Touchscreen, the Glossary
A touchscreen (or touch screen) is a type of display that can detect touch input from a user.[1]
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- Electronic display devices
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Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) (chemical formula (C8H8)x·(C4H6)y·(C3H3N)z) is a common thermoplastic polymer.
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Active-pixel sensor
An active-pixel sensor (APS) is an image sensor, which was invented by Peter J.W. Noble in 1968, where each pixel sensor unit cell has a photodetector (typically a pinned photodiode) and one or more active transistors. Touchscreen and active-pixel sensor are American inventions.
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AMOLED
AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) is a type of OLED display device technology.
Analog delay line
An analog delay line is a network of electrical components connected in cascade, where each individual element creates a time difference between its input and output.
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Antenna (radio)
In radio engineering, an antenna (American English) or aerial (British English) is the interface between radio waves propagating through space and electric currents moving in metal conductors, used with a transmitter or receiver.
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Apple Watch
The Apple Watch is a brand of smartwatch products produced by Apple.
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Application-specific integrated circuit
An application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) is an integrated circuit (IC) chip customized for a particular use, rather than intended for general-purpose use, such as a chip designed to run in a digital voice recorder or a high-efficiency video codec.
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.
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AT&T Corporation
AT&T Corporation, commonly referred to as AT&T, an abbreviation for its former name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, was an American telecommunications company that provided voice, video, data, and Internet telecommunications and professional services to businesses, consumers, and government agencies.
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Atari ST
Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's 8-bit home computers.
Automated teller machine
An automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions, such as cash withdrawals, deposits, funds transfers, balance inquiries or account information inquiries, at any time and without the need for direct interaction with bank staff.
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Automotive air conditioning
Automotive air conditioning systems use air conditioning to cool the air in a vehicle. Touchscreen and Automotive air conditioning are American inventions.
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BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers designed and built by Acorn Computers Limited in the 1980s for the Computer Literacy Project of the BBC.
Bent Stumpe
Bent Stumpe (born 12 September 1938, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish electronic engineer who spent most of his career at the international research laboratory CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Brake
A brake is a mechanical device that inhibits motion by absorbing energy from a moving system.
Buick
Buick is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM).
Buick Reatta
The Buick Reatta is a low-volume transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, two-door, two-seater grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Buick as a coupe (1988–1991) and convertible (1990–1991) — both featuring a 3.8 liter V6 engine and shortened version of the GM E platform, shared with the seventh generation Buick Riviera.
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Building automation
Building automation (BAS), also known as building management system (BMS) or building energy management system (BEMS), is the automatic centralized control of a building's HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), electrical, lighting, shading, access control, security systems, and other interrelated systems.
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Calibration
In measurement technology and metrology, calibration is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy.
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Capacitance
Capacitance is the capability of a material object or device to store electric charge.
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Capacitive coupling
Capacitive coupling is the transfer of energy within an electrical network or between distant networks by means of displacement current between circuit(s) nodes, induced by the electric field.
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Capacitive sensing
In electrical engineering, capacitive sensing (sometimes capacitance sensing) is a technology, based on capacitive coupling, that can detect and measure anything that is conductive or has a dielectric constant different from air.
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Capacitor
In electrical engineering, a capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy by accumulating electric charges on two closely spaced surfaces that are insulated from each other.
Casio PB-1000
The Casio PB-1000 is a handheld computer released by Casio in 1987 (Released in Japan in 1986).
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Cathode-ray tube
A cathode-ray tube (CRT) is a vacuum tube containing one or more electron guns, which emit electron beams that are manipulated to display images on a phosphorescent screen.
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CBS News
CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio broadcaster CBS.
CERN
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, known as CERN (Conseil européen pour la Recherche nucléaire), is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.
Charlieplexing
Charlieplexing (also known as tristate multiplexing, reduced pin-count LED multiplexing, complementary LED drive and crossplexing) is a technique for accessing a large number of LEDs, switches, micro-capacitors or other I/O entities, using relatively few tri-state logic wires from a microcontroller.
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Circular error probable
Circular error probable (CEP),Circular Error Probable (CEP), Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Technical Paper 6, Ver 2, July 1987, p. 1 also circular error probability or circle of equal probability, is a measure of a weapon system's precision in the military science of ballistics.
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CMOS
Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS, pronounced "sea-moss") is a type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) fabrication process that uses complementary and symmetrical pairs of p-type and n-type MOSFETs for logic functions.
