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HP Launches Pocket Whiteboard

by Jim_Christensen on 02-02-2011 10:13 AM - last edited on 02-24-2011 08:50 AM

It’s safe to say that email is today’s king of professional communication, especially among smaller companies that don’t have centralized offices. However, according to an Institute for Corporate Productivity/HR.com survey of 118 business organizations, roughly 22 percent of companies use real-time collaboration tools, including interactive whiteboards, for online meetings.

 

We’d speculate that the above percentage would be much higher if the cost of ownership for interactive whiteboards was lower. Though boosting collaboration is a trending SMB topic, most small businesses don’t have thousands of dollars available to buy and maintain a stationary digital whiteboard. Enter HP’s new Pocket Whiteboard, an affordable and portable presentation tool that allows local and remote meeting participants to share a virtual, interactive collaboration space. 

 

The HP Pocket Whiteboard features a receiver that’s compatible with virtually any surface, including standard whiteboards, flipcharts or walls. This receiver connects to a PC through a USB cable and captures strokes and taps made using a wireless stylus, facilitating access to additional software and online applications. Integrated software ties everything together, projecting interactive content onscreen and online and enabling users to record everything shared for easy distribution.  

 

The biggest advantage of the new HP Pocket Whiteboard for small businesses is its portability. No other interactive whiteboard is lightweight and compact enough to take on the road, making it perfect for on-the-go entrepreneurs looking to increase the effectiveness and productivity of meetings and brainstorming sessions. Plus, it features plug-and-play installation for fast set-up and multi-user and location use. What’s not to love?

 

The HP Pocket Whiteboard will be available this month. For more information, check out the full press release here. You can also see the Pocket Whiteboard in action here:

 

 

Comments
by Jay Nathoo(anon) on 02-04-2011 09:47 AM

most excellent device.  will definitely be useful to my MC customers during the review presentations!

by jl(anon) on 02-04-2011 12:09 PM

The pen looks just like the MIMIO interactive whiteboard I currently use.  I wonder how the software will be and the lessons and library.  This tool is nothing without having well developed lessons to use out of the box.

by Katie(anon) on 02-04-2011 02:31 PM

This sounds like it would be really valuable for Education too.  I could really use this in my classroom, and smartboards are too costly for districts to purchase.

by david lulasa AKA daudee mwanzi(anon) on 02-05-2011 01:40 AM

how does an elf see this white board?a laid down mast?

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