Pilgrims travelling between Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia are now able to top up and recharge their phones at any of forty ZyBrid Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT) touch sensors from Zytronic. The distance from Mecca to Medina is 280 miles (450km) and is the journey that many Muslims make as part of their Hajj pilgrimage. Most pilgrims have mobile phones with them on their journey and now they will be able to charge their phones as well as adding extra credit. The touch sensors were manufactured by Slovenian system integrator, Lastinski.
The project involved the construction of forty sets of thirty stations, each with three screens – two 10” displays and a 21” LCD. The systems are exposed to Saudi Arabian summer temperatures that can exceed 50°C, so the touch displays have to be cooled. To prevent accidental or malicious damage, each ZyBrid touch sensor is mounted behind, and operates through, an 8mm thick protective glass overlay.
