While attending ISTE
2015 in Philadelphia, I was pleasantly surprised to see HoverCam had reached new heights with
their document camera offerings. Of course, I am talking about their new Ultra 8 visualizer, which was on display at the
conference for the first time.
Basically, the new Ultra 8 raises the bar in
three ways:
A bump in high-defintion to
8.0 megapixel. (Special note: high definition really matters in the classroom.)
Compatibility with USB 3.0.
(Special note: a good move, catching up to the newest devices, which have left
USB 2.0 for the high speed USB 3.0)
No noticeable latency.
(Special note: latency is a deathblow
for many classroom visualizers. Down with lag! Up with instantaneous response
time!)
There’s some real ground
breaking news here, folks. Something akin to a secret sauce. Viewing lag is a big deal. I did my secret latency test on
this HD visualizer and was shocked to discover unnoticeable lag. That’s good for
teaching. And good for learning. And oh-so-good for children’s eye comfort!
