SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard supports wide-screen computers and projectors
CALGARY, Alberta --- January 9, 2008 --- SMART Technologies announces the SMART Board™ 685 interactive whiteboard, a wide-format interactive whiteboard with a 16:10 aspect ratio that measures 87 inches (221 cm) on the diagonal. The extra wide format offers 20 percent more working space than a SMART Board 680 interactive whiteboard and provides a solution for teachers who choose to adopt 16:10 wide-screen projectors.
The SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard adds to SMART’s existing wide-format interactive whiteboard offering – the SMART Board 690 interactive whiteboard with a 16:9 aspect ratio – making SMART the only company to offer two wide-format interactive whiteboards. The new product caters to the growing number of teachers using native 16:10 laptops and projectors. The 685 also offers an expansion slot on the pen tray, enabling teachers to easily upgrade their hardware by adding other SMART products. Like all SMART Board interactive whiteboards, the 685 comes with feature-rich Notebook™ collaborative learning software, the core application for the creation and delivery of lesson activities.
“SMART places tremendous value on input from our customers, and then we work hard to incorporate their input into our products,” says Nancy Knowlton, SMART’s CEO. “The SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard succeeds in meeting teachers’ needs for a 16:10 aspect ratio that gives them more work space.”
Pricing and availability
The SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard begins shipping in April 2008, and suggested pricing will be announced at that time. Special pricing will be available for education customers. School officials, administrators and teachers who are interested in purchasing the SMART Board 685 interactive whiteboard software should contact SMART or their local authorized reseller.
