SMARTboard VideoConferencing Solutions Launched by VideoCentric

VideoCentric has announced that it is now offering a series of six newly integrated SMART Board Solutions for Schools, Colleges, Universities, Training Organisations and Board-rooms which allow the lecturer to make Video Conference and Video Streaming calls, by dialling out on the touch controlled screen or lectern.The SMARTboard-VC packages come in a variety of forms to suit those who already have SMARTBoards and projectors installed, or those who are considering front or rear projection interactive whiteboards for the first time. All packages offer high quality, advanced pan, tilt & zoom features, H.323 IP broadband connectivity with H.320 ISDN options, and they use the new H.264 standard to improve quality at lower call speeds. The familiar SMART- Technologies tools are supplied with each bundle and teachers can even reach remote students by streaming a video lesson directly to one or many Internet PCs. SMARTboard-VC Lite
- An entry-level package for small groups, costing less than ?800, where SMART board and high spec PC are already installed. The upgrade kit includes PTZ camera, wall-bracket, high definition H.323 software, one-to-many streaming, table-top echo cancelling microphone, USB adapter, camera control cable and drivers.

SMARTBoard-VC FrontPro ? Same as for the Lite package but complete with wall-mounting 60" SMARTboard, 2000 ANSI Lumens Projector with ceiling-mount kit and high-spec Windows XP PC. Options include full installation, SMARTBoard user training course and 48"or 72" screens.SMARTBoard-VC RearPro ? Same as for the Front-Pro package but complete with 67" SB2000i-XGA rear projection SMART-board cabinet with internal Video/Data Projector. Full UK installation is included.SMARTBoard-VC Plasma ? An executive training package complete with a wall-mounting 50" True XGA
Plasma screen, SMART touch screen Plasma overlay,
PTZ camera & bracket, high definition H.323 software in HT-spec PC,
tabletop echo cancelling microphone and speakers. Options include full installation, plasma-trolley and 42" or 61" screens in silver or grey.SMARTBoard-VC Lectern ? A large hall package where a pull-down or electric projector screen is already installed. The bundle includes SMART ID-250 touch-screen LCD package for podium, low-light PTZ camera, high definition H.323 software, echo cancelling microphone and high-spec PC with keyboard & remote.

Options include full installation, high performance projectors, screens, lectern, audio mixer and wide variety of microphones. SMARTBoard-VC Elite ? An exclusive boardroom package where a SMART Board is
installed by VideoCentric behind hinged doors inside a craftsman-finished wooden credenza in a choice of quality veneers. The bundle comes complete with
luxury cabinet, 60" front-projection board, ceiling-mounted Projector, HDVC Video Conferencing Codec, Touch screen user-interface software with QWERTY remote and full installation. Options include matching boardroom table, chairs, in-built drinks refrigerator and even your Company's own logo in-laid into the grain of the wood finish. Demonstrations of multiple furniture options finished to the very highest standards are available.David Shimell, Sales Director for VideoCentric, said, "these new teaching and corporate training packages are available now and can be adapted for existing users of other interactive whiteboards such as TDS, Hitachi, Cleverboard or Promethean.

A software developer's toolkit is also available for integrators wishing to build interactive video conferencing and streaming into vertical applications, eg tele-medicine, medical teaching, banking, finance and legal. The FrontPro package was demonstrated at the WAVE 2004 show in London and this will be followed by an educational training day in January for BECTA resellers shortly after BETT 2005". SMARTBoard training courses are available through VideoCentric Ltd for both new and existing customers of SMART technologies products.For more information, discounts for Education Resellers and on-site Training, phone +44 (0)118 974 0125 or visit our web site at www.videocentric.co.uk.


Research shows Kerry Web Site Appeals to People Who Have "A Bad Feeling about Future."

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Research reports published online today by NextStage Analytics indicated a shift in demographic appeal on the July 28th John Kerry campaign web site home page towards people who, in general, "have a bad feeling about the future." Full report is available at: www.nextstageanalytics.com.NextStage Analytics Demographic research of the 2004 presidential campaign home pages available online for the duration of the 2004 presidential election season.
Five demographic reports, available free of charge to visitors, compare how effectively the Bush, Kerry and Nader campaign home pages are targeted to different age, gender and personality groups.http://asmeltz.blogspot.com/[Adam Smeltz], blogging from the 2004 Democratic National Convention for Knight Ridder calls the NextStage Research, "for political junkies, a...

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DILAD Rear Projection Screens: New Models and Lower Prices on DILAD GSK and DILAD T90SK

Vancouver, BC (ContentDesk) June 15, 2006 -- Rear projection video screens are rapidly making the transition to mainstream use in both the home and the workplace.Consumers have already upgraded to compact LCD panels for their televisions and computers.
The next step is thinner and larger.
Much larger.DILAD is leading the industry with its opaque high contrast GS and T90S projection films.The newest DILAD models are designated GSK and T90SK. These have been specially formulated to adhere to acrylic, which is often more difficult to work with than glass.The DILAD GSK and T90SK are installed in minutes using common tools and can be cut to size on-site. A storefront window quickly becomes a giant projection surface that displays video or stills of products and services.

Or imagine your favourite movie or video game played out on a 100" screen in your living room.Size doesn't matter with DILAD.At over 32 square feet, the smallest screen offered at DILAD Rear Projection Screens: New Models and Lower Prices on DILAD GSK and DILAD T90SK
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TV Technology for a New Age: Plasma vs. LCD TVs

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Home-Movie-Theater-Guide.comYou're ready! You've been working hard and saving a ton of money. Now you're ready to buy a brand new Flat Screen TV. Hopping in the car, you head off to the local electronics store and just take it all in. There must be a million sets for you to choose from, but ?come rain or snow or dark of night' you're leaving with a flat screen TV.

You feel good as the sales rep approaches you. No pressure. You tell her that you want a flat screen and would like to see what they have available. The first question she asks you is, "Are you looking for an LCD or a Plasma?" Uh?you've just been defeated. You...

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