Large touchscreens on TV1 and TV3

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berrys

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#110398 8-Oct-2012 18:31

A few times I've seen presenters on TV1 and TV3 interacting with a large flat panel by touching it to bring up different graphics - election results etc

Are they actually using a touch screen or is someone off camera mimicking their touches with a mouse/keyboard?

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#698087 8-Oct-2012 19:20

berrys: A few times I've seen presenters on TV1 and TV3 interacting with a large flat panel by touching it to bring up different graphics - election results etc

Are they actually using a touch screen or is someone off camera mimicking their touches with a mouse/keyboard?

It's an actual touch screen - built by Perceptive Pixel. They demoed it at TechEd this year - it's about $100K to purchase one.

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#698090 8-Oct-2012 19:23

CNN uses the same screen as well.

Do whatever you want to do man.

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#698179 8-Oct-2012 22:12

Microsoft Perceptive Pixel

http://www.perceptivepixel.com/

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#698339 9-Oct-2012 12:25

We've got a similar, albeit not quite as flash, unit in the office here. It's pretty cool. Ours is only about the size of a 46" screen, probably not as big as what they have. It's a "SmartBoard" which as well as supporting basic touch-sensitivity for interaction, also has coloured pens that you can "draw" onto the screen with.

These guys have them - not sure on pricing but they'd be well south of $100k if you didn't need a unit quite as pretty as the ones on TV.

http://www.videopro.co.nz/products/specialised-education/smart-board.html

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#698366 9-Oct-2012 13:17

berrys:Are they actually using a touch screen or is someone off camera mimicking their touches with a mouse/keyboard?

There is an NZ designed option as well
[url]http://www.nextwindow.com/products/2700.html[url=]
These actually use cameras mounted in a couple of corners of the overlay frame, I believe its the same technology thats used on HP TouchSmart (and other) All-in-one Pc's.

They're easy to use as completely self contained electronically and simply plug in and mimic a mouse.

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#698403 9-Oct-2012 14:00

Panasonic do them also. I was talking with a Panasonic commercial guy, he says TV3 have one of theirs.

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#698419 9-Oct-2012 14:15

They're called Panaboards (well, some are at least). We've got some of those in the Auckland office, nigh identical in usage to the SmartBoards. They seem like good units.

Some models require projectors rather than being actual big TV screens though. They're projector screens with resistive touch panels strapped to them.

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