Handwriting Pad As A Touch Screen For Gp2x

[Ghostz]

dose thta really work?
dose it work to your expectations ?
what type of pads will work ?
do you need to solder anything ???
dose the gpneed more pwer for it ?
:gp2x ?? will work for all firmware?

 

[eastwind_gio]

The manufacturer that makes the GP2X screen makes a touchscreen version... I've always thought that that would be an easy swap and could possibly have support in Qtopia?

I have never seen a gp2x with touch screen version :blink: , do you have some source ?

 

[Miika]

The manufacturer that makes the GP2X screen makes a touchscreen version... I've always thought that that would be an easy swap and could possibly have support in Qtopia?

I have never seen a gp2x with touch screen version :blink: , do you have some source ?

The manufacturer that makes the GP2X screen, not the ones that make the GP2X

 

[eastwind_gio]

so you mean that gp2x have touch screen , but GPH don't even know it ? :blink:

 

[Miika]

so you mean that gp2x have touch screen , but GPH don't even know it ? :blink:

No, but the screen manufacturer also has a touchscreen model of the same screen.

 

[eastwind_gio]

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No, but the screen manufacturer also has a touchscreen model of the same screen.



How can we buy it ?
Can we buy a gp2x with touchscreen version directly from manufacturer ?
did you have one ?

 

[Miika]

QUOTE

No, but the screen manufacturer also has a touchscreen model of the same screen.

How can we buy it ?
Can we buy a gp2x with touchscreen version directly from manufacturer ?
did you have one ?

No idea.
No.
No.

 

[eastwind_gio]

maybe it s possible to buy a touchscreen from the manufacturer and replace the original screen of gp2x ?
do you have some info about that ?

 

[Miika]

maybe it s possible to buy a touchscreen from the manufacturer and replace the original screen of gp2x ?
do you have some info about that ?

That's exactly what pkostrze said, and, I don't know.

 

[eastwind_gio]

@mkvenner
It seems that you have tested the to Handwriting Pad device
Can you give us more info about your test ?
it s writed on http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.620 that device can :
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Can be act as drawing pad, signature pad, and mouse
Recognizes Chinese (traditional/simplified), Japanese, English input
Accept single characters or sentence input
Pronounce Chinese (Cantonese/Mandarin) or English as you write



does the open linux driver still handle all of these function ? (or is there some software for it on linux )
Did you test the device on you PC linux box or on your Gp2x ?

can you give us some more info , this device seems very intersting :lol: