Make Your UMPC Readable in Direct Sunlight

Folks who own and use a Ultra-Mobile PC frequently want to take it outside for good reason – it is a companion device for goodness sakes. Unfortunately, most of the current UMPC screens become quite dim and unreadable in direct sunlight, making the experience quite frustrating.

Courtesy of Damien Stolarz ( via JKKMobile ), we have learned of some technology from Advanced Link Photonics that will make outside viewing much more pleasing to the eye. According to Damien, for a few hundred dollars, Advanced Link Photonics will treat the LCD with a new surface, and then replace the touch panel with another type to help with glare reduction. The results look stunning.

Check out these side by side shots on an TabletKiosk eo i72xx, courtesy of Damien.

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