Touchscreen technology is projected to grow from $16 billion in 2018 to $32 billion by 2022, with applications across devices such as smartphones, tablets, and medical monitors. There are four types of touchscreen systems: capacitive, resistive, surface acoustic, and infrared, each responding to touch in various ways. The technology enhances customer experiences in shopping, dining, and healthcare, significantly impacting digital interactions and speeding up tasks by up to 20%.

1. Touchscreen technology
The world at your fingertips
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Touchscreen:
Revenues are climbing
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BY
BY
2012 2018 2022
$16 billion
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$32 billion
projected
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will triple
projected
Touchscreen used
across the board
Tablets, computers
and smartphones
Game
consoles
Medical monitors
Retail
point-of-sale
terminals
Satellite
navigation
Supermarket
self-checkouts
ATM’s
Voting machines
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Unlocking the mystery:
4 types of touchscreen systems
Capacitive
Resistive
Surface acoustic
Infrared
A glass panel is
coated with a
transparent
conductor. When
touched, some of
the charge is
transferred to the
user, which
decreases the
charge on the
capacitive layer.
A glass panel is
covered with a
conductive and
a resistive layer.
It responds to
pressure from a
finger or stylus
rather than
electrical
conductivity.
Transducers and
reflectors are used
to measure changes
in the reflection of
ultrasonic waves
when touched.
Senses touch
when the
infrared light
grid in front of
the display
screen is
interrupted.
04 enhances
Touchscreen
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the customer experience
Shopping
Menu
Try on outfits
without a fitting
room. View
yourself in a
full-length, digital
mirror and swipe
from one outfit
to the next.
Dining out
Order and pay
from a tablet
at the table.
Medical
appointments
Get screened
and monitored
from home.
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Benefits
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touchscreen
72%5of Americans
are within feet of their
devices at any given moment.
5 ft.
Touchscreen technology
speeds up tasks as much as:
20%
85% 2015
of purchases in
will be influenced by some
kind of digital experience.
Infographic created by www.4imprint.com, based on the
Touchscreen Technology Blue Paper®. Download Blue Paper at:
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