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Education Watch: Is VR Headed for a Pricing Failure?

by Len Scrogan

The evening weather was hot and unforgiving, the humidity beyond palpable. Not a great time to be wearing a suit in Puerto Vallarta, I thought, nevertheless enjoying the enchanting gourmet meal set out with …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

MUVing in Education: VR’s Plus One?

by Len Scrogan

Nearly two years ago, Chris Chinnock penned an article about MUV Interactive’s Bird user interface: He reported “the education and ProAV markets are their top priorities,” and although MUV had not yet begun production, …

Tags:display technology| Education| Gesture Recognition| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 09

SXSWedu 2017: A Preview (hint – VR is up!)

by Len Scrogan

The annual SXSWedu phenomenon has rapidly outpaced the Ted talk as the most innovative, fresh, and prognostic venue for envisioning the future of the education and technology marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu Conference & …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 07

BenQ Wins Schools in Texas

by Bob Raikes

BenQ announced that the firm’s RP653 IFPs were installed in 128 classrooms and administrative conference spaces by the Castleberry Independent School District (ISD), in Fort Worth, Texas. “Our previous solution, a whiteboard paired with …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

NEC Installs Interactive Displays in Florida

by Bob Raikes

NEC has worked with the Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) school district (said to be the 20th largest in the US) to upgrade classrooms from projectors and interactive whiteboards to use V552 and V652 …

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

VR @ FETC 2017

by Len Scrogan

The annual Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2017), held each year in Orlando, Florida sets the tone and previews what’s up and coming for educational technology in the U.S. This year, one of …

Tags:Education| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 06

FETC: What’s in Store for the Education Market in 2017?

by Len Scrogan

The US ed tech conference season kicks off at the start of the year with a strong event, the Future of Education Technology Conference (this year, FETC 2017), held each year in Orlando, Florida. …

Tags:display technology| Education| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 06

BETT Busy as Normal

by Bob Raikes

BETT took place in London’s Excel Centre and, as usual, was well attended and lively. The show is probably the most important event in the European education technology scene and there is a strong …

Tags:BETT 2017| Education| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04

BETT 2017 Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Acer was focusing heavily on its client devices including notebooks and Chromebooks. Asus has had larger displays in its range for some years, but, so far, has only promoted the range in a limited …

Tags:Acer| Asus| BETT 2017| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Haier Takes Aim at Education

by Bob Raikes

Haier had a big presence at the show and told us that it has been in the education ‘more than ten years’. It is now in the process of global expansion of its business …

Tags:BETT 2017| Chromebooks| Education| Haier| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 04

Samsung Highlights Partnerships

by Bob Raikes

Samsung was at the event highlighting the advantages of the SoC technology in its interactive products. The company has had only limited success in the education market (our comment!) in the UK and has …

Tags:BETT 2017| Education| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 04