Crestron Introduces Next Generation of Wifi Handheld Touchpanel

Published on: 30/01/2009 16:17:00

Crestron is pleased to introduce the TPMCI-4XG handheld touchpanel, the next generation of its award-winning TPMCI-4X, delivering 802.11g in addition to 802.11b WiFi communications, video and Windows Sideshow™ support. Ingeniously designed to provide a powerful wireless control solution that's easy to hold and intuitive to use, the new TPMCI-4XG puts a whole new level of control in the palm of your hand.

The new TPMCI-4XG has a 3.5-inch color touchscreen, 16-bit graphics with 3D effects, high-res images, dynamic graphics and text, PNG translucency and animation. A stylus is also included for use with the on-screen keyboard, conveniently stowed in its own storage slot. The redesigned touchpanel features a stunning silver package and new ergonomic button layout. The new field replaceable battery also enables longer usage between charges.

Integrated 802.11b/g WiFi technology delivers secure, high-speed 2-way wireless performance, communicating with Crestron control systems, computers, and media servers via a wireless Ethernet access point. Bidirectional communication provides control of all devices and systems, scrolling through playlists and songs, displaying cover art from a music library and support for Windows Sideshow. Windows SideShow enables the TPMCI-4XG to display PC and Web-based content through a network on a Windows Vista™ computer.

Complementing the touchscreen are 19 tactile pushbuttons comprised of 10 smartly-placed buttons, a 5-way navigation thumbpad, and 4 context-assignable "hard keys" along the bottom of the touchscreen. Every button is fully programmable to support quick access to commonly used functions, on-screen menu navigation or even pan/tilt camera control. A scroll wheel is located on the right side of the TPMCI-4XG, positioned for easy navigation through menus on the touchscreen or television. Incremental up and down scrolling and press-to-select commands are programmable to allow the scroll wheel to be adapted for custom applications.

The TPMCI-4XG delivers security cameras, movies, and other video sources right on its touchscreen display for presentation preview, surveillance or entertainment. In addition to the wide-range of formats supported by Windows Media® Player, the TPMCI-4XG also includes native support for wireless streaming video from a variety of 3rd-party Web cameras and servers using the motion-JPEG and MPEG4 formats.