CANBERRA, Australia, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- RPO, Inc., announced today
the availability of its Digital Waveguide Touch (DWT) products for
integration into a wide range of information systems. The company's DWT
technology provides many advantages over current touch technologies and is
available for a wide-range of sizes and systems such as cell phones, PDAs,
tablets, industrial displays and more. RPO will demonstrate systems
utilizing DWT during the SID Display Week exhibition at booth #2027 at the
Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. from May 22-24, 2007.
RPO's polymer optical waveguide is the key component in RPO's new DWT
touch screen products. It features a low-power semiconductor light source,
which distributes infra-red light via a number of light channels
(waveguides) to the bezel of a flat panel display. The light is then
projected through free space and illuminates reciprocal waveguides behind
the opposing bezel. Any interruption of the light beam is instantaneously
detected by a light sensor camera.
DWT is based on the interruption of invisible light beams and needs no
touch panel overlay. This gives key benefits over other touch screen
technologies, including improved screen clarity, higher display brightness
and extended battery life. DWT solves these issues and provides multiple
touch capability, excellent accuracy in detection and position, all at a
very cost- effective price point.
The unique chemical composition of the polymer allows RPO to process
waveguides in a newly-developed, proprietary fabrication process. This
process leverages manufacturing techniques developed for the LCD and the
telecommunications industries. RPO is also developing partnerships with
several high volume manufacturing organizations in order to ensure supply
of its technology.
"In our conversations with 24 players in recent months, customers were
excited by the opportunity of a high-performance, high-resolution touch
interface that allows for double touch and stylus or finger operation.
Across eight different segments, the view was unanimous that DWT offers an
exciting alternative for new and existing product improvements," noted Ian
Hendy, principal of Hendy Consulting.
"Our cost effective touch solution is elegant, compared to other touch
technologies. Using waveguides is new to this industry, and it is a truly
'digital' solution from finger to detector," noted Malcolm J. Thompson,
chief executive officer of RPO. "Integrators of systems simplified by touch
entry (versus keypad entry) have struggled with finding the ideal touch
technology for today's slimline electronics products. We believe we have
the answer."
About RPO
RPO, Incorporated is a privately-held firm based in Canberra,
Australia, and incorporated in Delaware. The firm has developed Digital
Waveguide Technology and holds all key patents on the products and process.
More information can be found at http://www.rpo.biz
Media interested in seeing RPO's Digital Waveguide technology firsthand
during SID, should contact Stacey Voorhees via e-mail at
svoorhees@mcapr.com or 650-968-8900.
SOURCE RPO, Incorporated
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Related links:
http://www.rpo.biz/
CONTACT:
Stacey Voorhees of MCA, +1-650-968-8900, or
svoorhees@mcapr.com, for RPO
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