Navigation Switch Offers Alternative To Touch Pads

Providing an alternative to touch-pad technology and supporting 14 functions, the SensoNav navigation switch combines sensitive touch and tactile functions while guaranteeing a lifespan of one-million actuations per direction. The combination of sensitive and tactile technology enables the standard five-way center, up, down, left and right directions with tactile feedback, free direction scrolling on the sensitive level, as well as two scrolling directions with variable speeds and four scrolling directions with double speeds. Typical applications include portable games, mobile phones, MP3 players, and universal remote controls. Pricing for the SensoNav switch starts at approximately $2 each. Engineering prototypes are available now with full production beginning in the fourth quarter. C&K COMPONENTS, Newton, MA. (800) 635-5936.