Now you can make any screen a tocuh screen with the accuracy, comfort and advanced features of an active digitizer pen.  When Microsoft first launched the tablet PC concept over 10 years ago it was intended for use with this type of input device.  The advanced features of an active digitizer present many advantages over modern touch screen technologies such as resistive and capacitive screens and as a result we also have many customers using the active digitzer pen in combination with one of our touchscreen Windows tablets.

 

Features:

• Comfortable pen makes writing/drawing feel more natural
• Left and right mouse buttons built in to the pen
• Pre-touch detection switches off existing capacitive/resistive layer, resulting in fullproof palm rejection
• Ability to hover the mouse curser without touching/clicking the screen
• Included software for digital whiteboard and screen writing over any application

The real benefit of an active digitizer is that while in use on the pen is recognized.  Most people recognize the ability to accidentally interrupt touch through a second contact point.  This is most easily explained when attempting to write with a stylus on a traditional resistive touch screen.  In order to write successfully you must hover your palm and wrist above the screen, otherwise any secondary contact with the screen will interrupt/takeover from your intended primary contact with the stylus tip

With an active digitizer only the active pen tip is recognized so you can assume a more comfortable writing/drawing position leaning on the screen if desired as the resistive layer is temporarily disable whilst the pen is in range.  Simply place the lid back on the pen and you can touch the screen with your finger again.

 

 

How does it work?

 

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The active digitizer solution is a combination of a battery powered pen and a USB connected receiver that gets mounted anywhere around the perimeter of the screen.  You can even use the receiver off-screen, for example on an A4 pad, creating a solution similar to a traditional graphics input tablet.  The batteries in the pen should last for approximately 4 months and 2 sets are provided.  Spares are readily available and very low cost.

 

The tip of the pen is detected by the receiver and its position accurately tracking in 3D space allowing you to hover above the screen.  When the pen tip touches down it activates a mouse click within the pen.  This means that it doesn't have to touch the screen to understand a click - for example if a fully protective layer were over the screen (some cases we have provided have included rain covers for the display area) then the pen will still work.

 

Provided with necessary drivers and software the solution can be up and running in minutes.