InPlay Technologies Unveils Integrated Active Pen and Multi-Finger Capacitive Touch Human Interface Device Platform
December 18 2007 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA) today unveiled an
industry-leading, integrated active pen and multi-finger capacitive
touch input technology platform. The new platform allows for the
development of an array of innovative and enhanced features in
next-generation electronic human interface devices and solutions.
The new MPCD-970 series integrates active digital pen and
multi-finger capacitive touch inputs, allowing the user to choose
the most natural and effective input means. The active digital pen
optimizes handwriting recognition and allows for added digital
features. The multi-finger capacitive touch screen offers a quick,
proximity sensing, intuitive interface for cursor selection and
navigation. �This solution builds on our dual-mode resistive touch
solution. Partnering with a leading supplier of capacitive touch
technology, we have developed a product that integrates a
multi-finger capacitive touch solution with our digital pen
product. We have also worked closely with our tier-one
manufacturing partner to support cost efficiencies and high quality
manufacturing,� said Ramesh Ramchandani, President and COO, InPlay.
Originally developed for the Smartphone market, the system is
scalable to meet a wide range of product specifications including
tablet PCs, UMPCs and e-books, as well as point-of-sale and kiosk
applications. �The Smartphone has quickly become a must-have device
for quick communication and connectivity. OEMs are faced with the
challenge of providing even greater feature-rich products to meet
the demands of this market,� commented Ramchandani. �With the
introduction of integrated digital pen input and multi-finger
capacitive touch capability, we can help OEMs customize products to
provide an enhanced user experience for a wide range of mobile
devices.� According to IDC, the Smartphone market is expected to
grow from 100 million units in 2007 to over 180 million units in
2009. InPlay�s active RF, digital pen technology is the only one of
its kind on the market, offering a significant advancement over
analog systems used with most pen input devices. The active digital
pen optimizes handwriting recognition and allows for added digital
features. InPlay offers OEMs the choice of battery-powered or
battery-free, cordless or corded pen products, with a full range of
choices for user-defined digital features. The digitizer behind the
LCD screen employs bi-directional electromagnetic technology to
communicate with the pen as it moves across the surface, reporting
the tip status, sensitivity, pen position, and other details. The
MPD-9xx digitizer board is the thinnest on the market, reducing the
impact on overall product thickness. InPlay's FinePoint digital
computing system is designed and engineered to optimize power
consumption while maintaining high accuracy, high resolution and
low noise performance, all while enabling advanced functions such
as hover capability and security coding in a compact,
competitively-priced device. This pen-and-digitizer system allows
the pen to interact with the computer and gives the OEM the
capability to incorporate a wide variety of functions and pen
outputs, via a side-mounted button. About InPlay Technologies
InPlay Technologies is a developer of innovative human interface
devices for electronic products. The company's FinePoint division
offers the only digital-based pen-input solution for the rapidly
growing mobile computing market. With InPlay�s digital technology,
OEMs have an almost limitless roadmap for development of new
features and functions for their product designs. The Company�s
Duraswitch� brand of electronic switch technologies couples the
friendly tactile feedback of mechanical pushbuttons and rotary
dials with the highly reliable, thin profile of membrane switches
enabling OEMs to create ergonomic, space saving input panels for a
wide range of applications. Visit www.inplaytechnologies.com for
more information.
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