NEC Unveils Ultra-Short-Throw Projector for Use on Any Surface
NEC Display Solutions of America has launched a new ultra-short-throw projector will allow users to
make
annotations on the image projected onto any wall, dry erase board or
chalkboard
without the need of a computer.
The company's UM352W is designed to provide greater collaboration between students and
teachers.
The 3,500-lumen projector includes two
interactive pens and a
built-in interactive pen receiver that can be used on just about any
surface. Although
it can be used without a computer, it does work with NEC's NPO1TM touch
module,
allowing finger-touch white-boarding and interactivity with a connected
computer.
It includes an app that lets teachers and students
present,
share and annotate content from a large variety of devices, including
PCs,
tablets and smartphones.
Among the UM352W's other features:
- Lamp life of up to 6,000 hours;
- 1,280 x 800 WXGA resolution;
- The ability to share content over multiple wired and
wireless
networks at once;
- Integrated 20-watt speaker;
- Remote control;
- Keystone correction tools; and
- A wide set of inputs.
The UM352W with built-in pen-based interactivity,
stand-alone
white-boarding and DisplayNote software is available at a suggested
retail
price of $2,349. Bundled with a custom wall mount, the suggested retail
price
is $2,449, and with the custom wall mount and interactive touch module
$2,748.
"Educators continually tell us the importance of
collaboration
with students in the classroom," said NEC Display Solutions Senior
Product
Manager Bob Guentner. "The UM352W projector helps them fulfill that
mission."
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