SMART Technologies Inc. produce the SMART Board for Flat-Panel Displays interactive overlay gives you touch control of your display. Once fitted to your plasma or liquid crystal display panel the touch-sensitive overlay allows all the functionalities of an interactive whiteboard including drawing, displaying images and controlling software applications.

The overlay material is an anti-glare polyester which has been hard-coated for scratch resistance and designed for optimum transparency. The SMART Board is available in a large range of sizes from 40 inches to 61 inches.

SMART’s proprietary DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology uses digital cameras in the corners of the display to track contact with the screen. SMART “Touch gestures” allows users to use hand/finger gestures to mimic mouse functionalities. Scrolling is achieved by touching the overlay with two fingers and dragging them up and down or side to side. Similarly, a right mouse click is achieved by touching a the overlay with one finger then pressing another finger to the right of it. This functionality reduces the time spent searching for the right buttons to press.

Summary of SMART board features:

• pen or eraser tool available from the SMART Pen Tray with buttons on the tray also allowing the choice of an on-screen keyboard or a right mouse button;
• Work on the interactive display can be saved to a file;
• Notebook Whiteboard Software facilitates the creation, organization and saving of notes, drawings and screen captures;
• The software also allows access thousands of free images and templates, interactive and educational content, advanced drawing tools and more from an easy-to-use interface;
• Smart provide a number of tools to boost productivity including an on-screen keyboard, LinQ software, Start Center, SMART Video Player, SMART Recorder, Floating Tools and Spotlight;
• Settings for the underlying screen can be conveniently controlled using the overlay;
• Sleep mode blanks screen after a preset delay to prevent image burn-in,
• Input source select scrolls through video and image options,
• Display mode scrolls through screen width options,
• Panel-control menu accesses your panel’s remote control options.

The interactive overlay comes with a two-year limited warranty covering the entire unit including electronics The warranty includes access to free software upgrades of SMART Board software.