Posted August 2nd, 2023 by Emily Burkinshaw & filed under , General, Inspiration, Newsletters, Technology.
| Interactive touch tables have become a staple in education, modern offices and meeting rooms. These multi-user digital platforms are optimising collaboration, engagement and productivity for teams across corporate and government organisations. With their expansive touch displays and intuitive capabilities, interactive tables are transforming workflows and revolutionising workplaces.
This article dives into how interactive touch tables are disrupting the status quo. Read on to understand why enterprises are rapidly adopting this revolutionary technology and how it can benefit your organisation. |
Optimised for Next-Gen Collaboration
Traditional meeting rooms and static technology often hamper effective collaboration. Interactive touch tables break these barriers down with features tailor-made for teamwork:
Simultaneous Multi-User Capabilities
With support for up to 10 simultaneous touch points, our interactive touch tables allow multiple users to engage with content together in real-time. Teams can collectively manipulate documents, mark up architectural drawings, build 3D models or complete design tasks on the expansive digital canvas. And teachers and pupils can simultaneously interact with on-screen mathematical formulae or graphs for dynamic learning.
This supercharges collaborative workflows, allowing organisations to harness collective team intelligence to drive faster consensus and decision making.
Intuitive Content Sharing and Access
Interactive tables make sharing content seamless thanks to the integrated OS and touch capabilities. Documents and media can be imported via USB and network sharing from any device onto the table instantly.
Once loaded, all participants can access and interact with content using familiar touch gestures like swipe and pinch-to-zoom. This provides an intuitive and low-learning curve user experience.
Uninterrupted In-Person Collaboration
Unlike traditional video conferencing, interactive tables bring back in-person collaboration – even when teams are working with digital content. The touch display offers a common worksurface for the team to gather around, facilitating stronger communication and working relationships.
Optimised For Workshops and Simulations
Interactive tables lend themselves perfectly for immersive workshops, training simulations, design sprints and more. The expansive display offers ample digital real-estate for activities while multi-touch allows participants to manipulate elements themselves, retaining engagement.
Visually Stunning Display TechnologiesA key aspect of the interactive table value proposition is the visually stunning display technology built into them: Extra-Large 4K Touchscreen Display At the heart lies the 55” (1.2m x 0.7m) fully integrated touch solution with Full HD or 4K resolution. The expansive screen allows users to be completely immersed in content and see the finest details clearly. The 500 cd/m² brightness allows for vibrant visuals tuned for commercial environments instead of consumer-grade screens. The 178° wide viewing angle also ensures visibility for all participants around the table. Fluid and Precise Touch Capabilities The optically-bonded PCAP touch overlay provides flawless multi-touch capabilities. With up to 10 touchpoints, users can manipulate content using intuitive gestures like pinch, swipe, zoom and more. The touch recognition allows for pixel-level precision when interacting with content on the table providing a natural, smartphone-like experience. Durable Commercial Grade Build Quality Interactive tables feature hardened anti-reflective glass overlaying the display. This protects the screen while minimising interfering reflections. Our glass has a hardness of 7H – the same as the hardness of quartz. The aluminium framing, reinforced internal mounting and heavy base provide stability and make these tables suitable for 24/7 operations over long durations. Audio is provided by two built-in 3W speakers. |
Transforming Offices With Versatile Applications
Interactive touch tables are extremely versatile. Their expansive visual real-estate, multi-touch capabilities and collaborative format lend them perfectly to diverse applications.
Sales and Marketing
In sales demonstrations and marketing meetings, interactive tables allow teams to actively showcase ideas, proposals, data analytics and simulations. This grabs audience attention while driving home the intended message.
Creative Workshops
For creative teams like artists, architects, fashion designers and animators, interactive tables become the ideal digital design canvas. Groups can sketch, model, animate and edit visuals together in a cohesive workflow.
Training and Education
The immersive display and multi-touch capabilities of these tables make them perfect for interactive training workshops, data analysis sessions, case study reviews and more in corporate learning environments.
Entertainment
The MSC Starship Club is a futuristic bar and entertainment experience where robots serve your drinks onboard an MSC cruise ship, utilising touch tables with toughened glass anti-glare interactive overlays from Pro Display.
Command and Control Centers
In control centres for system monitoring, interactive tables serve as expanded visual dashboards updated in real-time. Coordination between personnel also improves with collaborative systems.
Telepresence and Video Conferencing
With video conferencing capabilities, teams across locations can teleconference via interactive tables. This provides a more cohesive experience with all participants able to view and interact with documents and models simultaneously.
Built for Customisation and Versatility
Unlike consumer displays, interactive tables are designed for versatile business use. Companies can pick from various options to customise them for their environment.
Operating System and Hardware
Interactive tables offer a choice of powerful integrated Windows or Android computing engines. Hardware like storage, memory and processing power can be beefed up where intensive applications require it. As an alternative to the HDMI input, Pro Display touch tables have the option of a slot-in OPS Windows PC – a small, self-contained computer that can be inserted into a special slot in the display.
Slot-in OPS ( Open Pluggable Specification) PCs are typically used in digital signage, interactive kiosks, and other applications where a small, powerful computer is needed. They offer a number of advantages over traditional desktop computers, including:
- Smaller size and weight
- Lower power consumption
- Reduced heat output
- Simpler installation and maintenance
Accessories and Peripherals
Touch tables can be outfit with accessories like webcams, audio hardware, charging bays and specialised input devices based on use-case requirements. Mounting options like walls mounts and swivel stands increase placement flexibility.
Custom Dimensions and Branding
While 55” screens are standard, custom screen sizes can be accommodated by Pro Display. Table dimensions can be tailored to blend into office spaces. Logo etching on glass and bespoke colour schemes allow organisations to maintain branding.
Software and Content Loading
Devices ship with the operating system installed but can be loaded with approved corporate software stacks before deployment. Content like presentations and documents can be pre-loaded for quick access during meetings.
With their capabilities to engage audiences while optimising collaborative productivity, interactive touch tables are revolutionising workflows across sectors.
Interactive touch tables are a transformative collaboration technology driving the future of corporate and government workplaces. With stunning multi-touch displays and expansive visual real-estate, they drive productivity and engagement across teams.
Contact us today to learn how interactive tables can upgrade collaboration, productivity and engagement across your organisation.
