MIMO brings USB-powered 7-inch LCDs to US
updated 01:05 pm EST, Wed February 4, 2009
MIMO 7-inch USB monitors
MIMO has recently introduced two 7-inch auxiliary monitors, the UM-710 and the touchscreen UM-740 that plug in to PCs and Macs via a single USB 2.0 port for both video signal and power connection. Either screen sports an 800x480 resolution and can display whatever users drag onto them from their primary desktop display. The monitors can be rotated to a portrait view in addition to the default horizontal orientation.
The MIMO auxiliary monitors support Windows XP and Vista along with Mac OS X. Both also share the same 350cd/m2 brightness rating and 400:1 contrast ratio. Where the two monitors differ is with the UM-740's touchscreen capability and its built-in webcam, microphone and audio pass-through connections, allowing it its use for Internet video chats.
The frames are available for purchase now via MIMO's website, though are currently sold out until later in February. The UM-710 is priced at nearly $130, with the UM-740 coming in at about $200.
MIMO UM-710
MIMO UM-740
Mac users must pay extra
02/04, 01:20pm reply
Mac users who want touchscreen functionality must pay an additional $30 for drivers.
chefpastry
Mac Enthusiast
Joined: Nov 2005
reminded of scsi monitors
02/04, 01:30pm reply
Anyone remember those? Back in the early Powerbook days my boss had a portrait SCSI monitor (grayscale) attached to his PB (think it was a PB 500).
These look useful for POS applications.
timbck2
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Joined: Sep 2006
Free drivers:
02/04, 04:04pm reply
http://www.touchkit.com/Drivers.htm
TouchKit drivers might work with it, and they're free. Worth a shot.
olePigeon
Clinically Insane
Joined: Dec 1999
Love it
02/04, 05:27pm (1 reply) reply
Perfect. Now I can replace my dead Mac Mini and buy a small touchscreen. THIS is the audio control system I wanted. An extra $30 for a driver is nothing. Now if only FrontRow was touch controllable...
martinX
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Re: Mac users must pay
02/04, 06:34pm reply
I think you must pay because they don't make the drivers, they basically licensed third-party ones. I would gather that either Windows has built-in support, or they got touchscreen drivers for free for that.
(Or they just were too cheap to hire a Mac programmer to roll their own, which they would probably charge you for anyway to cover their costs in making them).
testudo
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