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Helsinki University Chooses Sony

by Bob Raikes

17 Sony laser projectors have been purchased by the University of Helsinki, in Finland. Performance, reliability and total lifetime ownership costs were the main reason for choosing the 10 VPL-FHZ55 and seven VPL-FHZ700L projectors.

NEC Scores Education Win

by Bob Raikes

Tech & Learning magazine has named NEC’s M322W projector as a winner in its Education Awards of Excellence programme.

STEM and 3D

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – 3D continues to be a topic of interest at national and regional STEM conferences. (STEM is an acronym for [applied] science, technology, engineering and math.) On that note, I recently attended the …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Education| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Whoosh! There it is!

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – I enjoy reporting on new products that have their eye on reaching the education market. One such product is the new Whoosh 3D. Whoosh3D is a three-pronged solution: a 3D app; a 3D-enabled …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Education| Vol 21 - Issue 48

What has 3D Done for me Lately?

by Raverstead

In the educational 3D world, stasis is a hazardous state of being. It’s all too easy for a pioneering software or hardware company to slow drip their way into obsolescence. I have seen it …

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Kingston Chooses Panasonic Projectors

by Raverstead

Panasonic is supplying 180 projectors to Kingston University in the UK. The PT-RZ370 laser/LED hybrid model will be installed by GV Multimedia. The rollout represents the largest single delivery of PT-RZ370 projectors in Europe.

Apple Gives Way to Google in the Classroom

by Raverstead

According to IDC, Apple’s iPads have been overtaken by Google’s Chromebooks in US schools for the first time. 715,500 Chromebooks were shipped to schools in Q3, compared to 702,000 iPads. Chromebooks now represent 25% …

Promethean is Ready for BETT

by Raverstead

We’re still three months away, but BETT (21st – 24th January 2015) news has already begun to appear! Promethean (stand B87) is an education technology provider and will be demonstrating its ActivClassroom solutions, powered …

Unparalleled Learning in Stereo 3D

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education After penning Nevada State College Flies High with 3D, I decided to pay a site visit to the venerable college. That’s because it’s always good to test one’s assumptions against hard …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Opinion| Vol 21 - Issue 43| Volume 21

Leap Motion at ISTE 2014 attracted significant attention

3D’s Plus-one

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education – In a previous article, Stereo Symbiosis Needed in the Education Market, I wrote that the growth trajectory of 3D will not accelerate to the degree desired without help from other, …

Tags:Education| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

3D: Selling the Next Big Thing

by Helen Vince

3D in Education – There’s no place for jaundiced observations in serious business planning. That’s why I took time at InfoComm, ISTE and other conferences in 2014 to interview the big 3D players – some …

Raising the Ante: Smartur3D

by Len Scrogan Don't Use

3D in Education – To date we have counted 33 major software producers of stereo 3D educational content, worldwide. Now there are 34. A new arrival to the 3D educational software scene, Smartur3D, turned …

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