HACK: Touch Comes to the Asus EeePC
JKKMobile has updated their blog to show off video of a EeePC mod that adds touch screen to the Asus EeePC. Not many details are revealed through the 2 minute YouTube post, but apparently this mod was achieved through the addition of a 7” touch screen overlay originally intended for automobile dashboard use.
According to JKK the replacement touch overlay was found for under $60 on eBay and require the soldering of 4 or 5 wires to make this mod look like it shipped from the factory that way.
The touch capability works with both a traditional stylus as well as a fingertip. While the video showed off the capability in Windows XP there is no word yet on Linux drivers that would add the capability to Xandros and Ubuntu users.
View the YouTube demo video here: EeePC with Touch
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