eBeam Projection is a mechanism which can accentuate your traditional
PowerPoint presentation setup giving the presenter options of making changes on
the fly and the feel of controlling and presenting the PowerPoint presentation
as if he's explaining with the help of a white board and a marker. The
projection mechanism is compatible with all versions of Windows and Mac.
Essentially designed for use with presentations, the projection mechanism can be
used to work with all applications which may or may not be required to add
elements to your presentations.
The eBeam projection mechanism essentially works by connecting a Bluetooth
receiver onto the laptop through which the presentation is being projected. The
receiver can be suction cupped onto the top right/ left of the projection area
of size 8 ft x 4 ft. The main tool of control is a digital edit tool in the
shape of a marker called the stylus which works on a rechargeable AA battery.
The stylus tip works as the left mouse click. Another button is provided to
work as the right mouse click and there is an Options button which lets the user
toggle amongst different editing tools provided by the eBeam projection setup.
Price: Basic version starts from Rs 35,000 |
Through the tools menu the presenter can select highlighter, pen, on screen
keyboard, eraser as per requirement. These tools are customizable as their size
and effect can be manipulated on the fly. There are options in line for saving
the changes made to the presentation. The changes saved to the presentation can
also be viewed and saved in the form of a video which can be saved in Flash as
well as .wmv file formats for later reference and use. The projection also
provides us with a blank workspace to make notes etc. The screen space (or white
board) is calibrated by the stylus by manually touching the 9 virtual touch
points on the reference surface. The installation and calibration mechanism
requires not more than 10 minutes of initial one time setup after which not much
time is required to get the thing ready. The touch efficiency surprised us with
negligible time delay in usage. The setup gives you the perfect feeling of
working on a white board marker.
eBeam Projection setup requires standard laptop and projector connection along with eBeam reciever on top left of board. Inset: The eBeam Reciever and Stylus. |
Bottomline: A brilliant and efficient tool which can be utilized in
presentations anywhere. Particularly useful for the education sector.
Shikhar Mohan Gupta