InFocus Corporation is adding capabilities, including projected capacitive touch and 4K resolution, to a variety of its interactive touchscreen and video conferencing solutions, the company announced today. InFocus’ new 65-inch Mondopad, interactive 65-inch and 70-inch JTouch whiteboards, as well as the previously annouced 40-inch JTouch whiteboard and 65-inch Canvas Touch are the first InFocus products […]
In my blog UCC and the Road To InfoComm 2016 I outlined UCC at the show, what you can expect to see at the UCC Pavilion, what the IMCCA will be providing in terms of education and training, as well as mention of certain industry company developments. This part two in the series is an interview with Brady […]
InFocus Corporation announced the Kangaroo Mobile Desktop Pro, that takes their original Kangaroo Mobile Desktop PC and adds features and connectivity to unlock a variety of new uses, making it unique from any other PC on the market. The Windows 10 Kangaroo Pro features the new Dock Pro with VGA, HDMI and Ethernet connectivity as […]
InFocus Corporation has launched two new mobile projectors in the form of the IN1116 and IN1118HD, WXGA (1366×760) and HD (1920×1080), respectively. The IN1116 and IN1118HD each weigh only 3.5 pounds and are spec’d at 2400 lumens and both are spec’d with a lamp life of 10,000. Inputs include HDMI, VGA and USB with 4GB […]
InFocus has been spending money lately both on R&D as well as buying companies. In the past six months, they’ve acquired three companies and they’ve become way, way more than a projector or a Mondopad company. I caught up with InFocus Vice President of Marketing Brady Bruce, who filled me in on all the details […]
InFocus today announced Canvas Touch, developed to offer Canvas customers an all-in-one Canvas touchscreen display, Canvas Touch connects to other Canvas users on smartphones, tablet, PCs and video walls. Canvas Touch combines award-winning Canvas collaboration software developed by Jupiter Systems with touchscreen technology from InFocus to expand the use and ease of Canvas. Jupiter Systems […]
InFocus today announced the acquisition of VIDCO, a systems provider of multimedia room and building solutions headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. This acquisition, following recently announced acquisitions of Avistar and Jupiter Systems, is the latest InFocus investment as it expands to serve its global customers as well as its geographic presence worldwide. The acquisition provides new […]
InFocus unveiled its new video conferencing platform today at ISE 2016. InFocus ConX is a collaboration solution offering a customizable combination of products, software and services that allow businesses, schools and facilities to connect to anyone, virtually anywhere, and collaborate. The platform facilitates the large-scale connection of people and ideas, making multiple streams of information […]
For the first time, at ISE 2016, InFocus will debut the technology results of its recent Jupiter Systems and Avistar acquisitions. InFocus will roll-out new collaboration solutions for the office, huddle room, board room, and control room, tightly integrated for end-to-end operation. The new solutions feature capacitive touch, 4K resolution and customizable InFocus videoconferencing solutions, […]
InFocus today announced the acquisition of VIDCO, a systems provider of multimedia room and building solutions headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. This acquisition, following recently announced acquisitions of Avistar and Jupiter Systems, is the latest InFocus investment as it expands to serve its global customers as well as its geographic presence worldwide. The acquisition provides new […]
InFocus today announced the acquisition of Avistar a videoconferencing software provider specializing in technology that enables seamless video calling from mobile devices, video phones, tablets, desktops, touchscreen solutions and large-format video walls. This acquisition, following the recently announced acquisition of Jupiter Systems, adds U.S. to the InFocus product line and makes them a full-service end-to-end […]
InFocus Corporation has acquired video wall and enterprise collaboration innovator Jupiter Systems. Jupiter’s offerings make access to critical visual information simple, secure and reliable, and complement InFocus established ecosystem. The acquisition expands InFocus’ offering to include display wall processor technology, bringing a 360-degree view of operations to any control room, conference room, and mobile device. […]
InFocus Corporation says it has made it easier for people to connect and collaborate across platforms and the globe with a major expansion of its ConX Video Meeting (pronounced “Connects”) cloud-based group video conferencing service. The enhanced abilities include: the addition of full HD meeting rooms that can connect up to 25 participants, new Web […]
InFocus Corporation today announced its newest classroom-optimized projectors – the IN110x series. InFocus designed the five new projectors, which each feature 3200-lumen brightness and 15,000:1 contrast ratio, to fit school budgets and the ambient-light levels of most classrooms. Each model has a majority of the same connectivity options, but differ in native resolution, aspect ratio, […]
InFocus Corporation today introduced its LightCast technology, which they say enables BYOD connectivity and all-in-one digital whiteboarding and Internet browsing. The company is also launching its first device with the new technology built in, the interactive touchscreen JTouch with LightCast (INF6501c). InFocus’ LightCast technology allows people to wirelessly cast content from their Windows, Apple OSX […]
