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Touch Screens and Active Digitizers
Displays and Enhancements
Mobile Computers
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Touch Screens and Active Digitizers

"The Future of Mobile Touch"
Presented at SID's Mobile Display Conference, October 2nd, 2007
(PDF file, 1.3 MB)

"Touch at Display Week 2007"
SID's Information Display magazine, August 2007
(PDF file, 224 KB)

"Who the Heck is Balda?"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, July 2007 (Issue #15)
(PDF file, 126 KB)

"A Survey of Current and Emerging Touch-Screen Technologies"
Presented at a Meeting of the SID Bay-Area Chapter, July 2007
(PDF file, 32 KB)

"Display Week 2007: 3M Quietly Launches New Projected-Capacitive Touch"
SID's Information Display website, May 23, 2007
(PDF file, 64 KB)

"Display Week 2007: The Eighth Wonder of Touch"
SID's Information Display website, May 22, 2007
(PDF file, 64 KB)

"The Apple iPhone's Impact on the Touch-Panel Industry"
SID's Information Display magazine, May 2007
(PDF file, 144 KB)

"Introducing the NextWindow 1900 Optical Touch Screen"
White paper written for NextWindow Ltd., May 2007
(PDF file, 992 KB)

"A Holistic View of Touch"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, March 2007 (Issue #13)
(PDF file, 131 KB)

"Touch and the Apple iPhone"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, February 2007 (Issue #12)
(PDF file, 109 KB)

"A Tough Touch Challenge"
Projected-capacitive touch-screen article ghost-written for Touch International
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, February 2007 (Issue #12)
(PDF file, 68KB)

"A Cornucopia of Touch Technology"
SID's Information Display magazine, December 2006
(PDF file, 880 KB)

"Analog Resistive Touch Panels and Sunlight Readability"
Circular polarizer article ghost-written for Gunze USA
SID's Information Display magazine, December 2006
(PDF file, 324 KB)

"Circular Polarizers in Resistive Touch Screens"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, August 2006 (Issue #8)
(PDF file, 191 KB)

"Touch Screen Highlights from the SID 2006 Show Floor"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, June 2006 (Issue #6)
(PDF file, 79 KB)

"Palm Rejection on Resistive Touch Screens"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, November 2005 (Issue #1)
(PDF file, 63 KB)
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Displays and Enhancements

"Dell Latitude ATG D630: Dell's Second-Generation 'All Terrain Grade' Notebook Sports Best Outdoor Display"
(A review of the Dell ATG notebook, co-authored with Conrad Blickenstorfer)
Rugged PC Review
website, October 2007

"How to Select an LCD Monitor: A Personal Approach"
Rugged PC Review website, June 2007

"The Ultimate Outdoor-Readable Touch-Screen Display"
(An analysis of General Dynamics-Itronix' DynaVue outdoor-readable display technology)
Rugged PC Review website, June 2007

"Notebooks with Outdoor-Readable Screens in Mid-2007"
Pen Computing website, May 2007

"DisplaySearch FPD 2007 Conference: Summary of Discussions about High-Resolution Displays"
Veritas et Visus High Resolution newsletter, May 2007 (Issue #14)
(PDF file, 128KB)

"LCD LED Lighting Technology Conference Summary"
Veritas et Visus Display Standards newsletter, February 2007 (Issue #17)
(PDF file, 66 KB)

"2006 OLEDs World Summit Conference: A Personal View"
Veritas et Visus Flexible Substrate newsletter, January 2007 (Issue #20)
(PDF file, 1 MB)

"How Microsoft's Windows Vista SideShow is Helping Drive High-PPI Displays into Other Applications"
Veritas et Visus High Resolution newsletter, December 2006 (Issue #11)
(PDF file, 651 KB)

"Optical Bonding for Improved LCD Outdoor Viewability"
Veritas et Visus High Resolution newsletter, August 2006 (Issue #8)
(PDF file, 121 KB)

"The Evolution of 3D Graphics Hardware in the Mainstream Computer Experience"
Veritas et Visus 3rd Dimension newsletter, June 2006 (Issue #10)
(PDF file, 68 KB)

"DisplaySearch's 8th Annual (2006) US FPD Conference"
Veritas et Visus High Resolution newsletter, April 2006 (Issue #5)
(PDF file, 161 KB)

Reader Questions & Answers from the Pen Computing Website
     "New Toshiba Wide-Angle-View LCD Technology" (April 2006)
     "Can I Use a Computer Screen as a Mirror?" (April 2006)

"LCD Monitors: Why We're Stuck at 100 PPI"
Veritas et Visus High Resolution newsletter, December 2005 (Issue #2)
(PDF file, 59 KB)

"Wide-Angle LCDs and the Tablet PC: A Discussion of Wide-Angle Display Technologies"
Pen Computing magazine, February 2005 (Issue #53)

"Liquid Color® and LCD Monitor Calibration"
White paper written for Portrait Displays, Inc., October 2004
(PDF file, 436 KB)

"Outdoor Display Primer: How to Select the Best Notebook Display for your Mobile Application"
Pen Computing magazine, March 2004 (Issue #51)
(PDF file, 1 MB)

"OLED Displays Appear in Digital Cameras"
(Not currently available online)
Digital Camera magazine, November 2003 (Issue #30)

"Outdoor Color LCDs: The State-of-the-Art in Display Technology"
Pen Computing magazine, September 2001 (Issue #41)
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Mobile Computers

"Backpedaling in Microsoft-Land: The UMPC Suddenly Gets Real"
(A report from Microsoft's 2007 Windows Hardware Engineering Conference)
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, May 2007 (Issue #14)
(PDF file, 43 KB)