Cognitive psychology
Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental processes such as attention, language use, memory, perception, problem solving, creativity, and reasoning.
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COMDEX
COMDEX (an abbreviation of COMputer Dealers' EXhibition) was a computer expo trade show held in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, United States, each November from 1979 to 2003.
Computer
A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation).
Computer Chronicles
Computer Chronicles (also titled as The Computer Chronicles from 1983 to 1989) was an American half-hour television series broadcast from 1983 to 2002 on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) public television and which documented various issues from the rise of the personal computer from its infancy to the global market at the turn of the 21st century.
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Computer History Museum
The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a museum of computer history, located in Mountain View, California.
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Computer keyboard
A computer keyboard is a peripheral input device modeled after the typewriter keyboard which uses an arrangement of buttons or keys to act as mechanical levers or electronic switches.
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Computer mouse
A computer mouse (plural mice, also mouses) is a hand-held pointing device that detects two-dimensional motion relative to a surface. Touchscreen and computer mouse are American inventions.
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Control display unit
A Control Display Unit (CDU) is used in remote operated gasfields placed on the seabed.
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DC-to-DC converter
A DC-to-DC converter is an electronic circuit or electromechanical device that converts a source of direct current (DC) from one voltage level to another.
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Delco Electronics
Delco Electronics Corporation was the automotive electronics design and manufacturing subsidiary of General Motors based in Kokomo, Indiana, that manufactured Delco Automobile radios and other electric products found in GM cars.
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Digital signal processor
A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor chip, with its architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing.
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Dual-touchscreen
A dual-touchscreen is a computer or phone display setup which uses two screens, either or both of which could be touch-capable, to display both elements of the computer's graphical user interface and virtualized implementations of common input devices, including virtual keyboards. Touchscreen and dual-touchscreen are touchscreens.
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E-reader
An e-reader, also called an e-book reader or e-book device, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals.
Electrical conductor
In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions.
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Electrical resistance and conductance
The electrical resistance of an object is a measure of its opposition to the flow of electric current.
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Electrode
An electrode is an electrical conductor used to make contact with a nonmetallic part of a circuit (e.g. a semiconductor, an electrolyte, a vacuum or air).
Electronic visual display
An electronic visual display is a display device that can display images, video, or text that is transmitted electronically. Touchscreen and electronic visual display are electronic display devices.
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Electronic voting machine
An electronic voting machine is a voting machine based on electronics.
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Electrostatics
Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges.
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Energy harvesting
Energy harvesting (EH) – also known as power harvesting, energy scavenging, or ambient power – is the process by which energy is derived from external sources (e.g., solar power, thermal energy, wind energy, salinity gradients, and kinetic energy, also known as ambient energy), then stored for use by small, wireless autonomous devices, like those used in wearable electronics, condition monitoring, and wireless sensor networks.
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Ergonomics
Ergonomics, also known as human factors or human factors engineering (HFE), is the application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems.
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Etching (microfabrication)
Etching is used in microfabrication to chemically remove layers from the surface of a wafer during manufacturing.
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Fingerprint
A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger.
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Firmware
In computing, firmware is software that provides low-level control of computing device hardware.
Forbes
Forbes is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014.
Frank Beck (computer scientist)
Frank Beck (28 December 1930 – 3 February 2020) was a British computer scientist who pioneered the application of user-interface hardware including the touchscreen, the computer-controlled knob and the video wall while working at CERN during the 1970s.
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Fujitsu
is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology equipment and services corporation, established in 1935 and headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Fujitsu Micro 16s
The Fujitsu Micro 16s was a business personal computer from Fujitsu that was launched in 1983, around the same time as the launch of the original IBM PC/XT.
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Game controller
A game controller, gaming controller, or simply controller, is an input device or input/output device used with video games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game. Touchscreen and game controller are American inventions.
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Game Gear
The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.
General Motors
General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
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George Samuel Hurst
George Samuel Hurst (13 October 1927 – 4 July 2010) was a health physicist and professor of Physics at the University of Kentucky. Touchscreen and George Samuel Hurst are touchscreens.
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Gesture recognition
Gesture recognition is an area of research and development in computer science and language technology concerned with the recognition and interpretation of human gestures.
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Glass
Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid.
Google Books
Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database.
