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| PC World - 29 Aug (PC World)If you’ve been exhausted by the unstoppable deployment of AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot across your entire PC, be warned: don’t turn on your TV.
Samsung said Thursday that it has begun rolling out Copilot to its 2025 lineup of AI-powered TVs, meaning your living room won’t be the escape from AI you might have been hoping for. Samsung’s smart monitors, including the Samsung Smart Monitor M9 (review) — which likewise runs on Samsung’s Tizen operating system — will be getting Copilot, too.
Samsung originally announced a partnership with Microsoft at CES in January, saying that Copilot will be used for a “wide range of Copilot services, including personalized content recommendations.”
“Copilot is available on 2025 TV models including, Micro RGB, Neo QLED, OLED, The Frame Pro, The Frame, as well as the M7, M8, and M9 Smart Monitors,” Samsung said. “Availability will expand to additional regions and models over time and may vary by market.”
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Samsung says that this will be part of what Samsung calls its Vision AI, which includes Samsung’s own technology as well as Google’s.
“With Copilot built into the display, users can access Microsoft’s powerful AI companion through a simple voice command or click of the remote, making it easier to search, learn and engage with content directly from their screens,” Samsung says.
What Samsung isn’t doing, however, is building in Google Gemini into its own TVs. Instead, it’s turning to Copilot as the conversational AI built into the TV. Samsung already has its own Bixby voice assistant — which presumably is either being downplayed or is being used to adjust settings and other functions — as well as a Click to Search feature. Copilot will perform the heavy lifting. (Google Gemini is being added to Samsung’s Ballie home robot, however.)
“Whether viewers are curious about something they’re watching or looking to explore a topic further, Copilot can respond instantly to share quick facts about actors or athletes, summarize plots, support foreign language learning or help break down complex concepts — all from the largest screen in the user’s home,” Samsung says.
Copilot is designed to feel “like an AI companion in your living room,” added David Washington, Microsoft’s partner general manager of AI, in Samsung’s statement.
Let’s say you’re disgusted by all of this omnipresent AI and want to ditch Samsung, too. So what you do then? Don’t buy an LG TV. In January, LG said it also plans to integrate Copilot to certain models of its 2025 OLED evo TVs — again not saying which ones. (Presumably, both the Samsung and LG TVs will carry prominent Copilot labeling.)
Samsung has been the top-selling TV manufacturer for 19 years, incidentally.
Your safest bet? Find a wealthy neighborhood nearby, and pick up a used smart (or dumb) TV from a family who has to have the latest thing. Otherwise, our collective future means working with Copilot all day, settling down on the couch, and then having Copilot chirp, “Hey there — what’s going on?” as the TV powers on. There will be no escape. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | Aardvark - 28 Aug (Aardvark)Recent data seems to indicate that our brains are at risk of atrophy through
a lack of exercise. Blame technology and changing habits for that. Read...Newslink ©2025 to Aardvark |  |
|  | | RadioNZ - 28 Aug (RadioNZ) The chipmaker said there was robust demand for its artificial intelligence chips from cloud providers expanding infrastructure to power generative AI technology. Read...Newslink ©2025 to RadioNZ |  |
|  | | PC World - 28 Aug (PC World)ChatGPT is rapidly changing the world. The process is already happening, and it’s only going to accelerate as the technology improves, as more people gain access to it, and as more learn how to use it.
What’s shocking is just how many tasks ChatGPT is already capable of managing for you. While the naysayers may still look down their noses at the potential of AI assistants, I’ve been using it to handle all kinds of menial tasks for me. Here are my favorite examples.
Write your emails for you
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We’ve all been faced with the tricky task of writing an email—whether personal or professional—but not knowing quite how to word it. ChatGPT can do the heavy lifting for you, penning the (hopefully) perfect email based on whatever information you feed it.
Let’s assume the email you need to write is of a professional nature, and wording it poorly could negatively affect your career. By directing ChatGPT to write the email with a particular structure, content, and tone of voice, you can give yourself a huge head start.
