Multitouch screens coming to the iMac?

Raggy Jin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:35:38 +0000

Apple has confirmed an agreement to fund strategic pre-payments worth $3.9 billion over two years to an unnamed technology during its Q1 results call yesterday. According to company sources, the specific technology won’t be named as of yet, though they cite the 2005 flash memory deal as an example of a similar arrangement.

During that deal, Apple made prepayments to several suppliers, stating they felt flash memory would be a large part of the future. The arrangement first lead to flash memory in iPods, then all iOS devices, and more recently their MacBook and iMac lines.

What their investments are this time may only be known to company insiders, but I stand by my prediction that the touchscreen is heading to the next generation of iMacs, MacBook Airs and Pros. Looking back to the 15″ to 32″ Touch Revolution conducive multitouch screens revealed at CES, it’s promising. Add to that the teaser for Mac OS X Lion: “…we took our best thinking from the iPhone and brought it to iPad. And now we’re bringing it all back to the Mac.” The OS update’s slogan “The power of Mac OS X. The magic of iPad” almost says enough on its own. Not to mention the patents from last August.

Touch Revolution is a B2B company, meaning they market their massive touch screens to other businesses who can incorporate them into their own technologies, but can they satiate Apple’s demand?

What can I say. I’m convinced.

[Apple, iPod NN]

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Astrotouch asteroids game shown off with Touch Revolution TRū Touch Monitor

Fabrizio Pilato — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:16:30 +0000

The company behind that Touch Revolution monitor series we saw earlier today has decided to give us a teaser. They’re set to change the way we interact with desktops, and are serious about it too. They just sent us some pre-CES booth setup pictures and a video. The monitor shown is a 21.5″ TRū Touch blasting out asteroids on the Astrotouch game with onscreen controls by GestureWorks. There couldn’t be anything sexier than emulating an early 1980′s pool hall sitdown arcade box. Check out the video below.

[Ideum, GestureWorks]

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Touch Revolution’s giant multi-touch screens may spark a multi-touch revolution

Raggy Jin — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:22:26 +0000

Touch Revolution has unveiled a set of ultra-large 15-32″ multi-touch screens at CES, bringing capacitive screens to the grand scale.

Though the 32″ model won’t be in production until later this year, the smaller 15, 19 and 21.5-inch models are already available. But their targeting the screens to other businesses who will be able to integrate the technology into their own devices.

Do I smell a full-multitouch iMac on the horizon? Read the teaser summary of OS X Lion:

We took our best thinking from Mac OS X and brought it to the iPhone. Then we took our best thinking from the iPhone and brought it to iPad. And now we’re bringing it all back to the Mac with our eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system.

I sure hope so.

If you’re lucky enough to be at CES this week, make sure to stop in at Touch Revolution to test out their demo models.

[Engadget via Touch Rev]

Touch Revolution Launches TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor Product Line at CES – Projected Capacitive Touch Screen Monitors from 15″ to 32″

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Touch Revolution (www.touchrev.com) today announced the launch of TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitors, a revolutionary line of desktop and open frame projected capacitive touch screen monitors ranging in size from 15″ to 32″ designed to provide the same intuitive user experience that consumers have come to expect in the latest smartphone and tablet devices.

Touch Revolution will be showing a myriad of innovative touch screen product applications with Android and Windows 7 software demonstrations running on TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitors in its booth (#21755 in South Hall 1) at 2011 CES in Las Vegas beginning January 6 including:

* A diverse suite of applications using 21.5″ TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitors demonstrating new and innovative ways to engage with content in locations as varied as schools, museums and sports stadiums using software developed by GestureWorks (www.gestureworks.com).
* A dual screen sketch book exploring novel ways to utilize multi-touch touch screens in retail kiosks in partnership with market leaders Frank Mayer (www.frankmayer.com) and Nanonation (www.nanonation.net)
* A simple, engaging, and fun multi-touch application running on TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitors to manage your photos while on vacation using touch screen software developed by PicsWare (www.picsware.com)
* The groundbreaking implementation of Android on a 21.5″ TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor on a recumbent exercise bike with an innovative touch screen user interface powered by Touch Revolution’s NIMbleTM Embedded Touch Computer.

In addition to 15″, 19″, and 21.5″ models ready for sale now, the Touch Revolution booth will have a demonstration of a 32″ wall mounted TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor with embedded gigapixel viewer which allows visitors to explore Yosemite National Park on a touch screen in ways they never could before. The 32″ TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor is planned for production later this year.

“The TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor line represents a major step forward for OEMs and ODMs looking to offer the type of intuitive multi-touch experience enabled by Projected Capacitive technology that to-date has been limited to smaller screen sizes,” said Touch Revolution CTO and founder, Mark Hamblin. “We will continue to drive the adoption of Projected Capacitive touch screens into any market you can imagine.”

The TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor line complements Touch Revolution’s other projected capacitive touch screen products which will also be on display in multiple concepts at CES:

* Fusion™ Touch Displays – a lineup of 10″, 7″ and 4.3″ integrated projected capacitive touch screen displays for products such as entertainment systems, white goods, telecommunication devices, control systems and medical instruments.
* NIMble™ Embedded Touch Computers – 10″ and 7″ embedded Android touch computers combining a projected capacitive touch display with an ARM-based system running Android for OEMs who want a “drop in” touch screen solution when time-to-market is critical.

Visit Touch Revolution’s new website at www.touchrev.com to see all the latest information on the TRū™, Fusion™ and NIMble™ product lines.

Stop by Touch Revolution’s booth (#21755) at CES January 6 through January 9 to register to win one of ten 21.5″ TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitors with complimentary GestureWorks software.

Touch Revolution has offices in Redwood Shores, CA; Holland, MI; Taipei and Xiamen (China). It is an operating unit of TPK USA, LLC whose parent is TPK Holding Co., Ltd., the world’s leading supplier of projected capacitive touch solutions. TPK’s touch products are found in a large number of market leading smartphone and tablet applications. In addition, TPK has years of experience building desktop monitors incorporating other touch technologies. The TRū™ Multi-Touch Monitor is the confluence of TPK’s and Touch Revolution’s projected capacitive, industrial design and monitor manufacturing expertise.

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