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Graphics tablet
A graphics tablet (also known as a digitizer, digital graphic tablet, pen tablet, drawing tablet, external drawing pad or digital art board) is a computer input device that enables a user to hand-draw images, animations and graphics, with a special pen-like stylus, similar to the way a person draws images with a pencil and paper.
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Handheld game console
A handheld game console, or simply handheld console, is a small, portable self-contained video game console with a built-in screen, game controls and speakers.
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Haptic technology
Haptic technology (also kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch) is technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibrations, or motions to the user.
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Heavy industry
Heavy industry is an industry that involves one or more characteristics such as large and heavy products; large and heavy equipment and facilities (such as heavy equipment, large machine tools, huge buildings and large-scale infrastructure); or complex or numerous processes.
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Home computer
Home computers were a class of microcomputers that entered the market in 1977 and became common during the 1980s.
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HP-150
HP-150 (aka HP Touchscreen or HP 45611A) was a compact, powerful and innovative computer made by Hewlett-Packard in 1983. Touchscreen and HP-150 are touchscreens.
Human body
The human body is the entire structure of a human being.
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Human–computer interaction
Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers.
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IBM Simon
The IBM Simon Personal Communicator (simply known as IBM Simon) is a handheld, touchscreen PDA designed by International Business Machines (IBM), and manufactured by Mitsubishi Electric.
Image sensor
An image sensor or imager is a sensor that detects and conveys information used to form an image.
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Indium tin oxide
Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a ternary composition of indium, tin and oxygen in varying proportions.
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Information appliance
An information appliance (IA) is an appliance that is designed to easily perform a specific electronic function such as playing music, photography, or editing text.
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Infrared
Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.
Input device
In computing, an input device is a piece of equipment used to provide data and control signals to an information processing system, such as a computer or information appliance.
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Input/output
In computing, input/output (I/O, i/o, or informally io or IO) is the communication between an information processing system, such as a computer, and the outside world, such as another computer system, peripherals, or a human operator.
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Insulator (electricity)
An electrical insulator is a material in which electric current does not flow freely.
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Interactive kiosk
An interactive kiosk is a computer terminal featuring specialized hardware and software that provides access to information and applications for communication, commerce, entertainment, or education.
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IPhone (1st generation)
The iPhone (retroactively referred to as the iPhone 2G, iPhone 1, or original iPhone) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and was released in the United States on June 29, 2007.
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Kanji
are the logographic Chinese characters adapted from the Chinese script used in the writing of Japanese.
Keyboard technology
The technology of computer keyboards includes many elements.
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Keypad
A keypad is a block or pad of buttons set with an arrangement of digits, symbols, or alphabetical letters.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States.
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Laptop
A laptop computer or notebook computer, also known as a laptop or notebook, is a small, portable personal computer (PC).
LG Prada
The PRADA Phone by LG (KE850), better known as the LG Prada, is a touchscreen smartphone made by LG Electronics, created in collaboration with Italian luxury designer Prada.
Light pen
A light pen is a computer input device in the form of a light-sensitive wand used in conjunction with a computer's cathode-ray tube (CRT) display.
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it.
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Lipophobicity
Lipophobicity, also sometimes called lipophobia (from the Greek λιποφοβία from λίπος lipos "fat" and φόβος phobos "fear"), is a chemical property of chemical compounds which means "fat rejection", literally "fear of fat".
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Liquid-crystal display
A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizers. Touchscreen and liquid-crystal display are American inventions.
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List of touch input manufacturers
This is a list of notable companies that manufacture touch input devices or components.
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Lock screen
Lock screen is a computer user interface element used by various operating systems.
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Magnavox
Magnavox (Latin for "great voice", stylized as MAGNAVOX or sometimes Magnavox in Australia) was an American electronics company.
Malvern, Worcestershire
Malvern (locally also) is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England.
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Microsoft PixelSense
Microsoft PixelSense (formerly called Microsoft Surface) was an interactive surface computing platform that allowed one or more people to use and touch real-world objects, and share digital content at the same time.
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MIDI controller
A MIDI controller is any hardware or software that generates and transmits Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data to MIDI-enabled devices, typically to trigger sounds and control parameters of an electronic music performance.
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Mobile device
A mobile device or handheld computer is a computer small enough to hold and operate in hand.
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Mobile phone
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).
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Monochrome
A monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color).
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Motherboard
A motherboard (also called mainboard, main circuit board, MB, base board, system board, or, in Apple computers, logic board) is the main printed circuit board (PCB) in general-purpose computers and other expandable systems.
