Switching.
Samsung's Super PLS is a new wide viewing angle technology geared for information screen, industrial, medical and operating panel applications. In addition to the viewing angles Super PLS also offers fast response times a higher percentage of brightness compared to other IPS modules and vivid saturated colours with virtually no contrast shift.
Versatile, economical, small: new graphic displays enhance the DOG series from Electronic Assembly
A new product line – the DOGS102 – enhances Electronic Assembly's DOG series of versatile full-graphic displays with particularly low energy consumption. Their small size (39x42mm) is compatible with any flush-mounting box and makes them ideal for building installation applications. They are also perfect for 19 racks and can be easily integrated in the front panels of devices measuring 1 U in height.
Semtech Debuts 4D-Touch™ Platform to Enhance User Experience by Sensing all Four Dimensions
Semtech Corp. is launching its 4D-Touch™ touchscreen controller platform suited to bring out the best user experiences by enabling the capability to sense in the X, Y, Z+ (proximity), and Z- (pressure) directions in many touch-interface applications including smart phones, tablets, handheld GPS, automotive consoles, and POS terminals.
GTK launches ultra-thin character OLED
The new character monochrome OLED from GTK represents a step-function leap in performance when compared with traditional character display technologies. The new OLED has what is termed as a 'free viewing angle', in that it can be viewed from all angles without compromise.
Small footprint wireless USB keyboard offers improved functionality
Bytec Embedded, the embedded equipment manufacturer of the Bytec group, has launched the next generation of its small footprint, wireless, USB keyboard designed for harsh environments. The second generation Indi-KeyTM keyboard now offers improved key response and feel, a wider touchpad and an optional numeric keypad.
Digital Door Sign from Display Technology
Picture an office building where each room has a digital door sign and you can easily control the contents from a central point. Imagine you can quickly and efficiently display individual information for visitors or employees, e.g. vacation, out to lunch, meeting in progress etc. And where you can combine digital door signs of different sizes for offices, conference rooms plus universities and additionally integrate large-format screens for way finding systems.
Apem Offers Stainless Steel Professional Security Keypads Made To Withstand Harsh Conditions
APEM Components, Inc., a leading manufacturer of quality switches and joysticks, is pleased to announce the availability of stainless steel professional security keypads, designed to resist harsh environments, including bad weather exposure, stains, and severe temperature variations. The stainless steel keypads also hold up well to abuse from scratching, shock, burns, or vandalism. APEM's keypads consist of customized and standard stainless steel single keys that can be mounted in a front or rear panel. APEM designs and manufactures multiple lines of stainless steel keypads and keyboards that feature good tactile feedback and offer IP65 front face sealing.
Apem Components Offers Customized Membrane Switches
APEM Components announced the availability of a wide range of customized membrane switches. With endless combinations of designs, colors, and lighting solutions, APEM's membrane switches are fully customizable. APEM uses the best materials and manufacturing practices and guarantees great quality, timely quotes and delivery, and competitive pricing.
GPEG improves the performance of its Field Sequential displays
Following the successful introduction of GPEG's Field Sequential Displays, its engineering teams has engineered significant upgrades to enhance performance.
New Versapad Goes On, And On, And On….
With all the functionality of a mouse, the new Interlink VersaPad from Steadlands has the major benefit of providing continuous movement over its entire area totalling 118 miles without failure or, put another way, 32 years of use.
GPEG launches ‘electronic paper’ display range
GPEG has introduced four lightweight 'electronic paper' (e-Paper) displays that use E Ink imaging film to deliver ultra-low-power consumption panels in a variety of sizes from 1.44in to 3in. These electrophoretic displays are bistable and therefore require no power to maintain an image on the screen.
