SMART unveils multitouch table concept

You might have noticed that I have mentioned various touchscreen technologies lately, as I recently wrote the cover story for our November issue on the subject, and how more and more touch devices are coming to the education market. On that note, SMART Technologies, interactive whiteboard maker to the stars, today announced the SMART Table, a soon-to-be-released, multi-touch interactive platform. I report in my article about a similar concept in the UK that was in the very infant stages. SMART really kept this one under wraps, I had heard rumors about other companies' upcoming touchscreen plans but nothing about this. It isn't yet on the market, and the estimated retail price will be $8,000, so at this point implementation will be pretty limited, but it's an intriguing look at the future.