Tag: InPlay

Goodbye InPlay: InPlay Technologies Merging With US Rental Housing

Well, you can’t say that InPlay Technologies has not put up a good fight. Over the past several years, InPlay has reorganized, refocused, and retooled, only to finally be met with an economic situation that is wreaking havoc on a number of companies. Sadly, today there is one less digitizer company to challenge the likes [...]

Posted by | 03/11/2009 | 4 Comments More

GBM Week In Review

Here are just a few of the most popular posts from this past week on GottaBeMobile.com: OS X Realtek Wireless Driver for MSI Wind Fujistu Officially Releases The ST6012 Tablet PC GBM InkShow: Fujitsu N7010 and Secondary Display Lenovo’s X200 Tablet and X200 Tablet With Touch Go Head to Head InPlay Technologies Announces New WriteSense [...]

Posted by | 12/21/2008 | 0 Comments More
InPlay Technologies Working On Game Changing Pen Technology

InPlay Technologies Working On Game Changing Pen Technology

I just spent some time talking with Van Potter, CEO and President of InPlay Technologies. He demonstrated for me some potentially game changing technology involving integrated pen and capacitive touch. All I can share at this time is that once their solution becomes available, and OEMs get on board, it could remove most of the [...]

Posted by | 11/25/2008 | 1 Comment More

Potter Named President / CEO of InPlay Technologies

InPlay Technologies came in to the news several weeks ago when it was announced that Panasonic’s newest tablet pc, the H1, would be using their digitizer. Now, InPlay has announced some new leadership at the digitizer company. InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA), a developer of innovative human interface devices for electronic products, announced that Van Potter [...]

Posted by | 11/17/2008 | 0 Comments More

InPlay Taps Potter as New President and COO

InPlay Technologies, makers of pen and touch-based digitizer solutions, has announced Van Potter as their new President and COO. Press Release: InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA), a developer of innovative human interface devices for electronic products, announced that it has appointed Van Potter President and Chief Operating Officer. ““Van is a results-oriented executive with a strong [...]

Posted by | 09/24/2008 | 0 Comments More

InPlay Inks a Deal with Major Japanese OEM

Things appear to be looking up for InPlay Technologies, as they just inked a deal with a yet-to-be-named Japanese OEM, for implementation in rugged Tablet PCs: InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA) has received a conditional purchase order for its dual-mode, digital pen-and-touch solution from a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer. InPlay’s technology has met a full range [...]

Posted by | 06/30/2008 | 0 Comments More

InPlay Technologies Speaks Up On Microsoft Tablet PC Marketing

People are definitely letting their voices be heard with regards to Microsoft and Tablet PC marketing, this time coming from Steve Hanson, CEO of InPlay Technologies, makers of tablet pc capacitive touch technologies: I too am frustrated. The potential short term advancements in pen technology could and should revolutionize writing and use of the pen [...]

Posted by | 06/30/2008 | 0 Comments More

InPlay Releases 1st Quarter Financial Results

InPlay Technologies has released their 1st quarter 2008 financial results. They posted a net loss for the quarter of $1.6 million. InPlay is seeing good growth from their DuraSwitch business, while their FinePoint business has continued to struggle. $9000 in revenue on the FinePoint side doesn’t look good at all. In addition, InPlay received a [...]

Posted by | 05/14/2008 | 0 Comments More

Blue Cube LCD to Use InPlay’s Capacitive Touch Solution

It looks like things are finally looking up for InPlay Technologies, as they have signed a development agreement with Blue Cube LCD. InPlay Technologies (NASDAQ: NPLA), a developer of innovative human interface devices for electronic products, has entered into a development agreement with Blue Cube LCD, a leading display integrator. Under the agreement, Blue Cube [...]

Posted by | 05/10/2008 | 0 Comments More

InPlay Auditors Raising Substantial Doubt About Future

It looks like 2008 is going to be a tough year for InPlay Technologies. In their 2007 financial statement, released March 24 2008, auditors expressed “substantial doubt” about InPlay’s ability to continue as a “going concern.” ““As expected, our revenue in the fourth quarter was down as we completed production for our largest FinePoint customer. [...]

Posted by | 03/31/2008 | 0 Comments More
InPlay Technologies – Under the Hood

InPlay Technologies – Under the Hood

The entire GottaBeMobile.com team got the opportunity to sit down with InPlay Technologies at CES to catch up on the new technologies. Let’s get this out of the way first. Yes, InPlay Technologies made the troubled FinePoint digitizer. However, a lot has changed since that time – management, engineering, and the manufacturer they use to [...]

Posted by | 01/21/2008 | 0 Comments More
Active Digitizer on a UMPC – InPlay Technologies

Active Digitizer on a UMPC – InPlay Technologies

This would be the answer to MANY people’s dreams for the UMPC – I know Warner would be a big fan.  InPlay Technologies will be showing their 7 inch active digitizer next week at CES 2008.  If there was a UMPC with this type of screen, it would be a huge hit right from the [...]

Posted by | 01/03/2008 | 0 Comments More
New Capacitive Touch Player

New Capacitive Touch Player

I guess N-Trig doesn’t get to be alone in the spotlight anymore. InPlay Technologies, makes of the FinePoint digitizers, have just announced an integrated active pen and multi-finger capacitive touch input system. That sounds like a very direct competitor to the N-Trig systems shipping in the Dell Latitude XT. Unlike the N-Trig, this still appears [...]

Posted by | 12/18/2007 | 0 Comments More