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3M Offers POS Touch Screen Monitor for High-Ambient Light Environments

MicroTouch™ M150HB High Brightness Touch Screen Monitor

MicroTouch™ M150HB High Brightness LCD touch screen monitor image Methuen, MA — February 27, 2007 — 3M Touch Systems, Inc. announces the availability of the for point-of-sale (POS) applications in high-ambient light environments, such as garden centers, warehouse stores, transportation applications, front-of-store installations and most indirect-sunlight settings.

As a product-line extension of the popular MicroTouch M150 LCD touch screen monitor, the ready-to-ship M150HB features a 550-nit / 500:1 contrast ratio display that can be twice as bright as industry-standard POS touch screen monitors (based on comparative 15" 250-nit displays).

The M150HB is available with or without a stable monitor stand to allow for either counter or arm-mounted applications based on environmental requirements. The M150HB comes in standard black color, is RoHS compliant, and is equipped with a reliable MicroTouch™ ClearTek™ II capacitive touch screen and USB interface.

The MicroTouch M150HB touch screen monitor is now available from these leading POS distributors: BlueStar, Ingram Micro, ScanSource and SYNNEX. For more information, visit www.3M.com.


About 3M Touch Systems, Inc.
3M Touch Systems Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, operates globally and reports through the 3M Electro and Communications Business, headquartered in Austin, TX. 3M Touch Systems provides fast, reliable and accurate touch products to customers worldwide under the "MicroTouch" brand. Popular interactive applications include casino gaming, retail point of sale, foodservice, hospitality, self-service, mobile handheld, and interactive digital signage. For more information visit www.3M.com/touch01.

About 3M
A recognized leader in research and development, 3M produces thousands of innovative products for dozens of diverse markets. 3M’s core strength is applying its more than 40 distinct technology platforms – often in combination – to a wide array of customer needs. With $24 billion in sales, 3M employs 79,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 60 countries. For more information, including the latest product and technology news, visit http://www.3m.com/.

3M, MicroTouch, and ClearTek are trademarks of 3M Company. All other trademarks listed herein are owned by their respective companies.

For high-resolution images of 3M MicroTouch products to accompany this release, contact Jane Kovacs, 3M Public Relations, 512-984-6747, jkovacs@mmm.com.

For media inquiries, contact Jane Kovacs, 3M Public Relations, 512-984-6747, www.3m.com/PressContact.

For all other inquiries, visit www.3M.com/touch01.

3M, Scotch, Post-it, Scotchgard, Thinsulate, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, MicroTouch, Command and Vikuiti are trademarks of 3M.


For media inquiries, contact Lorin Robinson, 3M Public Relations:

Lorin Robinson, Media Contact
3M, St. Paul
(651) 733-6582
lrrobinson1@mmm.com

For all other inquiries, visit www.3Mtouch.com/info/pr.

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