SMART Technologies manufacture the Actalyst interactive overlay for large screen plasma and LCD displays for more than 15 manufacturers including NEC, Samsung, LG, Panasonic and Toshiba. Both portrait and landscape orientated models are available for most brands and sizes 32″ to 65″ (81 cm to 165 cm).

Actalyst overlays fasten to LCD or plasma displays to create touch-enabled interactive surfaces. The Actalyst’s DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology allows users to interact with software, websites and other multimedia content by touching the display surface. Two digital cameras embedded in the overlay’s frame detect and track the position of any contact with the screen. The overlay is designed to be suitable for interactive information kiosks in commercial environments such as retail stores, office buildings, airports, train and bus stations.

Actalyst Flat Panel Overlay Features

• Protective surface: The overlay is glass covered with a hard-coat, anti-glare film for a durable, scratch, abrasion and chemical -resistant surface with a high transparency that does not compromise image quality.
• Universal Mounting brackets: a universal mounting bracket fits in between the flat-panel display and the panel’s specific mounting plate to allow mounting in a portrait or landscape mode.
• Software: The driver software for touch control is available for most Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X operating systems and is compatible with content-development software.

SMART Technologies is currently participating in research being conducted at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis in Tennessee for the interactive kiosk and digital signage markets. The Memphis Intelligent Kiosk Initiative (MIKI) is a research project designed to investigate the preferred and most efficient forms of human interaction with information kiosks. This research should provide excellent data for SMART Technologies to apply to its future products for the developing interactive kiosk market.

Detailed information on the Actalyst interactive screen overlay visit SMART Technologies website.

The following link is a complete list of plasma and LCD displays supported by Actalyst.