Comfile intros rugged Windows CE-based touchscreen controller
It's definitely not for everyone, but if you fashion yourself an amateur MythBuster, you may do well to add Comfile's new rugged Windows CE-based CuWIN3500 touchscreen controller to your homebrew arsenal, which will let you control an array of sensors, motors or just about anything else you can plug into it. Up front and center on this one is a 7-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, which gets backed up by a 32bit ARM9 266MHz processor, 64MB of SDRAM, 64MB NAND Flash, built-in Ethernet, and an SD card slot for further expansion. If that sounds like the piece of kit you've been waiting for, you can get your hands on one of these right now for $600.
[Via Zedomax]
[Via Zedomax]
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ManekiNeko @ May 29th 2008 12:30AM
Wince? Yuck. People are still using that?
I'll wait for an EEE-branded answer to this, thanks.
Flashpoint @ May 29th 2008 12:32AM
"the piece of kit"
Steffen Jobbs @ May 29th 2008 12:36AM
iPhone killer = NOT = FAIL
peshue @ May 29th 2008 12:45AM
It's not even a cell phone buddy. You = fail at fanboyage.
phanbouy @ May 29th 2008 12:54AM
it's parody peshue. welcome to engadget, etc
Greg Mcp @ May 29th 2008 12:51AM
I was looking to see if it worked with some form of digital or analog IO.
To use it as a simple monitoring and remote controlling system. That is supplied in their other products, but I can't quite see how to link their IO gadgets to this thing.
This isn't meant to be some casual computer geek toy. It has a specific industrial purpose.
andres @ May 29th 2008 4:40AM
since when are industrial machines not geek toys?
Flashpoint @ May 29th 2008 8:08AM
Since when did Hitler do his own fighting?
chickenator @ May 29th 2008 2:00AM
miniaturized Surface?
brad @ May 29th 2008 10:20AM
small-ass table!
Josh @ May 29th 2008 2:02AM
That looks so sweat I want one now.
andres @ May 29th 2008 4:40AM
sweat? fail...
macegr @ May 29th 2008 3:21AM
Oh, hi. Didn't expect to see this on Engadget...I work for Comfile. Max (of zedomax) used to work for us. Anyway, you're right, the Cuwin is intended as part of a system that requires some work to put together, especially since developing for it requires some Visual Studio ability (though a customer has actually managed to get Linux running on this...check the forums). However, it does have a mode that lets you control buttons and images and other elements over a serial interface. That's the same as the IntelliLCDs. We'll soon be releasing a device that looks like the Cuwin, but has an integrated IntelliLCD and industrial controller, so you actually can hook up switches, analog inputs, a K-type thermistor, I2C, even some AC loads with a few relays. There's also going to be a remote-IO device that give the Cuwin some options for I/O. So yeah, it's not a consumer gadget, but I'd actually like to see some more interesting industry gadgets. I used to work in factory automation and there's a lot of really interesting equipment making sure you have clothes to wear and food to eat.
Greg Mcp @ May 29th 2008 8:44AM
I work for a company that makes RTUs, so it was interesting to browse your website and see how you do things. You provide Ladder Logic too. A weird little programming language.
Alex @ May 29th 2008 5:04AM
I really hate these "[Wrong word/opposite opinion]=FAIL" comments. They aren't even funny.
They're less funny than the Doom comments, First comments, Overlord comments and Will it Blend? comments.
I know that somebody will reply saying "ALEX=FAIL", I don't care, I rest safe in the knowledge that I have a life.
chickenator @ May 29th 2008 11:51AM
ALEX = NOT FAIL
Wwhat @ May 29th 2008 1:29PM
266MHz? Is that a misprint or what the hell? 400MHz is already yesteryears's standard. I guess it does indeed expect an addon with a CPU to do any kind of processing, but even then, the 266MHz would have to do the video and on a 800 pixel screen, and the wifi etcetera, and I expect that's a bit underpowered.
adam dworak @ May 29th 2008 3:37PM
Yeah, way to underpowered for any audio work. I'll stick with my quad-core prodjpc.