Ricoh Americas will demo the new ultra short throw Ricoh PJ WX4141N / PJ WX4141NI business projection system at InfoComm.

The Ricoh PJ WX4141NI (the "I" signifies interactive) incorporates an embedded interactivity sensor to activate an included electronic markup pen. The system turns whiteboards into immersive electronic palettes by projecting an image onto the board, enabling markup with the pen, and capturing the combined image as a sharable PDF file. Other pen devices require users to hang bulky sensors on the wall.

The PJ WX4141NI can communicate with other networkable Ricoh projectors on the local network, enabling users in different conference rooms to simultaneously view and mark up the same presentation. Read more...

Besides their familiar pen-based e-Board series, Legamaster now offers a very fast 10-point touch system.

e-Board Touch features "a touch experience as fast as a tablet". The largest format in the series is a 93" board, with a 237 cm projection diagonal. With an aspect ratio of 16:9, this board is suitable for Full-HD display offered by the latest projectors.

77 inch and 87 inch formats are available for different aspect ratios (4:3 and 16:10).

A totally new frame has been developed for these multi-touch interactive boards, featuring the typical Legamaster aluminium design. The interactive board is suitable for highly intensive use in schools and other presentation locations. Read more...

With the explosion in interactive flat-panel sales, Vision enters the market with TM-IFP, an affordable motorised floor stand with 500mm of up/down travel.

Interactive flat-panels weigh in at over 70 kilograms so stability and strength are key. Vision say they have achieved that with the Techmount IFP. It has a safe working load rating of 150kg and fits to interactive and non-interactive flat-panels using a locking VESA mount.

In standard use it bolts to the floor and includes a wall support which allows a dado rail to pass behind. Vision has an optional dolly kit with 100mm wheels which can retrofit to make it portable. Read more...

From the USA, we learned about "Flipped Classroom" when Wacom applauded Randy Brown, third grade teacher in the state of Washington, for his creative use of Wacom tablets and other technology in his classroom.

This modern concept of education—enabled by AV-- will also make its way to Europe.

The "Flipped Classroom" concept takes lecture-style teaching and literally "flips" it around. In the case of Mr. Brown, he records his lessons on a video and his students watch and listen to his instructional piece using the classroom's AVRS (Audio Visual Recording Studio).

"It creates two of me in the classroom," says Brown. "There's the digital, recorded me and there's the live, in-classroom me." While one portion of his class of 26 students is reviewing a video, another portion is able to receive personalized and focused help from Mr. Brown. Read more...