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  • 04/24/06
Hitachi FX-82W interactive whiteboard
Widescreen Whiteboard

Hitachi Software Engineering has introduced its FX-82W interactive whiteboard, featuring an 82-inch widescreen image area, developed to accommodate the increasing availability of widescreen content in a variety of applications. The FX-82W is bundled with Hitachi’s new Star- Board Software Release 6.31, featuring screen/voice recording functionality and a new Hyperlink feature that allows users to embed WAV movie files in StarBoard presentations. MSRP ranges from $1,499 for wired (USB) configuration to $1,600 for wireless Bluetooth configuration.

Blackboard's Educate Innovate
Education Technology Blog

Blackboard has launched a new blog, Educate Innovate, that offers insights from business, marketing, sales, and technology experts about how technology can enable educational innovations. Not only d'es the site feature unique perspectives from Blackboard’s blogging team, but reader feedback is also encouraged (and published), making Educate Innovate a forum for discussion on the topics, news, and latest trends impacting eLearning and campus service offerings. Access to the blog is free.

Agilix Labs' GoBinder 2006
Take Digital Note

Mobile learning solutions provider Agilix Labs has released GoBinder 2006, an updated version of its digital binder for student learning. GoBinder enables students to take digital notes and capture learning content—such as lecture notes, the course syllabus, study materials, and Web research—as digital copies for annotation and highlighting. For 2006, the application’s core features have been enhanced to help students better organize their notes, tasks, and contacts. Personalization options have also been added so that users can define a wide set of options to tune the application to their preferences. Price: $49 per student or $99 per professional user.

Gateway's Profile 6
All-In-One Desktop

Gateway has announced the Profile 6, its latest all-in-one desktop PC that integrates all the components of a traditional desktop system, including a liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor and stereo-quality speakers, in a single, compact unit. Inside: an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 631, 512MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM, an 80GB Serial ATA II/300 7200rpm hard drive with 8MB cache, a 48x/32x/48x CD-RW/8x DVD combo drive, and more. The Profile 6 is designed for tool-free access, uses industry-standard desktop components, and has room for expansion, making service, maintenance, and upgrades easier. Starting price: $1,199, including the 17-inch LCD monitor.

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