Panasonic announced three new Elite Panaboard electronic whiteboards that come with an integrated stereo sound system, text and graphic capabilities, and rugged screen.

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Available in three panel sizes (diagonal) ranging from 83 inches (UB-T81W), to 77 inches (UB-T81), to 64 inches (UB-T761), the new Elite Panaboard whiteboards boast seamless PC/projector integration), onboard avi/wmv/mpg/mpeg/swf-compatible streaming media playback, spotlight mode for highlighting a specific part of the screen, and a screen capture utility that automatically records every operation performed on the board along with accompanying audio commentary.

Panaboard’s Product Manager, Bob Curci said, “I strongly believe that Panasonic giving ‘voice’ to these Panaboards will prove tremendously beneficial to sales executives, teachers and all other interactive-audio video presenters. For the first time they can integrate ‘talking heads,’ sound effects, and video/audio files into their presentations without needing access to an external sound system to play them in rich, conference-room filling stereo sound.”

“With tools like Panasonic’s innovative Spotlight electronic highlighter, these new Elite Panaboard whiteboards take creating and displaying engaging, dynamic classroom and enterprise presentations to a new level of simplicity and sophistication,” added Curci.

Other features of the UB-T781/61 Elite Panaboards include simplified driver and software setup, an optimized electronic pen for easy, mouse-like operation, from-the-whiteboard PC control with onscreen keyboard input, auto saving of text and graphics written on the board, and integrated drawing tools.