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World Number One for Touch Technology Shows Ace Hand at Casino Extravaganza
See and touch breakthrough new products at ICE 2007
January 2007 - Elo TouchSystems, the global leader in touch technology and a business unit of Tyco Electronics, is showing the touch equivalent of a royal flush at the International Casino Exhibition (ICE 2007) from 23rd to 25th January at Earl's Court 2, London, UK. Alongside what may be the world's best gaming monitor product line and IntelliTouch surface wave technology, Elo is encouraging hands-on evaluation of its new improved capacitive technology and breakthrough APR (acoustic pulse recognition) technology. Elo TouchSystems is demonstrating its ability to meet the requirements of all casino and gaming applications with touch solutions that deliver first class performance and the highest reliability on the gaming floor.
New Generation Controller for Capacitive Touchscreens
Elo's capacitive touch technology provides a viable alternative to the capacitive options currently available - and from a world-class manufacturer. Elo capacitive touchscreens incorporate an important rear ground layer for operation in electrically noisy environments. The new 5020 controller enables Elo to provide improved performance and enhanced accuracy, as well as providing support for both industry standard protocols. Capacitive technology offers fast and sensitive touch response with excellent dragging performance.
Breakthrough New Touch Technology - APR
Also on show is Elo's most recent technology development - Acoustic Pulse Recognition (APR). APR is a completely new and unique way of sensing touches on a display which provides a set of benefits for gamers that have only partially been achieved before by other touch technologies. APR features the optical qualities and scratch resistance of a pure glass touch sensor like Elo's popular IntelliTouch surface wave technology, but has the additional benefits of operation with a fingernail, excellent dragging performance like capacitive, unique palm rejection properties and extremely narrow 5mm borders for side-by-side displays.
"APR touch technology operates by listening for a touch," says Elo Director of Product Management, Michael Bartelmess. "A touch at each position on the glass generates a unique sound. Four tiny transducers attached to the edges of the touchscreen glass pick up the sound of the touch. The sound is then digitised by the controller and compared to a list of prerecorded sounds for every position on the glass." APR works with water and other contaminants on the screen, can be sealed to IP65 standards and is not affected by surrounding metal or poor grounding.
Bartelmess continues, "You have to try it to believe it. This technology has the potential of changing the whole concept of touch technology in gaming."
APR is currently shipping on Elo's 1529L desktop monitors. The technology is planned for Elo's rear-mount gaming monitors including the 1739L and 1939L.
In Demand Gaming Monitors
Elo is the world's largest producer of touchmonitors, and its gaming monitor line, including the 1537L, 1739L, and 1939L, is becoming increasingly popular in gaming and casino applications. Among the features that make these products so successful are small form factor with top quality panels, unique watertight minibezel, worldwide agency approvals, global logistics and support and overall quality of design and production that is apparent immediately after taking it out of the box.
Besides surface wave and capacitive touch options, a new anti-vandal SecureTouch touchscreen option for these monitors is being shown at ICE.
Additional Highlights at Elo's Booth
"Megakiosk" monitors with touchscreens for the latest developments in large format kiosks that are currently finding their way into many gaming and casino applications.
Desktop models including the 1529L with APR and the 1515L with resistive for management applications such as player tracking.
All-in-one touchcomputers, ideal for bingo, including the 1529L and a sneak preview of the forthcoming 1729L 17" touchcomputer.
Elo's touch technology solutions can be seen on stand number 3570.
About Elo TouchSystems
Elo TouchSystems, the global leader in touch technology, develops, manufactures and markets a complete line of touchscreen and touchmonitor products. Elo offers the largest selection of touchscreen technologies, LCD and CRT touchmonitors, and carefully designs each product for the demanding requirements of diverse applications, such as industrial, medical, POS, kiosks, retail, hospitality, transportation, office automation and gaming. Elo founders invented the touchscreen over 30 years ago. Since then, customers have used Elo touchscreens with one common, powerful result - advanced computer technology simplified for all users. Founded in 1971, the company is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with manufacturing sites in the US, Belgium, Brazil, China and Japan (Elo operates in Japan under the name Touch Panel Systems). Elo's main regional offices are in Kessel Lo, Belgium and Yokohama, Japan, with additional sales and technical support offices worldwide. For more information on Elo TouchSystems' products and services, call +32 16 35 2100 in Europe or visit our web site at www.elogaming.com
About Tyco Electronics
Tyco Electronics, a business segment of Tyco International Ltd., is the world's largest passive electronic components manufacturer; a leader in cutting edge wireless components, complete power systems, and premise wiring components and systems; and a provider of critical communications systems to the Land Mobile Radio industry. Tyco Electronics provides advanced technology products from over forty well known and respected brands, including Agastat, Alcoswitch, AMP, AMP NETCONNECT, Buchanan, CII, CoEv, Critchley, Elcon, Elo TouchSystems, M/A COM, Madison Cable, OEG, Potter & Brumfield, Raychem, Schrack and Simel. For more information, visit www.tycoelectronics.com.
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