CHERRY launches new XS keyboard range for tight spaces - small, flat and robust for high volume data input
A range of corded compact keyboards designed for situations where desktop space is very tight has been launched by CHERRY. The new CHERRY XS keyboards have a compact footprint and low profile, yet are tough enough to withstand continuous daily use, with a long operating life in excess of 20 million key strokes. The CHERRY XS range has standardized measurements across all three models – 374 x 139 x 18mm – and is also lightweight at only 550g. As well as conventional desktop usage, the XS range particularly suits 19" applications such as server racks in datacomms rooms.
19.0” Super-XGA TFT-LCD Modules for rugged Outdoor Signage Applications
Mitsubishi Electric is introducing the world's first 19.0" Super-XGA color TFT-LCD modules for industrial use. The new product AA190EA01 with a super high brightness of 1500cd/m2 and a long lifetime of 100.000 hours is mainly designed for excellent performance in rugged outdoor digital signage applications.
Atmel maXTouch mXT224E Powers Touchscreen for Samsung Galaxy S II Smartphone
Atmel has announced Samsung has selected the Atmel maXTouch mXT224E controller to power its next-generation Galaxy S II touchscreen. The mXT224E, a device in the new maXTouch E-series, offers advanced noise rejection and suppression to enable thinner touchscreen stacks, such as "on-cell" where a touch sensor is patterned directly on the color filter of the display. The support of "on-cell" and other thin touchscreen constructions enable manufacturers—such as Samsung with the Galaxy S II smartphone—to take cutting-edge designs faster-to-market so consumers can enjoy sleeker, thinner, brighter touchscreen handsets.
Cypress TrueTouch Touchscreen Solution Drives Hot New Phones from Fujitsu
Cypress Semiconductor announced that Fujitsu Limited has selected the TrueTouch touchscreen solution from Cypress to implement the touchscreens in the new F-07C, F-09C, and F-12C mobile phones, available from NTT DOCOMO. The hot new Fujitsu phones are each based on different operating systems and offer different features, but all rely on TrueTouch to implement brilliant, responsive touchscreens.
Cypress Teams with NVIDIA to Offer Powerful Touchscreen Designs For High-Performance Tablets
Cypress Semiconductor announced that it is working with NVIDIA to develop touchscreen implementations for upcoming Android-based tablets. The designs are based on Cypress's single-chip TrueTouch solution for large touchscreens up to 11.6 inches and the NVIDIA® Tegra™ mobile super chip
CHERRY mice and keyboards designed for young ICT learners
It's not just pens and pencils many children use in the classroom, today even four and five year-olds find computer-based learning fun. As parents get their children ready to go back to school in September, two specialist CHERRY keyboards developed for the education market and a CHERRY computer mouse designed specifically for children are worth a closer look.
DSM Computer offers extremely robust displays manufactured by Planar Systems
As part of the fusion with the display specialists ABLE Design GmbH, DSM Computer GmbH has undertaken the distribution of the high quality Planar Systems displays. The electroluminescent (EL) displays from Planar are particularly robust and designed for a wide range of applications subject to extreme environmental conditions.
Full-Graphic Displays for Difficult Lighting Conditions
Electronic Assembly has developed the EA DIP122-5 line of displays with LED background illumination for extreme lighting conditions. The line covers indoor and outdoor applications as well as use in direct sunlight.
andersDX’s new UI platform enables quickest and easiest implementation of graphics rich, colour, touch interfaces
andersDX has launched an embedded display platform that significantly reduces the cost and time overhead of upgrading existing mono interfaces or implementing new product designs with high-performance next generation colour, touch interfaces. DX1 is the perfect development path for small-to-medium volume, non-consumer device makers who prefer to focus in-house resources on core application development.
Google Chromebooks Ship Exclusively with Latest Synaptics ClickPad
Synaptics today announced that the first commercially available Google Chromebooks are exclusively equipped with a Synaptics ClickPad. The ClickPad features the latest Image Sensing technology that provides full-time finger tracking capability, more accurate touch detection and multi-touch gestures.
