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Axiotron's Modbook goes and Modbook Pro to get projected capacitive screens
engadget.com - 3/16/2009
Axiotron's Modbook goes and Modbook Pro to get projected capacitive screens
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Resistive touch-screens are great when you have a stylus in-hand, capacitive screens offer more finesse when you're going at it with fingertips, and both are about useless when you're wearing gloves ( for now , anyway). That changes with the projective capacitive screen, able to offer ...

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Axiotron Modbook gets Synergy projected capacitive touch
SlashGear — ... and long-time veteran, Gary Barrett, the company’s CTO. TI has become a world leader in touch screen and EMI filter technology. The company, with its partner DMC, Co. Ltd. in Osaka, Japan, operates eight manufacturing facilities worldwide with 1,200 employees. TI’s China factories manufacture Apple iPhone-type projected capacitive touch screens, resistive sensors and glass filter products used in touch screens, EMI, anti-reflective or anti-vandal filters. [via Engadget; video via plan8ts] ...

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