HAI announces new portable OmniTouch touchscreens

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HAI (Home Automation, Inc.), leading manufacturer of integrated security and home automation products since 1985, has announced it will be demonstrating new Portable additions to its OmniTouch product line in booth 868 at the CEDIA Expo to be held in Denver September 4 – 7, 2008.

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The new Touchscreens include the OmniTouch 8P (HAI Part number 67A00-1) and OmniTouch 10P (HAI Part number 67A00-2). Both Touchscreens come with built-in Wi-Fi and TFT Active Matrix LCD SVGA resolution displays with soft keyboard support. The OmniTouch 8P and 10P offer customizable graphics, foreign language support, built-in intercom, IP Camera support, and full Internet access for RSS feeds such as weather and traffic. Additionally, the OmniTouch Portables allow browsing and control of media sources incorporating HAI’s media control software.

The OmniTouch 8P and 10P are colorful “plug and play” Touchscreen interfaces for any of HAI’s Ethernet-enabled HAI controllers. They allow control of lights and small appliances, security and temperature settings, pool and spa temperatures, ventilation, decorative lighting, Whole Home Audio Systems, surveillance video, and other items linked to an HAI Home Control system. They are expected to ship in the Fourth Quarter of 2008.

For more information on HAI’s OmniTouch 8P and 10P Touchscreens and other award-winning products, please visit www.homeauto.com or call 800-229-7256.
 
I really like the built-in IP intercom on these. I wonder if it could be used for distributing TTS HA alerts and announcements?
 
Not sure what the price of this unit is, but with sub $500 laptops these days, it's tough to justify the typical $1k+ that these vendors charge for what's essentially a cheap laptop in a slightly different shell.

Personally I can't wait for someone to release a touch screen laptop without a keyboard for less than $500.... could use it in wall, on table - anywhere.
 
I think you touched on the key, a touchscreen, none of the these cheap laptops have a touchscreen built in. But things are definately changing.
 
Not sure what the price of this unit is, but with sub $500 laptops these days, it's tough to justify the typical $1k+ that these vendors charge for what's essentially a cheap laptop in a slightly different shell.

Personally I can't wait for someone to release a touch screen laptop without a keyboard for less than $500.... could use it in wall, on table - anywhere.

you can retrofit a touch screen to a laptop for about $70 in parts - they just plug into the USB port.... lots of you-tube videos on how to do it on an asus eee pc.

while I love the form factor - I personally can't justify the price premium.

personally - I wish apple would ship an ipod touch that had twice the screen size - then I'd be set...
 
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