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Touch screen for $39

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More cheap-electronics-for-parts! This is a good one, a touch screen you put on your PC for $39 - it's meant for little kids to point and play games, but I bet you can use this as a touch screen for other things. [via Michael on the Dorkbot list] Link.

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Posted by: Frakamazog on February 23, 2006 at 4:25 PM

Looks like onestepahead.com is having some trouble. This fun looking thing is also at http://www.leapsandboundscatalog.com/jump.jsp?itemID=413755&itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=413755&cm_ven=Sortprice&cm_ite=LAB

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Posted by: Cathaholic on February 23, 2006 at 6:01 PM

This is sweet, I can't wait till someone figures out how to hack this.

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Posted by: chefjoeardee on March 1, 2006 at 4:30 PM

This thing blows, it's as much a touch screen as I am an astronaut. It's nothing more than a piece of plexiglass that covers 4 buttons (hidden under the plastic at the four corners). Total waste of money.

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Posted by: AllenKll on March 6, 2006 at 10:11 AM

I second that chefjoeardee! we were ripped off!

I going to try to return the one I ordered ASAP.

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