Technology & Learning - March 2009 - (Page 48) WHATSNEW Hardware/AV The HP Mini 2140 Notebook PC (www.hp.com) comes with a suite of wireless, multimedia, and security capabilities that allow students to learn wherever they have Wi-Fi access. The HP Mini 2140, starting at $499, features a simple, refined all-aluminum case for a sleek yet lightweight design. Weighing in at 2.6 pounds, the fully functional and durable HP Mini 2140 features a large 10.1-inch diagonal scratch-resistant HP Illumi-Lite LED display available in either standard or high-definition resolution, a user-friendly 92 percent of full-size QWERTY keyboard, and a range of hard-drive options. AVerMedia Technologies released the AVerVision VP-1 Portable Visual Presenter (www.avermedia-usa.com/ presentation), a high quality, yet economical documentcamera solution perfect for first-time document-camera users, tight budgets, or for those who need only the basics. Priced at just $449.99, the VP-1 offers a portable, lightweight design with key features including autofocus and 8X digital zoom. This document camera will fill the fundamental need for basic-document or 3D-object presentation while still maintaining quality images. Vernier Software & Technology has added three new probes that are compatible with Vernier’s data-collection device, LabQuest. Students can now collect scientific data with the new GPS Sensor, Wide-Range Temperature Probe and Power Amplifier. Like other probes in the collection, when connected to the LabQuest, students can view and analyze data in a meter, data-table or graph mode using Vernier’s award-winning technology. Luidia’s (www.luidia.com) new document camera, the eBeam Focus 150, brings real-world content into an eBeam interactive digital whiteboard environment with a single click of the mouse or stylus. Users will be able to take snapshots of text, physical objects, or people and have them appear instantly in eBeam Scrapbook. Additionally, video recordings can be captured and saved in the Adobe Flash video file format, then added to the Scrapbook file. Luidia also launched its eBeam Inscribe 200e, a wireless writing tablet designed specifically for the education market. With the new eBeam Inscribe, teachers are free to perform familiar mouse functions from anywhere in the room. AbleNet (www.atia.org) introduced the Impulse Bluetooth EMG switch, which senses tiny muscle contractions. It detects and wirelessly transmits the EMG signal to a Bluetooth receiver and, when used with an accessibility program, allows people with significant physical limitations to control their computers with minute muscle activity. AbleNet also released twist tops wired and wireless switches, which give users the option of using interchangeable twist tops in red, green, yellow, and blue. Lastly, the new Prism C infrared-controlled telephone lets people with physical limitations use the telephone easily. 48 | TECH & LEARNING http://www.hp.com http://www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation http://www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation http://www.luidia.com http://www.atia.org
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