Kangaroo Media Launch LifeSize Touch
Kangaroo Media has launched LifeSize Touch, an innovative range of large format touch screens; the bespoke display product has been in development for over 18 months and will debut for the first time at the RenewableUK Offshore Wind 2011 exhibition, being held on 29th and 30th June at ACC Liverpool. A 70 inch touch screen display will be installed as an interactive presentation tool for Osiris Marine Services, allowing the business to showcase its offshore windfarm project experience, personnel skills and equipment in stunning CGI, video and animation.
Field Sequential Color (FSC) – Segment Displays Get TN displays now in color
Data Modul announced a cost-effective alternative for monochrome TN segment and icon displays looking to transition to color. With Field Sequential Color (FSC) display technology, it displays individual segments in up to 7 colors. Red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow and also black.
Variable LCD Display Requires No Additional Auxiliary Voltage
Display specialist Electronic Assembly in Gilching (Germany) is introducing an exceptionally versatile line of alphanumeric displays for use in industrial and commercial applications. The high-contrast, easy-to-read LCD super-twist display modules of the EA DOG family require a mere 3.3 or 5 V to operate. Negative auxiliary voltage is also not required for the 3.3 V systems – a world first. This allows developers to keep their power supply simple and economical.
CoolSign Digital Signage Network Helps Rapides Regional Medical Center Inform and Entertain
Haivision Network Video, leading provider of the most advanced video networking, digital signage, and IP video distribution solutions, today announced that Rapides Regional Medical Center has installed a CoolSign-powered digital signage system to deliver a mix of up-to-date information, tickers, and live TV to patients, visitors, and staff. The center, based in Alexandria, La., offers services ranging from general medicine to neurosurgery and intensive care, treating around 50,000 patients each year in its state-of-the-art facility.
GPEG increases range of new character PLED display modules.
Following the re-introduction of GPEG's character OLED modules that are direct mechanical, electrical and software replacements for existing character LCD displays; GPEG has increased the flexibility of the character OLED range by introducing COG versions of the original modules 16x2 and 20x2 display modules.
Intelligent Display Cuts Development Time
ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY has developed a new TFT graphic display whose numerous functions cover a wide variety of potential applications. Built-in intelligence also helps drastically cut development time. The EA eDIPTFT32-A offers an abundance of clever graphics functions that can be directly accessed by the development engineer without having to program at the pixel level. Eight predefined fonts are included and can be accurately positioned (down to the pixel) and adapted to meet individual needs. Up to 256 fonts can be stored in the integrated flash memory. All fonts can be scaled as required and rotated in 90-degree increments. The 4 MB memory can also store images, animations and macros.
Latest Cherry washable and backlit keyboard and mice are fully sealed for use in medical, dental and industrial environments
Cherry has introduced new washable computer input devices aimed at ultra-clean environments such as hospital operating rooms and both clean and dirty industrial areas such as automotive manufacturing plants, food and drink production areas and warehouses. Recent new legislation (UK Health Technical Memorandum 01-05 dental infection control regulations) also makes these products particularly relevant to dental practices. The CHERRY J84-2120 is a backlit keyboard with an integrated pointing device and there are also two new optical mice designated the MW-2800 series.
GPEG’s iTFT Displays reduce product development times
Once again GPEG's product development team has found the answer to reducing the development time normally associated with designing a TFT into a new product. FDT-28ATFT and FDT-28ATFT-TS are integrated TFT display modules based around a 2.8inch TFT display with QVGA (320 x 240RGB) resolution and the powerful RAIO RA8872 chip. The TFT module is mounted on a PCB together with the RAIO RA8872 and includes a touch screen controller plus a PWM driving circuit for the LED backlight.
New 15.6” true multi-touch panel brings engaging user interface to a wider range of applications
Densitron introduced a new 15.6" projected capacitive (PCAP) touch panel which supports a multi-touch interface with as many as 16 simultaneous touches. The new panel will bring the kind of engaging user interface made popular on smartphones to a much wider range of applications.
