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"HALO TOUCH V2 – A customizable desktop USB hub with rotary encoder fitted with round touchscreen display",
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"textContent": "Designed by Innoelement in Guangzhou, China, the HALO TOUCH V2 is a multifunctional desktop USB hub with a round touchscreen and a rotary encoder designed as an interactive desk companion. It integrates system monitoring, media playback, and productivity features for workstations, home offices, and desktop setups. The device features a USB 2.0 hub with two USB Type-A ports, one USB Type-C port, two microSD card readers, and a 100Mbps Ethernet port with per-port power monitoring. Its 360 × 360 IPS touchscreen supports a Pomodoro timer, photo and animation viewer, MP3 player, audio spectrum visualizer, and an AIDA64 system monitoring dashboard. A rotary encoder provides Microsoft Surface Dial-compatible controls on Windows, while 2.4GHz Wi-Fi enables clock synchronization and OTA firmware updates. It also supports USB PD power input and customization for themes, media, and animations using files on a microSD card. MAHOGANY HALO TOUCH V2 specifications: MCU – Unspecified (potentially ESP32-S3) [...]\n\nThe post HALO TOUCH V2 – A customizable desktop USB hub with rotary encoder fitted with round touchscreen display appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.",
"title": "HALO TOUCH V2 – A customizable desktop USB hub with rotary encoder fitted with round touchscreen display"
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