SMART Board 800 Series for Education to feature Four-Touch Interactivity
SMART Technologies Inc. has announced a no-charge upgrade enabling four-touch interactivity on its education line of the SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard and the SMART Board 8070i interactive display. For use with SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, four-touch interactivity is claimed to be available on all shipping 800 series interactive whiteboards and 8070i interactive displays. Additionally, customers with existing interactive whiteboards and displays are expected to upgrade to this feature at no cost and with no additional hardware. The 800 series interactive whiteboard and the 8070i interactive display support multi-user writing and common multi-touch gestures currently recognized in Microsoft Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard operating systems. The four-touch functionality is said to increase opportunities for collaboration by giving students more hands-on time at the interactive whiteboard or display.
SMART Technologies has announced a no-charge upgrade enabling four-touch interactivity on its education line of the SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboard and the SMART Board 8070i interactive display. For use with SMART Notebook collaborative learning software, four-touch interactivity will be available on all shipping 800 series interactive whiteboards and 8070i interactive displays.
Additionally, customers with existing interactive whiteboards and displays can upgrade to this feature at no cost and with no additional hardware. The 800 series interactive whiteboard and the 8070i interactive display support multiuser writing and common multi touch gestures currently recognized in Microsoft Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard operating systems. The no-charge upgrade will enable simultaneous freestyle interaction and object awareness for up to four users.
The products feature DViT (Digital VisionTouch) technology, which uses embedded cameras that detect and distinguish inputs made by a finger, fist, pen or other object. This optical touch technology offers many advantages over other touch technologies, including effortless zero-force touch, the ability to scale to large sizes and the ability to support multiple touches and users. Freestyle interaction enables multiple users to perform different tasks simultaneously, such as writing with digital ink and manipulating objects anywhere on the display surface.
Linda Thomas, VP, Products, SMART Technologies said, "Adding four-touch interactivity to our education line of SMART Board 800 series interactive whiteboards and the SMART Board 8070i interactive display enhances the collaborative capabilities of our products. Now, even more students will be able to interact with lesson material on the interactive whiteboard and display leading to increased student engagement and improved learning outcomes."
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