InFocus has released Mondopad 2.0. The new Mondopad is an all-in-one, video conferencing touchscreen collaboration device for the conference room, classroom, distance education center and multi-point office. In addition, Mondopad 2.0 offers new features that make sharing, annotating, archiving and overall collaboration easier, particularly between multiple locations. The InFocus Mondopad is available in 57-inch, 70-inch […]
InFocus has released three new 10.1-inch, Windows 8.1 tablets specifically designed for use in school and at work. The second-generation InFocus Q Tablet series now consists of the INP-120Q for consumers, INP-120Q-ED for use in schools and INP-120Q-PR for business. Each of the new models features a 10.1-inch display, a version of the Window 8.1 […]
Although SMART Technologies invented the interactive whiteboard market, and therefore indirectly invented the interactive display market, companies like InFocus — with Mondopad — and Clary Icon as well as Sharp have developed it into more of a mainstream product category in recent years. So much so that Microsoft has now, well, copied it — but, […]
InFocus was the first projector company with a sub-$1000 4,000-lumen projector, now the company’s first sub-$2,000 65” touchscreen display company. The new 65-inch JTouch from InFocus is aimed at the K-12 education market. Like the rest of the native 1080p JTouch models, the 65-inch mirrors the content of a connected PC or Mac and makes […]
InFocus Corporation has a new 80-inch version of its JTouch display and BigTouch all-in-one PC. The 80-inch JTouch and BigTouch connectivity includes HDMI, VGA, USB Type-A or wirelessly via the InFocus LiteShow adapter. Native 1920x1080p resolution, both include a built-in stereo audio speaker system. Using an edge-to-edge IR multi-touch system with support for 5-point Windows […]
InFocus Corporation just broke the sub-$1,000 price point in ultra-bright IN3130a network projectors. Spec’d with up to 4,500 lumens, the IN3134a, IN3136a and IN3138HDa are all one-chip DLPs that are priced below $1,000 at $849, $949 and $999, respectively. The IN3136a is spec’d as a widescreen WXGA (1366×768) resolution with 4,500 lumens. The IN3134a is spec’d […]
Happy FriYAY! Here are the top stories you have have missed from this week. Corey Moss continues the Disruptive Forces series and features Zoom’s Eric Yuan, we tell you about 5 of the dumbest products on the AV market, InFocus introduces three low-cost 1080p projectors and more. NSCA Announces Speakers for 2015 BLC Disruptive Forces: […]
InFocus has launched three new projectors aimed at the small conference room market with its new IN118HDa, short-throw IN118HDSTa and networkable IN2128HDa. The IN118HDa is specified with a brightness of 3,000 lumens while the IN118HDSTa is 2,700 lumens, and the IN2128HDa offers 3,500 lumens. Features for all three include: 1920×1080 native resolution HDMI, VGA, S-video and […]
InFocus Corporation has launched LiteShow 4, its latest adapter that wirelessly connects digital content from computers and mobile devices to nearly any projector or display. LiteShow 4 adds 1080p compatibility, HDMI connectivity and presentation from mobile devices with the MirrorOp app. You can connect LiteShow 4 to any projector or display with a VGA or […]
InFocus Corporation released a new family of large-venue projectors dubbed the IN5310a series all aimed at large classrooms and houses of worship, at a value. The DLP-based IN5310a series, which consists of the 6000-lumen IN5312a and the 1080p IN5316HDa, provides a range of features, connectivity, lenses and has small form factor to suit most large […]
InFocus has released two new ultra short throw projectors in the form of the IN134UST and IN136UST, which are both 3D capable. The IN136UST WXGA (1280×768) projector can project a 100-inch image at up to 3,300 ANSI lumens from a distance of only 16.6 inches and the IN134UST is capable of projecting XGA (1024×768) video […]
The ASK Proxima brand will return to the ProAV market next month at InfoComm. You may recall, back at the pinnacle of its existence (when it was literally the top install projector company in the U.S.), Proxima was purchased by InFocus and then promptly dismantled – a move that would easily make a great business […]
The next iteration of the InFocus Mondopad maintains all of the original features that made its predecessor a hit in business and education markets, with a few upgrades including a smaller bezel, a five-point touchscreen, they doubled the amount of optical touch sensors in the new Mondopad from two to four, and it now comes […]
InFocus’ new DLP projector is the IN5550, which is aimed at larger venues. Specified at 8,300 lumens, this is the brightest projector InFocus has ever offered. The company isn’t really known as an install projector provider — in fact, InFocus is known to have bought and destroyed an install-brand: Proxima. The IN5550 offers two lamps, […]
InFocus’ new IN3120 series includes a new XGA model (IN3124), a WXGA model (IN3126) and a 1080p model (IN3128HD). All three projectors offer VGA ports, an HDMI port and a content-based USB port for projection directly from a flash drive. They have a specified brightness of over 4,000 lumens and offer 3D capabilities. Presentations can […]
InFocus has introduced its third generation of interactive projectors, the IN3920 Series. Improving upon the company’s previous interactive features, these installable or portable projectors have an ultra short throw lens, can use two LiteBoard wands at once, and are promoted as an easy-to-use alternative to interactive whiteboards. The IN3924 and IN3926 interactive projectors allow teachers […]
InFocus has introduced the IN1144 projector, which weighs less than 2 pounds and is roughly the size of a paperback book. The LED-lit projector claims a life of up to 30,000 hours and garners a brightness spec of 500 lumens. Using a native 1280×800 1-chip DLP engine, the IN1144 specifies a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 […]