Smart introduces Smart Board 8055i interactive flat panel display for educational environments

Smart Technologies has brought the Smart Board 8055i interactive flat panel to the market, which combines a high definition LCD screen, without shadows and 55 inches (139,7 cm) with advanced multi-touch and presence detection functions.

The collaborative solutions provider Smart Technologies has announced the launch of the Smart Board8055i interactive flat panel for educational environments. Smart Board8055i combines a high-definition LCD screen, without shadows and 55 inches (139,7 cm) with advanced multi-touch capabilities that deliver an unmatched viewing and typing experience. Includes Smart Notebook learning software, as well as access to the Smart Exchange website, where educators can connect, share and download almost 60.000 digital resources. The comprehensive line of Smart interactive displays gives educators and administrators the flexibility to meet the specific needs of each individual classroom and educational space to encourage student engagement and improve educational outcomes..

Smart Board 8055i is the first interactive display that includes presence detection and therefore automatically detects the user's movements, to allow quick start, automatic closing or energy saving, in addition to extending the life of the product. The Smart Board interactive plant screen series 8000 combines collaboration capabilities with the graphic quality of flat screens.

By using DViT technology, The 8055i offers better performance in multi-touch technology, and supports free interactions, touch gestures and object recognition, all at the service of collaborative learning. With the Smart Board 8055i interactive flat panel, users can select objects, move them or write on them simultaneously, thus increasing the interaction. Smart plans to launch Smart Board series interactive flat panels soon 8000 for educational environments with larger sizes, with the intention of offering educators a wide range of screens suitable for teaching, learning and collaboration.

Linda Thomas, Vice President of Product at Smart Technologies, has pointed out: “The introduction of this interactive flat screen extends our product catalog, offering teachers flexibility and choice when preparing their classes. For students, improves your learning and collaboration in educational spaces. We will continue to develop and expand our line of devices, including interactive projectors, in order to offer even more choice to our consumers and strengthen our position as a leading provider of collaborative learning solutions”.

Features

Commercial range display with touch functions – Screen 55 inches, commercial range and high definition, with DViT technology that offers the maximum in touch functions, as well as bright, sharp images that encourage student participation in class. With toughened glass screens, scratch resistant and anti-glare, that reduce friction and eliminate reflections.

Natural touch gestures – Accepts common multi-touch gestures, how to center and flip through pages, as well as object gestures, like zoom, the launch or rotation. It supports touch gestures available in Microsoft Windows XP operating systems., Microsoft Windows 7 y Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

Object detection – Identify if users use their finger, a stylus or eraser. Users can write with a stylus, erase with palm and move objects with finger, no need to press buttons, access on-screen menus or change pen tray tools.

Smart Ink – Allows you to write notes on any educational material and save them as a Smart Notebook file, as well as convert handwritten notes into text objects that can be manipulated later.

Presence detection – Sensors detect the user's movements and automatically react to them, so that the interactive flat panel turns on and remains in active mode if there are people around it, and turns off when no movement is detected.

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