Touch screen

Went to familiarize with the new system again this afternoon and learnt about something interesting. We can actually transfer our ordinary LCD screen into touch screen DIY. All we have to do is to buy the touch screen panel that is to be overlay above our LCD and connect the touch screen USB interface to our PC. Did a quick search on ebay and internet and found that the cost of doing is isn't as expensive as I thought. Ranging between 70USD to 120USD. A little expensive if I were to buy it as a toy to try out new stuff but I admit that I am a little tempted... Below is some information I found on web that might be interesting to IT addicts.


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source from http://www.virtualvillage.com/17%22-widescreen-touch-screen-panel-kit-display-pos/sku007900-027



17" Widescreen Touch Screen Panel Kit Display POS
Your Price: $77.99

Transform your boring PC monitor into an interactive display screen with this high quality and accurate 17” widescreen touch panel which benefits from a thicker screen - meaning a longer life span than many others on the market.

Ideal for use as POS [point of sale] or for giving directions or instructions – touch screens are an eye-catching and technologically advanced way to communicate in pretty much any business:
•Shops
•Shopping centers and malls
•Restaurants, cafes and bars
•Doctors’ and dentists’ surgeries and clinics
•Hospitals
•Banks
•Estate agents
•Museums and galleries
•Reception areas
Attract more business, create better information systems and involve your customers in a huge variety of situations.

This extra wide touch screen fits neatly over your monitor, is easy to install and works with the following operating systems:
•Windows 7
•Windows 2000-XP
•Windows 98
•Windows CE
•Windows Vista
•Linux
•Dos
•Mac OS 9X
•Mac OS X
•Mac OS X [Intel CPU]
Specifications:
•Panel size: 17”
•Screen type: widescreen
•Power: USB – 5V DC 70mA
•Response time: 35ms
•Report rate: 160 points per second
•Resolution: 2048 x 2048
•Accuracy tolerance: ± 0.5%
•Resistance: 200 ~ 900 0Hms
•Operating temperature: -10°C - 60°C
•Dimensions: 384 x 245 x 2.9mm [15.1 x 9.5 x 0.11”]
•USB cable length: 1.7m
The 17” widescreen touch screen panel is brand new and ready to install. It comes boxed and complete with the following:
•Controller board
•Connecting cable
•Software
•USB cable
We sell the touch screen panel kit in a wide range of sizes, so please check our other listings if you are looking for a size other than this one

V1.5

Damn cool taekwondo

cannot blog properly now...

as usual, this few weeks have been very fulfilling for me. Many exposure and acquire many new knowledge. Some of the interesting stuff to share, last week we have an event that last for few days. This event is basically a knowledge sharing event that allow the us to tour around some facilities, to see showcases and have interactions between experts from their field.

During the tour to the Wind Tunnel, we watched an interesting video that show how a "dropped" missile, instead of moving down, flew up and hit its mother plane. This is due to the shape, pressure (Aero dynamics) and design of the missile. From the presentation, we also learn about the history of the tunnel, some interesting story about the tunnel and etc.

From the showcases, we also have chance to see some cool projects which our colleauges have done. Stuff like laser, radar, image processing, machine learning and many many more...

Yesterday went to Ubi to attend a briefing by our "supplier". Buying q.a cool simulator from them. Though the whole system is q.cool, distributed architecture with dedicated view to different entities, nice graphics and robust coverage of physical effects. The demo is q.bad because one module keep crashing and some unintended "behavior" keep showing.

I think what I just blogged is kinda crap because not sure what I can say and what I cannot say. And my brian is overwhlem by a terrible mistake I just made. Cannot think properly now.