PlayStation Touch Screen for Your Linux Box

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday December 7, 2005 @10:08AM from the fun-with-hardware-hacking dept.

hebertrich writes to tell us that IBM DeveloperWorks has an interesting article about how to modify a PlayStation LCD for use as a touch screen panel for your Linux box. From the article: "Historically, the lack of friendly interfaces has been an obstacle to making Linux® a commercially viable product for end users, but with available GUIs, that's yesterday's news. What's the next step in creating an easy-to-use Linux-based product for consumers? Imagine adding a user-oriented LCD touchscreen. A touchscreen facade can make back-end Linux applications very usable in such devices as custom digital media centers (either in the home or in automobiles), DVRs and PVRs, and even control interfaces for household robots."

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Option: Siemens simpad by PromptZero · 2005-12-07 10:16 · Score: 0, Troll

The Siemens simpad can run linux, thanks to open simpad [opensimpad.org]. I run Qtopia [trolltech.com] on mine, but it can also run Opie [handhelds.org] and X11 if you want that. This screen is an actual touchscreen, so I don't even need a stylus, I can use my finger.