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Man, I use these SMART boards at work (teacher) and is it just me or the software sucks (especially the usb dongle with the software in it)

• radiorental 10y ago
  the software sucks, hasn't been updated in years. Take a look at https://realtimeboard.com/ https://realtimeboard.com/ I don't know your workflow or requirements but it might suite. I'm not associated with them.
• mmastrac 10y ago
  As someone who worked at SMART, I totally agree. I am pretty sure some of it was written in the mid 2000s and never updated. The company never cared about end-user experience until it was too late. They raked in the money when education budgets were high and every classroom could afford a SMART board and sat on their hands after they IPO'd. The people there are fantastic, but it just wasn't possible to steer the ship fast enough to kill the old culture.
• jonathonf 10y ago
  Every "interactive whiteboard" (brand and design) I've ever used sucks. The best setup I've used so far is a standard whiteboard coupled with a projector (ideally with a second board to the side). It needs very regular cleaning to prevent a blurry display, but being able to write normally (being able to see what you're writing with zero lag) is a huge benefit. If you really need at-board interactivity (as opposed to keyboard+mouse at the PC, or wirelessly, or casting from a tablet, or...) then Epson do a projector with an IR "pen" that works with any old whiteboard.