SMART Technologies is building on its SMART Board portfolio of offerings by announcing two new product releases in the line and one product to link them for meetings better.
The SMART Board Mini, the SMART Board M Pro High secure series TAA Interactive Display and the SMART OneLaunch promise to transform collaboration across various professional environments.
Released ahead of their demo opportunities at ISE 2025, the products tackle engagement, privacy and seamless connectivity, respectively.
SMART Board Mini Interactive Podium
The SMART Board Mini interactive podium is being billed as a response to critical challenges identified through SMART research into IT directors and educational professionals.
The survey revealed that 52% of respondents emphasised the urgent need for real-time feedback mechanisms, while 30% of higher education campuses continue to rely on outdated technological infrastructure.
The conclusion SMART came up with was a need to annotate presentations directly, deeming it crucial for simplifying complex concepts and making training more interactive.
"I am proud to introduce our newest product, the SMART Board Mini, an interactive podium that pushes the boundaries of interactive technology,"
Nicholas Svensson, CEO of SMART Technologies, said.
The interactive podium offers presenters flexibility and engagement capabilities in modern instructional settings and workspaces.
Its high-quality audio and video for hybrid meetings and instruction enables speakers to move more freely and engage their audiences with tools for real-time collaboration that facilitate seamless interaction between in-person and remote audiences.
This includes digital inking that can be saved and shared, giving the ability to annotate presentations directly.
SMART's proprietary SMART Ink technology allows users to write directly into PDFs and Microsoft Office files, with notes seamlessly embedded in the original document.
The SMART Board Mini video conferencing solution includes a 4K AI-enabled camera, an advanced 8-microphone array, a 12W sound system, and a crisp 27" 4K UHD display.
This integrated approach ensures high-quality audio-visual communication across diverse settings.
It also features an integrated Open Pluggable Specification (OPS) PC module slot, which makes it compatible with both Windows and Google-licensed appliances.
"As the only interactive podium with an integrated OPS PC module slot, there is simply nothing else on the market that offers what we do at SMART," Svensson said.
This design ensures users can work within familiar, consistent technological environments, dramatically reducing learning curves and enhancing productivity.
The podium's connectivity capabilities further this ease of use. A single cable connection enables touch and digital ink interactions on secondary screens or projectors, eliminating the need for complex additional hardware like splitters or switches.
