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PLUS introduces the new UPIC Notepad for overseas market

2010/12/07

Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. —Nov. 30, 2010 — PLUS, a world leader in the production and marketing of presentation products for business and education markets, announced today that in the middle of December, 2010 they will be introducing the UPIC Notepad for the overseas market.

The UPIC Notepad has been designed to enrich meeting, presentation and educational experiences by facilitating greater interactive communication.

The UPIC Notepad is ideal for use in meetings, presentations and educational environments in which a computer is used to display content to an audience – via either a projected image or a large flat panel display. The UPIC Notepad communicates wirelessly with the computer via Bluetooth, allowing the presenter, as well as the participants, to make digital annotations to the material being presented. Up to three UPIC Notepads can be used at once.

About the size of a pad of A4 paper, the formed-plastic UPIC Notepad is light-weight and easy to use when standing and can be easily passed around a meeting table.

Using the digital stylus, one simply "draws" on the surface of the pad -- annotates, makes notes, draws diagrams, etc. The contents drawn on the pad appear instantaneously over the displayed material being presented.

Communication between the presented image and the UPIC Notepad, is achieved with the help of Anoto Pen Technology. A CCD camera in the tip of the digital stylus tracks the position of the stylus by reading the unique dot pattern printed on the clear plastic top-sheet of the UPIC Notepad. The digital stylus sends the position information wirelessly via Bluetooth. No wires or power cords are needed, allowing users to freely interact with the presented material form just about anywhere in the room.

Major features

■Powerful annotation feature
UPIC Notepad allows one to annotate meeting materials shown on a flat panel display or projected on a screen.
■Virtual Laser Pointer (VLP)
Highlight important information with a VLP. Choose various forms, colors and sizes for the virtual laser pointer.
■A4 paper insert feature
Place paper documents under the clear dot pattern sheet to use as a template for precise writing / VLP positioning.
■Use up to three(3) digital pens
■Bluetooth (2.4Ghz,class 2) technology
■Thin & light weight pad
Requires no battery and power cables.
■Intuitive Touch & Draw software
Easy to use for both novices to experts.

Usage proposals

For corporate use

・Stylish Presentation
・Technical Trainings
・Directors Presentation
・Interactive Discussions
・Design Review
・Web Meetings

Etc.

For educational use

・Instant Interactive Solution
・Productive Teaching
・Effective Lectures

Remarks; An instant interactive classroom can be realized by introducing the UPIC Notepad into a current projector environment. Users can avoid the bothersome glare of a projector beam by using UPIC Notepad.

About UPIC series

Product Name：UPIC Notepad

Pad	External dimensions(mm)	332Wｘ269Hx8D（Excluding projecting parts)
	Dot Pattern Sheet Size(mm)	298Wx219H
	Weight	Approx. 445g
Digital pen ^※1※2※3	Reading system	Reading Anoto dot pattern by using Anoto digital pen
	Power Supply	AAA alkaline battery x 1 （1.5V)
	Interface	Conforming to Bluetooth2.0 class 2^※4
	Main unit weight	Approx. 40g/0.1lb（including battery）
Included software operating environment	Compatible operating systems	Windows XP(Home Edition/Professional Edition Service Pack3 or later) Windows Vista( 32bit/64bit)/Windows 7(32bit/64bit)
	Compatible Office products^※5※6	PowerPoint 2003/2007/2010(32bit)
	Compatible computer types	Preinstalled models operating on one of the operating systems above
	CPU	1GHz or faster processor
	Memory	Windows XP:512MB or greater, Windows Vista:1GB or greater, Windows 7:1GB(32bit)/2GB(64bit) or greater
	Hard Disk	200MB available disk space
	Display resolution	1024x768 pixels or greater, True Color(32bit) or greater

※1A computer and display device are required to draw with the digital pen.
※2For details on operating principles, etc., see http://www.anoto.com/
※3This product is based on Anoto technology .
※4A separate Bluetooth adapter is required to connect to a computer not equipped with a built-in Bluetooth function.
※5Please use a PC which has Microsoft Office PowerPoint (from 2003) installed to enable pen tool (pointer option) and printing add-in.
※6Some menu command does not work on certain version of PowerPoint.

・Model subject to change without notice.
・Digital pens may be purchased separately as individual articles. However, it is not possible to use multiple digital pens simultaneously.
・The communication range of radio waves varies depending on the usage environment. It may narrow near devices potentially causing radio disturbance such as microwave ovens, cordless phones, wireless network devices and so on.

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