Digital View introduces through-glass touch controller
for digital signage.

Digital View has added a through-glass touch solution to its extensive line-up of display controllers and accessories for digital media

London, (21 March 2007). Digital View has further extended its extensive range of display interface controllers and accessories with the addition of a through-glass touch controller. The product is designed to meet the rapidly growing demand for solutions which allow screens to be operated even through a physical barrier such as a store window.

Today, with the growing implementation of digital signage there is increasing interest in placing digital screens inside a store window, and allowing passers-by to interact without entering the store. Estate agents, for example, have widely embraced the idea, though it is also applied in other environments which use product selectable demonstrations. Digital View's new TGT controller facilitates this process by enabling up to 4 touch pads to be operated through typical store-thickness glass, or any other non-conducting material such as a table top.

Designed to work with Digital View's popular Viewstream and RemotePlayer 3 series of digital media players, the controller can also be used with the company's RP-700 series by using the serial output and a serial to USB adapter.

Installation of the controller is simple, and the touch pads can be made of any electrically conductive material such as self-adhesive copper tape, and can be made as large as is convenient, as long as a spacing of at least 0.125" is left between adjacent pads. Touching one of the pads on the glass triggers a signal output to a player device to select a specific track or function. The function of the touch pads relies on a non-contact capacitive technology, and their sensitivity is adjustable.

Digital View

Established in 1995, Digital View Group www.digitalview.com is one of the world's foremost suppliers of advanced connectivity solutions for the flat panel digital display market, and a world leader in the implementation of out-of-home advertising and digital signage networks. The company develops display electronics products and services used in mission-critical applications, with expertise in delivering digital media networks in retail and other commercial environments. Current brands and retailers using Digital View solutions include Toys 'r Us, P&G, Nine West, Hasbro, Viacom, Circuit City, Kraft, Starbucks, Swatch Group, L'Oreal, Nokia, TAG Heuer, Bose and Tempur-Pedic. Based in London, Digital View also has offices in Hong Kong, Toronto, Chicago, New York and Morgan Hill, Calif.

For more information, please contact James Henry at Digital View.
T +44 (0) 207 631 2150 or james.henry@digitalview.com

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