触摸屏杂

柔性触摸屏闪亮登场 民用恐怕还得等很久

2009-02-25 16:53 作者: Klaus

既有触摸感应控制，又能轻易卷曲折叠，这样的电子显示屏幕一直被描绘为未来的主流工具。今天，亚利桑那大学的柔性显示中心展示了一个可以灵活触摸的柔性显示屏flextouch 400。

这种柔性显示屏采用了DuPont Tijin材料作为基板，整个屏幕柔韧，易卷曲，并且有较强的抗压耐磨能力。另外，这种屏幕还采用了E-ink公司的技术，使用者可以在屏幕上写入、存储和删除内容。遗憾的是，这种超强屏幕的另外一个研发者是美国军方，因此短时间内它只会为军方服务，想要看到商用的柔性触摸屏，恐怕最少也得18个月以后。

 

 

 

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Infantry to lead the way with a new PDA

by Mark Rutherford

A collaboration between military R&D and industrial designers is bringing state-of-the-art PDA technology to Joe Snuffy out on the battlefield.

The Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA) introduced by Inhand Electronics features flexible display technology with input from industrial design firm Artisent, display technology firm E-Ink and the U.S. Army Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University.

(Credit: Inhand Electronics)

The PDA offers InHand's PXA270-based Fingertip4 CPU board, along with Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth and keypad interfaces all in a "ruggedized" glass-free package that weighs less than a pound. Best of all, the unique low-power characteristics of electronic paper displays and InHand's patented BatterySmart system keep power consumption at well below a single watt. Battery life runs about six hours, according to the Maryland company.

The device opens up the realm of possibilities for distributing critical battlefield-networked information to infantry combat soldiers on long duration missions, explains Henry Girolamo, SFPDA program manager at the Army's Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center.

That, and having a PDA around should make pulling guard duty a lot more entertaining.