Fujitsu Takamisawa Releases Windows 2000 Drivers for ErgoPoint 3D.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community 2001 Booth No. 1956 NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Inc. (FTA FTA abbr. Future Teachers of America ) today released new Windows(R) 2000 drivers for the ErgoPoint 3D, a sensor-based, three-dimensional input device/motion controller for the desktop. The new drivers are available to registered users through ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. Research, Inc. The ErgoPoint 3D, which was released at SIGGRAPH 2000, allows intuitive and precise manipulation of up to four independent, 3D points or states in six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF See depth of field and 6DOF. DOF - degrees of freedom ). It was developed jointly with ITU Research Inc. (ITU), a research and development company specializing in man-machine interface design. Unlike other 6DOF input devices currently on the market, ErgoPoint 3D uses proprietary middleware that enables universal compatibility with any commercial 3D CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , multimedia, 3D rendering, or virtual reality software running on Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. It connects to the host system via a standard, 9-pin serial port. Only light fingertip fin·ger·tip n. The extreme end or tip of a finger. pressure or movement is needed to activate ErgoPoint's sensors. Designed for right-, left- or two-handed operation, ErgoPoint 3D lets users navigate intuitively using several fingers together with minimal wrist and hand movement. Multiple programmable switches allow users to tailor its functionality, including 2D mouse function, which eliminates the need for a separate pointing device. ErgoPoint is available immediately to OEMs for private labeling and to computer resellers. It has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of $499.00 Fujitsu Takamisawa developed the hardware for ErgoPoint 3D, under licensed patents owned by ITU Research, and then added its own patented sensor technology to implement the multiple finger gesture-based 6DOF input functionality. ITU Research developed the support software including device drivers, the proprietary middleware, and a Software Developer's Kit See SDK. (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) that allows OEMs to create direct proprietary ErgoPoint 3D support, which are all covered by patents issued and pending. Company Information Fujitsu Takamisawa America, Inc., markets and distributes electronic components throughout North, Central and South America. Products include electromechanical relays, connectors, keyboards, touch panels, pointing devices, and thermal printers. The company is headquartered at 250 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, California, 94089. For product information, telephone 1-800-380-0059, email marcom@fta.fuijitsu.com or access the FTA Home Page at http://www.fujitsu.takamisawa.com. Founded in 1990, ITU Research Inc. is a research and development company specializing in innovative, man-machine interface products for vertical 3D markets. The company holds four patents for 3D input device software and middleware, as well as for the TouchCube, a multiple-finger based, three-dimensional input device. ITU is headquartered at 10455 Dempster Ave., Cupertino, California, 95014. The company may be reached by phone at 408-446-4597, by fax at 408-446-1493, via email at ituinfo@aol.com or on the World Wide Web at http://www.ituresearch.com. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.081301/bb4 |
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