A winning tip for this is to never accept ChatGPT’s first attempt. Always read through it and look for areas of improvement, then request tweaks to ensure you get the best possible email. You can (and should) also rewrite the email in your own voice. Learn more about how ChatGPT coached my colleague to write better emails.
Generate itineraries and schedules
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If you’re going on a trip but you’re the type of person who hates planning trips, then you should utilize ChatGPT’s ability to generate trip itineraries. The results can be customized to the nth degree depending on how much detail and instruction you’re willing to provide.
As someone who likes to get away at least once a year but also wants to make the most of every trip, leaning on ChatGPT for an itinerary is essential for me. I’ll provide the location and the kinds of things I want to see and do, then let it handle the rest. Instead of spending days researching everything myself, ChatGPT does 80 percent of it for me.
As with all of these tasks, you don’t need to accept ChatGPT’s first effort. Use different prompts to force the AI chatbot to shape the itinerary closer to what you want. You’d be surprised at how many cool ideas you’ll encounter this way—simply nix the ones you don’t like.
Break down difficult concepts
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One of the best tasks to assign to ChatGPT is the explanation of difficult concepts. Ask ChatGPT to explain any concept you can think of and it will deliver more often than not. You can tailor the level of explanation you need, and even have it include visual elements.
Let’s say, for example, that a higher-up at work regularly lectures everyone about the importance of networking. But maybe they never go into detail about what they mean, just constantly pushing the why without explaining the what. Well, just ask ChatGPT to explain networking!
Okay, most of us know what “networking” is and the concept isn’t very hard to grasp. But you can do this with anything. Ask ChatGPT to explain augmented reality, multi-threaded processing, blockchain, large language models, what have you. It will provide you with a clear and simple breakdown, maybe even with analogies and images.
Analyze and make tough decisions
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We all face tough decisions every so often. The next time you find yourself wrestling with a particularly tough one—and you just can’t decide one way or the other—try asking ChatGPT for guidance and advice.
It may sound strange to trust any kind of decision to artificial intelligence, let alone an important one that has you stumped, but doing so actually makes a lot of sense. While human judgment can be clouded by emotions, AI can set that aside and prioritize logic.
It should go without saying: you don’t have to accept ChatGPT’s answers. Use the AI to weigh the pros and cons, to help you understand what’s most important to you, and to suggest a direction. Who knows? If you find yourself not liking the answer given, that in itself might clarify what you actually want—and the right answer for you. This is the kind of stuff ChatGPT can do to improve your life.
Plan complex projects and strategies
Dave Parrack / Foundry
Most jobs come with some level of project planning and management. Even I, as a freelance writer, need to plan tasks to get projects completed on time. And that’s where ChatGPT can prove invaluable, breaking projects up into smaller, more manageable parts.
ChatGPT needs to know the nature of the project, the end goal, any constraints you may have, and what you have done so far. With that information, it can then break the project up with a step-by-step plan, and break it down further into phases (if required).
If ChatGPT doesn’t initially split your project up in a way that suits you, try again. Change up the prompts and make the AI chatbot tune in to exactly what you’re looking for. It takes a bit of back and forth, but it can shorten your planning time from hours to mere minutes.
Compile research notes
Dave Parrack / Foundry
If you need to research a given topic of interest, ChatGPT can save you the hassle of compiling that research. For example, ahead of a trip to Croatia, I wanted to know more about the Croatian War of Independence, so I asked ChatGPT to provide me with a brief summary of the conflict with bullet points to help me understand how it happened.
After absorbing all that information, I asked ChatGPT to add a timeline of the major events, further helping me to understand how the conflict played out. ChatGPT then offered to provide me with battle maps and/or summaries, plus profiles of the main players.
