SMART technology Inc (SMI), a public traded company engaged in provision of collaboration solutions has recently unveiled SMART Board 400 series interactive display overlay. This overlay includes DViT technology that enables touch connectivity. It can be added to any LCD (liquid crystal display) or plasma flat display.
What is it?
It is a sleek interactive display overlay. The installation of this overlay is simple. It provides touch panel connectivity and also allows user to interact with applications such as writing documents with digital ink, capturing notes and diagrams and saves them to a file. This sleek overlay is compatible with flat panel display resulting in interactive effective display. It is a replacement of three existing products – the SMART Board 300 series interactive display overlay, the SMART Board interactive display frame and Actalyst interactive digital signage. Its DViT technology supports multi touch gestuers and the overlay can also be used to give presentations both for office use as well as for interactive classes.
Features
This overlay features SMARTâs patented DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology that helps in touch control and superior image quality. Through this technology, the user just needs to touch the display for controlling any computer application or write in digital ink and save the work to print or email. The technology also enables the multitouch gestures such as zooming, scrolling and so on. It also features a USB-powered optical touch system which is around five-millimeter-thick tempered glass. It is in different and flexible sizes ranging from forty two inches to sixty five inches.
It maintains the display and its quality. It also features SMART Ink that enables users to write notes in digital ink on any document, application or website and also helps to save the same in a PDF or PPT file. The overlay also has SMART product integration that Integrates with SMART hardware and software products, including SMART Meeting Pro software, SMART Notebook software and the SMART GoWire cable. The SMART Meeting Pro software and the SMART GoWire auto-launch cable for business and government customers and SMART Notebook collaborative learning software for education customers. This software can be used in classrooms and for presentations. The SMART GoWire cable can be connected to the laptop and can automatically launch SMART Meeting Pro Software.
Whatâs innovative?
This sleek overlay is one of the recent updated product of SMART technologies. It enables the user in viewing superior images. It is compatible with LCD and plasma displays in twelve sizes. It also provides user with touch controls and multitouch gestures. The software also helps different business, government and teachers in giving presentations for official purpose as well as in classrooms for students. Another innovative feature of this overlay is its two year warranty.
Accessories
Passive pens, battery-free pens and a pen ledge that is optional to install and use.
Price and availability
The price for the SMART Board 400 series interactive display overlay ranges from US$3,799 to US$4,999, depending on size in the United States. In other countries, the price may vary and may also include taxes, import costs and so on. It is available globally at all SMART resellers.
The upside
This interactive overlay display is sleek, flexible and is compatible with any LCD or plasma televisions. It includes a patented DViT technology that has touch and ink features. It also has multitouch gesture feature. It consists of SMART Meeting Pro, SMART GoWire auto launch cable and SMART notebook software which allow users to do effective presentations for both office use and for educational purpose. It also has a USB powered optical touch system for effective image and appearance.The interactive display overlay is an efficient way of collaboration in offices and schools.
The downside
It is expensive. The price of the overlay in United States varies with other country’s prices as it includes taxes and import costs.
The bottom line
Thus, this sleek and flexible interactive new display overlay fits to any LCD or plasma televisions. It can be used for giving presentations in offices and in classrooms. It is a replacement of three different already existing products that enables touch control and multi touch gestures.
