New HP devices focus on education

HP have unveiled a host of new items aimed at the classroom; including the Digital Sketch tablet and the Pocket Whiteboard.

The Digital Sketch is designed to connect remotely to a central computer – operated by the teacher – allowing teachers to distribute text books and information with ease whilst keeping an eye on the student’s work.

The Pocket Whiteboard is not – unfortunately – a foldaway whiteboard that fits in the pocket; it is a mini-projector that turns almost any flat surface into a digital whiteboard. The plug-and-play nature of this piece of kit makes installation simple and allows deployment almost anywhere.

HP also plan to launch the Presentation Station 100 and the Multiseat t150. The former of these items is a portable podium with a notebook dock, keyboard tray and mouse-holder built in. It also includes brackets for attaching all manner of other tech devices such as DVD players, projectors and… well … whatever you can think of really.

The Multiseat t150 Thin Client allows up to 10 students to share a single host computer, allowing increased access to technology for students. This is the only one of HP’s new educational devices currently available. Students and teachers will have to wait until the end of April for the Presentation Station and the end of March for the Digital Sketch.

The Pocket Whiteboard is due for release before the end of February.

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