You can go even deeper with ChatGPT’s Deep Research feature, which is now available to free users, up to 5 Deep Research tasks per month. With Deep Research, ChatGPT conducts multi-step research to generate comprehensive reports (with citations!) based on large amounts of information across the internet. A Deep Research task can take up to 30 minutes to complete, but it’ll save you hours or even days.
Summarize articles, meetings, and more
Dave Parrack / Foundry
There are only so many hours in the day, yet so many new articles published on the web day in and day out. When you come across extra-long reads, it can be helpful to run them through ChatGPT for a quick summary. Then, if the summary is lacking in any way, you can go back and plow through the article proper.
As an example, I ran one of my own PCWorld articles (where I compared Bluesky and Threads as alternatives to X) through ChatGPT, which provided a brief summary of my points and broke down the best X alternative based on my reasons given. Interestingly, it also pulled elements from other articles. (Hmph.) If you don’t want that, you can tell ChatGPT to limit its summary to the contents of the link.
This is a great trick to use for other long-form, text-heavy content that you just don’t have the time to crunch through. Think transcripts for interviews, lectures, videos, and Zoom meetings. The only caveat is to never share private details with ChatGPT, like company-specific data that’s protected by NDAs and the like.
Create Q&A flashcards for learning
Dave Parrack / Foundry
Flashcards can be extremely useful for drilling a lot of information into your brain, such as when studying for an exam, onboarding in a new role, prepping for an interview, etc. And with ChatGPT, you no longer have to painstakingly create those flashcards yourself. All you have to do is tell the AI the details of what you’re studying.
You can specify the format (such as Q&A or multiple choice), as well as various other elements. You can also choose to keep things broad or target specific sub-topics or concepts you want to focus on. You can even upload your own notes for ChatGPT to reference. You can also use Google’s NotebookLM app in a similar way.
Provide interview practice
Dave Parrack / Foundry
Whether you’re a first-time jobseeker or have plenty of experience under your belt, it’s always a good idea to practice for your interviews when making career moves. Years ago, you might’ve had to ask a friend or family member to act as your mock interviewer. These days, ChatGPT can do it for you—and do it more effectively.
Inform ChatGPT of the job title, industry, and level of position you’re interviewing for, what kind of interview it’ll be (e.g., screener, technical assessment, group/panel, one-on-one with CEO), and anything else you want it to take into consideration. ChatGPT will then conduct a mock interview with you, providing feedback along the way.
When I tried this out myself, I was shocked by how capable ChatGPT can be at pretending to be a human in this context. And the feedback it provides for each answer you give is invaluable for knocking off your rough edges and improving your chances of success when you’re interviewed by a real hiring manager.
Further reading: 9 creative ways to use ChatGPT that you probably haven’t tried yet Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 28 Aug (PC World)The term hard drive refers to the actual storage medium — either in the classic sense with rotating magnetic discs (HDD) or as a modern SSD with flash memory. The term drive refers to the electronics and technology that handle reading and writing on these storage devices. In practice, both are usually combined in one device. Even SSDs without mechanical parts are still referred to as “drives.”
Partitions are logical subdivisions of a data carrier. They organize the memory, but are initially empty and unusable. Only when a partition is formatted and assigned a file system does it become a volume. This appears in the operating system as an independent drive with a letter such as “C:” or “D:.” A hard drive can contain multiple partitions and, therefore, multiple volumes.
You’ll often encounter storage-related terms—like in Windows Disk Management, where you can view both drives and their partitions.IDG
Virtual hard disks, such as those used in virtualization programs like VirtualBox or VMware, are files that behave like real data carriers. Virtual partitions are also possible, for example, when several physical areas are combined into one logical storage. This technology is often used in Linux.
An image is a complete copy of a volume — including all data, file systems, and boot information. Images are used to back up or restore a system. To access an image, it must be mounted with special software. macOS uses so-called containers with the APFS file system. These containers hold multiple volumes that dynamically share storage space, offering more flexibility than classic partitions, whose sizes are fixed. Containers allow for more efficient use of available memory.