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Multi-touch
In computing, multi-touch is technology that enables a surface (a touchpad or touchscreen) to recognize the presence of more than one point of contact with the surface at the same time. Touchscreen and multi-touch are touchscreens.
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New Scientist
New Scientist is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology.
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Nintendo 3DS
The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo.
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Nintendo DS
The (retroactively referred to as NDS or DS) is a 32-bit foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005.
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OLED
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive electroluminescent layer is an organic compound film that emits light in response to an electric current. Touchscreen and OLED are American inventions and electronic display devices.
OmniTouch
OmniTouch is a wearable computer, depth-sensing camera and projection system that enables interactive multitouch interfaces on everyday surface.
One Glass Solution
One Glass Solution (OGS) is a touchscreen technology which reduces the thickness of a display by removing one of the layers of glass from the traditional capacitive touchscreen stack. Touchscreen and one Glass Solution are touchscreens.
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Operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
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Optical coating
An optical coating is one or more thin layers of material deposited on an optical component such as a lens, prism or mirror, which alters the way in which the optic reflects and transmits light.
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Output device
An output device is any piece of computer hardware that converts information or data into a human-perceptible form or, historically, into a physical machine-readable form for use with other non-computerized equipment.
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Parallax
Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight and is measured by the angle or half-angle of inclination between those two lines.
Pen computing
Pen computing refers to any computer user-interface using a pen or stylus and tablet, over input devices such as a keyboard or a mouse.
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Peripheral
A peripheral device, or simply peripheral, is an auxiliary hardware device that a computer uses to transfer information externally.
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Personal computer
A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. Touchscreen and personal computer are American inventions.
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Personal digital assistant
A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a multi-purpose mobile device which functions as a personal information manager.
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Philco
Philco (an acronym for Philadelphia Battery Company) is an American electronics manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia.
Photodetector
Photodetectors, also called photosensors, are sensors of light or other electromagnetic radiation.
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Photodiode
A photodiode is a semiconductor diode sensitive to photon radiation, such as visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation, X-rays and gamma rays.
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Piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials—such as crystals, certain ceramics, and biological matter such as bone, DNA, and various proteins—in response to applied mechanical stress.
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Plasma display
A plasma display panel (PDP) is a type of flat-panel display that uses small cells containing plasma: ionized gas that responds to electric fields. Touchscreen and plasma display are American inventions.
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Point of sale
The point of sale (POS) or point of purchase (POP) is the time and place at which a retail transaction is completed. Touchscreen and point of sale are American inventions.
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Pointing device gesture
In computing, a pointing device gesture or mouse gesture (or simply gesture) is a way of combining pointing device or finger movements and clicks that the software recognizes as a specific computer event and responds to accordingly.
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Polyvinylidene fluoride
Polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) is a highly non-reactive thermoplastic fluoropolymer produced by the polymerization of vinylidene difluoride.
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Quiz machine
Quiz machine is a term used in the UK for commercial coin-operated video quiz games that offer cash prizes for winning performances.
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Real-time computer graphics
Real-time computer graphics or real-time rendering is the sub-field of computer graphics focused on producing and analyzing images in real time.
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RELX
RELX plc (pronounced "Rel-ex") is a British multinational information and analytics company headquartered in London, England.
Remote control
In electronics, a remote control (also known as a remote or clicker) is an electronic device used to operate another device from a distance, usually wirelessly.
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Resistive touchscreen
A resistive touchscreen is a type of touch-sensitive display that works by detecting pressure applied to the screen.
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Royal Radar Establishment
The Royal Radar Establishment was a research centre in Malvern, Worcestershire in the United Kingdom.
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Samsung Galaxy Alpha
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha (SM-G850x) is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is an Android phablet smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy Note series.
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Samsung Galaxy S4
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is an Android smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics as the fourth smartphone of the Samsung Galaxy S series and was first shown publicly on March 14, 2013, at Samsung Mobile Unpacked in New York City.
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Samsung Galaxy S5
The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an Android-based smartphone unveiled, produced, released and marketed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy S series.
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Südkurier
The Südkurier is a regional daily newspaper in Germany serving the regions northwest of Lake Constance, Hochrhein and Black Forest with its headquarters in Konstanz.
Scientific American
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
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Screen protector
A screen protector is an additional sheet of material—commonly polyurethane or laminated glass—that can be attached to the screen of an electronic device and protect it against physical damage.