"The UMPC at the End of 2006"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, December 2006 (Issue #11)
(Also published on the Pen Computing website, December 2006)
(PDF file, 622 KB)

Reader Questions & Answers from the Pen Computing Website
     "Mid-2006 Tablet PC with Outdoor-Readable Screen" (July 2006)
     "Convertible Tablet PC with Outdoor-Readable Screen" (May 2006)
     "Replacement Pens for Older Fujitsu Stylistics" (May 2006)
     "Windows 2000 Pen Driver for the Fujitsu Stylistic 2300" (April 2006)
     "Buying a Tablet PC for College" (April 2006)
     "Selecting a Tablet PC for Use in K-12 Education" (April 2006)

"Origami Update: What's Happened Since the March 2006 Launch?"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, May 2006 (Issue #5)
(Also published on the Pen Computing website, May 2006)
(PDF file, 161 KB)

"Touching Origami: Microsoft's UMPC Platform"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, March 2006 (Issue #4)
(PDF file, 301 KB)

"Is the Tablet PC Ready to Penetrate the Consumer Market?"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, February 2006 (Issue #3)
(PDF file, 38 KB)

"The Future of the Tablet PC"
Veritas et Visus Touch Panel newsletter, December 2005 (Issue #2)
(PDF file, 73 KB)

"The Future of the Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, February 2005 (Issue #53)
(PDF file, 342 KB)

"How to Select a Second-Generation Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, September 2004 (Issue #52)

"Wireless Wide-Area Data: An Interview with Sprint"
Pen Computing magazine, March 2004 (Issue #51)
(PDF file, 1.6 MB)

"Tablet PC Update"
(The online version of this article covers all of Comdex 2003, not just Tablet PCs)
Pen Computing magazine, March 2004 (Issue #51)

"Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC"
Pen Computing magazine, November 2003 (Issue #50)

"Tablet PC Software: Corel Grafigo 2"
Pen Computing magazine, November 2003 (Issue #50)

"Tablet PC Report"
Market research report written for MobileTrax Enterprise IT Research Service, August 2003
(PDF file, 2.1 MB)

"Tablet PC Update: Application Software" (Table)
Pen Computing magazine, June 2003 (Issue #49)
(PDF file, 80 KB)

"Pen Computing Advice: Home Inspections and the Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, March 2003 (Issue #48)

"StepUp Computing Joins the Pen Tablet Brawl"
(StepUp Computing was a short-lived startup offering an 8.4-inch traditional pen tablet)
Pen Computing magazine, March 2003 (Issue #48)
(PDF file, 37 KB)

"How to Select a Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, December 2002 (Issue #47)

"Tablet PC Software: What Can You Do With a Tablet PC?"
Pen Computing magazine, December 2002 (Issue #47)

(A portion of this article also appears in the Pen Computing 2003 Buyers Guide)

"A Virtual CD Drive for the Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, December 2002 (Issue #47)
(PDF file, 1 MB)

"Microsoft Smart Display: An Update to the Project Formerly Known as Mira"
(A "Smart Display" is another name for a wireless mobile thin client)
Pen Computing magazine, December 2002 (Issue #47)

"Tablet PC Q&A"
Pen Computing magazine, October 2002 (Issue #46)

"The State of the Pen Tablet PC Market"
White paper written for Fujitsu PC Corporation, September 2002
(PDF file, 56 KB)

"First Look at Tablet PC: Acer TravelMate TM100 with Windows XP Tablet PC Edition"
Pen Computing magazine, July 2002 (Issue #45)

"Microsoft Mira"
("Mira" was a wireless mobile thin client)
Pen Computing magazine, July 2002 (Issue #45)
(PDF file, 444 KB)

"Fujitsu and the Tablet PC"
White paper written for Fujitsu PC Corporation, June 2002
(PDF file, 33 KB)

"Windows CE .Net: Microsoft’s Ambitious Successor to Windows CE"
Pen Computing magazine, April 2002 (Issue #44)

"Pen Computer Technology"
White paper written for Fujitsu PC Corporation, April 2002
(PDF file, 194 KB)

"Tablet PC Update"
Pen Computing magazine, April 2002 (Issue #44)
(PDF file, 898 KB)

"Special Report – Webpads: The Next Big Thing or Just a Fad?"
("Webpad" is another name for a wireless mobile thin client)
Pen Computing magazine, January 2002 (Issue #43)

"Webpad Applications: Las Vegas’ Aureole Restaurant uses SonicBlue ProGear Webpad"
("Webpad" is another name for a wireless mobile thin client)
Pen Computing magazine, September 2001 (Issue #41)

"The Tablet PC: A Detailed Look at Microsoft’s Proposed Tablet PC"
Pen Computing magazine, July 2001 (Issue #40)
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Other Topics

"Review: Jasc Paint Shop Pro 9.0"
(Not currently available online)
Digital Camera magazine, January 2005 (Issue #32)

"Review: Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0"
Digital Camera magazine, November 2003 (Issue #30)
(PDF file, 89 KB)

"Shootout: Adobe Photoshop Album 1.0 vs. Jasc Photo Album 4.0"
Digital Camera magazine, April 2003 (Issue #28)
(PDF file, 81 KB)

"Wireless Presentations: The Top Nine Wireless Presentation Controllers"
Pen Computing magazine, March 2003 (Issue #48)

"SnapSync: Cellphone Synchronization Software"
Pen Computing magazine, March 2003 (Issue #48)

"Connected TV: TV Guide + Remote Control” (Palm-OS)"
Pen Computing magazine, April 2002 (Issue #44)

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