In short: hard disks and drives refer to physical components, while partitions and volumes are logical units for organizing the storage. Images are used for backup, and containers enable flexible storage management. Making a clear distinction between the terms helps you work more precisely and protect data more effectively. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 27 Aug (PC World)At a glanceExpert`s Rating
Pros
Powerful processor with AI functions
Many USB ports
Two 2.5 Gbit Ethernet ports
Up to four 8K monitors can be connected
Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4
Cons
Revs up abruptly and gets loud
Second SSD only possible as M.2-2230
Our Verdict
The sleek metal Geekom A9 Max, powered by AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with Zen 5, handles everyday tasks and Windows 11 AI features effortlessly, and with its multiple connections and four-monitor support, offers a compelling alternative to bulky desktop PCs.
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Desktop PCs have been under my desk for almost 30 years. Early last year, after issues with the Intel Core i9-14900KF, the CSL VenomBox was my first mini PC, and I haven’t regretted it.
As I want to stay up-to-date with AI, I needed a suitable mini PC. I chose the Geekom A9 Max with the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, which is a moderate performance upgrade over the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS in the CSL VenomBox, while also providing the necessary AI support and updated connectivity.
Geekom A9 Max: Specs
Dimensions: 135 × 132 × 46.9 mm (W × D × H)
Processor: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
GPU: AMD Radeon 890M
Memory: 2 × 16 GB Wodposit Dual-Channel DDR5 5600MHz
Internal storage: Lexar LNQ7A1X002T, M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 ×4 NVMe SSD
SSD upgradeability: 1 × M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 ×4 NVMe, up to 4 TB
Rear connections: 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 × USB 2.0 Type-A, 1 × USB 4.0 Type-C DP-Alt-Mode / PD-In, 1 × USB 4.0 Type-C DP-Alt-Mode, 2 × Ethernet RJ45 2.5 Gbit/s, 2 × HDMI 2.1 FRL, 1 × DC-In
Front connections: 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Always On, 1 × 3.5 mm headphone jack, 1 × SD card reader 4.0
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 (64-bit)
Accessories: VESA mount (121.8 × 116.5 × 1.0 mm)
The Geekom A9 Max is a good choice for users seeking AI functions and above-average performance.
Geekom A9 Max: Design and features
The A9 Max mini PC, which has only been available for a few weeks, was unveiled at CES earlier this year. Geekom packs the hardware into an attractively designed metal housing that’s supposed to withstand up to 200 kilograms of pressure. We haven’t tested this claim, but we can attest to the high stability of the housing.
Christoph Hoffmann
With dimensions of 135 x 132 x 46.9 millimeters, the A9 Max fits easily on any desk. It can also be attached to the back of a monitor using a VESA mount, which doesn’t make sense with my setup with three 27-inch monitors on a single rail.
As is typical for a mini PC, there are connections available on the front and rear, although the computer’s orientation on the desk doesn’t really matter. The front is marked by the on/off switch. Geekom hasn’t been stingy with ports and leaves nothing to be desired: supporting up to four monitors with 8K, there are two USB4 ports with DisplayPort 1.4 each, plus two HDMI 2.1 ports.
Christoph Hoffmann
One highlight is the two 2.5 Gbit Ethernet ports, which become useful when paired with a compatible router or switch and a NAS, such as the Ugreen DX4800 Plus (more on this later).
Christoph Hoffmann
There are also additional USB ports, totaling eight in various versions–from USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 Gen 2 to USB 4.0 Type-C. This setup also allows storage devices to be connected at high speed.
Geekom A9 Max: Processor, GPU, RAM, and SSD
At the heart of the Geekom A9 Max is the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, a high-end processor from the AMD Ryzen AI 300 series, developed for both laptops and desktops.
It has 12 cores (4 × Zen 5 and 8 × Zen 5c) and supports up to 24 threads thanks to SMT. AMD’s Radeon 890M graphics and an integrated AI engine deliver up to 80 TOPS in total, 50 TOPS of which come via the NPU, meaning the CPU is specifically designed for AI applications and acceleration.