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In computer displays, filmmaking, television production, and other kinetic displays, scrolling is sliding text, images or video across a monitor or display, vertically or horizontally.
Sega
is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
Sega AI Computer
The Sega AI Computer (AIセガコンピュータ) is a home computer launched by Sega in 1986.
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Sensacell
Sensacell is an interactive interface technology developed by the Sensacell Corporation. Touchscreen and Sensacell are touchscreens.
Sensor
A sensor is a device that produces an output signal for the purpose of detecting a physical phenomenon.
Servomechanism
In mechanical and control engineering, a servomechanism (also called servo system, or simply servo) is a control system for the position and its time derivatives, such as velocity, of a mechanical system.
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SG-1000
The is a home video game console manufactured by Sega.
Signal-to-noise ratio
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is a measure used in science and engineering that compares the level of a desired signal to the level of background noise.
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Situation awareness
Situational awareness or situation awareness (SA) is the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors.
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SixthSense
SixthSense is a gesture-based wearable computer system developed at MIT Media Lab by Steve Mann in 1994 and 1997 (headworn gestural interface), and 1998 (neckworn version), and further developed by Pranav Mistry (also at MIT Media Lab), in 2009, both of whom developed both hardware and software for both headworn and neckworn versions of it.
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Smartphone
A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.
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Software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.
Solenoid
An illustration of a solenoid Magnetic field created by a seven-loop solenoid (cross-sectional view) described using field lines A solenoid is a type of electromagnet formed by a helical coil of wire whose length is substantially greater than its diameter, which generates a controlled magnetic field.
Solid-state electronics
Solid-state electronics are semiconductor electronics: electronic equipment that use semiconductor devices such as transistors, diodes and integrated circuits (ICs).
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Sony
, formerly known as and, commonly known as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Sony Xperia sola
The Sony Xperia sola is an Android smartphone from Sony released in 2012. It runs Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and is upgradeable to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The Xperia sola features a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 512 MB RAM and a 3.7" Reality Display touch-screen with Sony's Mobile Bravia Engine.
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Steering
Steering is the control of the direction of motion or the components that enable its control.
Stylus (computing)
In computing, a stylus (or stylus pen) is a small pen-shaped instrument whose tip position on a computer monitor can be detected. Touchscreen and stylus (computing) are American inventions.
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Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Sun for short) was an American technology company that sold computers, computer components, software, and information technology services and created the Java programming language, the Solaris operating system, ZFS, the Network File System (NFS), and SPARC microprocessors.
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Switched-mode power supply
A switched-mode power supply (SMPS), also called switching-mode power supply, switch-mode power supply, switched power supply, or simply switcher, is an electronic power supply that incorporates a switching regulator to convert electrical power efficiently.
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Systems integrator
A systems integrator (or system integrator) is a person or company that specializes in bringing together component subsystems into a whole and ensuring that those subsystems function together, a practice known as system integration.
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Tablet computer
A tablet computer, commonly shortened to tablet, is a mobile device, typically with a mobile operating system and touchscreen display processing circuitry, and a rechargeable battery in a single, thin and flat package. Touchscreen and tablet computer are American inventions.
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Technophobia
Technophobia (from Greek τέχνη technē, "art, skill, craft" and φόβος phobos, "fear"), also known as technofear, is the fear or dislike of, or discomfort with, advanced technology or complex devices, especially personal computers, smartphones, and tablet computers.
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Telefunken
Telefunken was a German radio and television producer, founded in Berlin in 1903 as a joint venture between Siemens & Halske and the Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft (AEG) ("General electricity company").
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Thermography
Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using infrared radiation emitted from the object in a process, which are examples of infrared imaging science.
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Throttle
A throttle is a mechanism by which fluid flow is managed by constriction or obstruction.
Tile-based video game
A tile-based video game, or grid-based video game, is a type of video game where the playing area consists of small square (or, much less often, rectangular, parallelogram, or hexagonal) graphic images referred to as tiles laid out in a grid.
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Total internal reflection
In physics, total internal reflection (TIR) is the phenomenon in which waves arriving at the interface (boundary) from one medium to another (e.g., from water to air) are not refracted into the second ("external") medium, but completely reflected back into the first ("internal") medium.
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Touch switch
A touch switch is a type of switch that only has to be touched by an object to operate.
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Touchpad
A touchpad or trackpad is a type of pointing device.
