[slinkelist] cheap touchscreen options?

Stu D'Alessandro stuball@optonline.net
Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:19:43 -0400


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Sounds like a Palm Pilot or Windows CE box may fit the bill.  Of course,
you'll need to program the thing unless someone has already done that - but
it would be relatively inexpensive (get the cheapest model) and could be
cabled into a computer via it's cradle's RS-232, or, if it can be accessed,
the internal IR port.

Another possibility is the Take Control IR controller from Harmon Kardon
(http://www.harmankardon.com/).  This is an ultra-programmable remote with
touch screen (and backlight) that perhaps could be used to relay IR commands
via the Slink-e up to your computer for processing and commands returned
back down (I haven't done this myself so forgive me if it's not a practical
solution).   It also provides a means to simultaneously control all your
non-slink-e'd units.

Anyway, just a thought...
-Stu

  -----Original Message-----
  From: slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com [mailto:slinkelist-admin@nirvis.com]On
Behalf Of Michael Cody
  Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 10:46 AM
  To: slinkelist@nirvis.com
  Subject: [slinkelist] cheap touchscreen options?


  There was a post last week about an inexpensive touchscreen.  I went to
www.touchscreens.com  and even emailed them but they said their cheapest was
$900 not $160 as posted here.

  Does anyone know an inexpesive way to bring CDJ control/interface into
something I can keep on my media room coffee table.  I'm thinking smaller
than a laptop, touchscreen capable, and backlit.

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