The system in includes 32 GB of DDR5 RAM (5,600 MT/s) in two 16 GB modules. A single 32 GB module would have been more favorable for a future upgrade to 64 GB, since both modules would otherwise need to be replaced. The manufacturer is Wodposit Technology from Shenzhen, China–little is known about the company itself, but it has been a hardware partner of Geekom for some time.
Christoph Hoffmann
The NVMe SSD installed in our A9 Max has a 2 TB capacity and comes from Lexar, labeled LNQ7A1X002T. It’s also possible that SSDs from other manufacturers are used in other A9 units.
Christoph Hoffmann
There is a short M.2 interface (M.2-2230) for an additional SSD, though the choice of compatible drives is limited. For our upgrade, we opted for the Crucial P310 SSD 2 TB M.2.
Geekom A9 Max: Windows 11 version 24H2 comes pre-installed
The A9 Max comes with a hardware-bound license for Windows 11. When booting the mini PC for the first time, the Windows installation begins, the Windows installation begins and takes around 50 minutes. Updates are loaded during the set-up, but Windows offers further updates later on.
In our test setup, a 27-inch Dell monitor is connected to the A9 Max, along with a wired Cherry keyboard and a Microsoft mouse with dongle. The mini PC is connected to the network via an Ethernet cable to the 2.5 Gbit/s BrosTrend 8X switch.
We won’t go into further detail about Windows, but we observed that many of the operating system’s AI features are supported.
Geekom A9 Max: Performance
Given the strong hardware for a mini PC in this price range, we were eager to see the performance test results. We used the PCMark 10 benchmark test to evaluate actual performance, which provides realistic values by running everyday tasks sequentially.
Scoring 7,976, the A9 easily lands in the top shirt. For comparison, the Asus ZenBook 14 OLED with its Ryzen 7 7730U processor scores a total of 6,722 points. This shows just how the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 stacks up against Qualcomm and Intel CPUs.
Christoph Hoffmann
The Geekom A9 Max scores 3,279 points in 3DMark’s Steel Nomad Light benchmark, placing it in the “good” range and slightly above average. It also performs solidly in the Time Spy benchmark, with 3,701 points.
Christoph Hoffmann
The M.2 NVMe SSD from Lexar delivers a read speed of 6,242 MB/s and a write speed of 5,423 MB/s in the Crystal Disk Mark benchmark. This is an above average value for a PCIe 4.0 SSD. By comparison, the retrofitted Crucial P310 SSD 2 TB achieves even higher speeds, with 7,000 read and 4,614 MB/s write.
Christoph Hoffmann
Another point of interest is the dual Ethernet setup with 2 x 2.5 Gbit/s ports. In short, there’s no speed boost form using a single LAN port; the main advantage is the ability to connect to two wired networks in parallel.
Regarding speed, we connected the A9 Max to the network using two category eight network cables and used Windows File Explorer to copy a video file of nearly 5.8 GB to and from the Ugreen NAS DX4800 Plus, which also has two 2.5 Gbit/s ports.
The average bandwidth was 278 MB/s, whether one or both Ethernet ports were connected. The NAS Performance Tester produced similar results, recording average speeds of 276.04 MB/s for reading and 289.09 MB/s for writing.
Christoph Hoffmann
Geekom A9 Max: Conclusion
The Geekom A9 Max is a good choice for users seeking AI functions and above-average performance. With its comprehensive features and multi-monitor support, the mini PC is well-suited for office use and also appeals to developers and graphic designers.
Geekom’s pricing policy, however, is somewhat unfortunate. In the U.S., the A9 Max is currently goes for $999, which is down from its original $1,199. That’s not a bad discount right there, but you may see the price fluctuate due to the occasional promotion on Geekom’s website. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 27 Aug (PC World)YouTube is being overrun with AI slop. And it probably doesn’t help that YouTube itself, and owner Google, is where a lot of it is coming from. The latest questionable decision from the operator of the web’s de facto home for video? Using AI-powered tools to “enhance” videos, without telling anyone—including the creators who made said videos.