Touchscreen
A touchscreen (or touch screen) is a type of display that can detect touch input from a user. Touchscreen and touchscreen are American inventions, electronic display devices, European inventions and touchscreens.
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Transmission (mechanical device)
A transmission (also called a gearbox) is a mechanical device which uses a gear set—two or more gears working together—to change the speed, direction of rotation, or torque multiplication/reduction in a machine.
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Transmitter
In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna with the purpose of signal transmission up to a radio receiver.
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Tyco International
Tyco International plc was a security systems company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland, with operational headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, United States (Tyco International (US) Inc.). Tyco International was composed of two major business segments: security solutions and fire protection.
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound with frequencies greater than 20 kilohertz.
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University of Glasgow
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC, U of I, Illinois, or University of Illinois) is a public land-grant research university in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, Illinois, United States.
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University of Maryland Human–Computer Interaction Lab
The Human–Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at the University of Maryland, College Park is an academic research center specializing in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI).
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University of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.
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User interface
In the industrial design field of human–computer interaction, a user interface (UI) is the space where interactions between humans and machines occur.
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Vehicle audio
Vehicle audio is equipment installed in a car or other vehicle to provide in-car entertainment and information for the occupants. Touchscreen and vehicle audio are American inventions.
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Video game console
A video game console is an electronic device that outputs a video signal or image to display a video game that can be played with a game controller. Touchscreen and video game console are American inventions.
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Video Graphics Array
Video Graphics Array (VGA) is a video display controller and accompanying de facto graphics standard, first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, which became ubiquitous in the IBM PC compatible industry within three years. Touchscreen and video Graphics Array are American inventions.
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Vinyl polymer
In polymer chemistry, vinyl polymers are a group of polymers derived from substituted vinyl monomers.
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Visual Planet
Visualplanet Ltd specialises in the manufacture and global distribution of projected capacitance interactive touch screen foils, which are designed to be used in a wide variety of Touch Screen applications from through-window touch to direct integration into LCD Screens.
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Voltage
Voltage, also known as (electrical) potential difference, electric pressure, or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points.
Voltage divider
In electronics, a voltage divider (also known as a potential divider) is a passive linear circuit that produces an output voltage (Vout) that is a fraction of its input voltage (Vin).
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Wii U GamePad
The Wii U GamePad is the standard game controller for Nintendo's Wii U home video game console.
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Wired (magazine)
Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
Zooming user interface
In computing, a zooming user interface or zoomable user interface (ZUI, pronounced zoo-ee) is a type of graphical user interface (GUI) where users can change the scale of the viewed area in order to see more detail or less, and browse through different documents.
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Zytronic
Zytronic is a manufacturer and developer of touch technology products based in Blaydon upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
1982 World's Fair
The 1982 World's Fair, officially known as the Knoxville International Energy Exposition (KIEE) and simply as Energy Expo '82 and Expo '82, was an international exposition held in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
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3M
3M Company (originally the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company) is an American multinational conglomerate operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, healthcare, and consumer goods.
See also
Electronic display devices
- Always-on display
- Computer monitor
- Computer monitors
- Displair
- Display technology
- Dual input
- Electronic visual display
- Google Glass
- Head-mounted displays
- High brightness monitor
- Hitachi DX07
- Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller
- Laser-powered phosphor display
- Liquid crystal displays
- Lumus
- Monochrome monitor
- Multisync monitor
- OLED
- Optical head-mounted display
- Privacy-enhanced computer display
- Q-Warrior
- Rackmount KVM
- Radar display
- SELF-SCAN
- See-through display
- Smartglasses
- Text display
- Thermally activated delayed fluorescence
- Touchscreen
- Video projector
- Video sculpture
- Video wall
- Vuzix
European inventions
- British inventions
- Dutch inventions
- English inventions
- French inventions
- German inventions
- Irish inventions
- Metronome
- Portuguese inventions
- Russian inventions
- Scottish inventions
- Soviet inventions
- Swedish inventions
- Swiss inventions
- Touchscreen
Touchscreens
- Asus Eee Top
- Dual-touchscreen
- FITALY
- GRiDPad
- George Samuel Hurst
- Gesture-enhanced single-touch
- HP-150
- Holographic screen
- Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon
- List of dual-touchscreen devices
- Microsoft Tablet PC
- Multi-touch
- One Glass Solution
- Sensacell
- Surface Hub 2S
- Surface computing
- Touchscreen
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen
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