YouTube viewers and video producers like Rhett Shull have noticed a certain sheen and smoothness to some videos that wasn’t intentionally done by the original uploaders. This sort of filtering isn’t new—in fact, you’ve probably seen it over-applied to old movie clips uploaded to TikTok and YouTube shorts, giving them an unnaturally smooth motion and overly glossy look for things like human skin. But the subtle application of these filters is part of a test rolled out by YouTube itself, confirmed by Rene Ritchie, the platform’s head of editorial.
“We’re running an experiment on select YouTube Shorts that uses traditional machine learning technology to unblur, denoise, and improve clarity in videos during processing (similar to what a modern smartphone does when you record a video),” Ritchie said, replying to a question on social media. He started the post with “No GenAI, no upscaling,” perhaps in hopes of deflecting some of the backlash. Calling the tool “traditional machine learning” (what?) was probably meant to soften the blow as well.
As Ars Technica notes, this is indeed simply a wider application of similar filter tools that have been available for a while. The misapplication of the term “AI” to machine learning—and the intentional overselling of products while large language models become more prevalent in the public consciousness—is one of my personal bugaboos with Google and other marketers of this new technology.
But here’s the other shoe dropping: Google has no one to blame but itself if users instantly recoil at the thought of applying “AI” to videos, even if it’s little more than a new kind of filter. Users are increasingly wary of harder-to-spot generative AI slipping into text, images, music, and video, and Google/YouTube itself is one of the biggest vendors of this technology. Applying machine learning tech (again, possibly intentionally confused with “AI” tools) to videos suddenly becomes a point of contention for users who might not have had any problem with it a few years ago.
Not to mention the problem of applying these visual filters to videos without even informing the creators of those videos. Smoothing motion and evening out textures, particularly skin and other fine details, is a touchy subject at the best of times. Doing it without explicitly telling people it’s being done is a great way to lose the trust of the people making the content that YouTube relies upon. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | PC World - 27 Aug (PC World)As the back-to-school season approaches in 2025, teachers aren’t just buying markers or restocking textbooks—they’re reinventing what it means to educate in a hybrid, high-tech learning space. With students clamoring for more engaging, interactive lessons and administrators seeking technologies that bridge physical and digital classrooms, smart boards are no longer optional but imperative.
Among the growing list of interactive screens, HKMLC 55? Smart Board stands out—not for dazzling stunts, but for its capacity to deliver what today’s classrooms actually need: clarity, connectivity, collaboration, and affordability. Here’s how HKMLC smart board can be put to use in a variety of teaching scenarios for the 2025 school year.
Plug In, Power Up, Teach Smarter
One of the first things you’ll notice when you glance at the HKMLC Smart Board is how quickly it comes online. Designed for educators—whatever their status, IT professionals or not—the unit provides plug-and-play with a built-in Android 11 OS. No more fiddling around with projectors, external computers, and calibration processes. Mount the board, turn it on, and you’re ready to rock.
The Android interface is smooth and responsive, allowing them to easily transition between applications, browsers, video, and digital whiteboard functionality. And with support for multi-window multitasking, teachers are able to use a lesson while they consult their lesson plan or student feedback simultaneously.
A Visual and Interactive Upgrade
The 4K UHD resolution of the HKMLC board is not merely a spec-sheet boast—quite literally, it makes a big difference in classroom legibility, even in larger or light-filled classrooms. Students are able to read fine text easily, observe complex diagrams, and interact with multimedia materials without eye strain or glare.
But where the board truly excels is in its touch performance. Able to handle up to 10 touch points simultaneously, students can work together—complex issues, moving things around on the screen, or co-editing in real time. The board comes with two styluses providing smooth digital ink and palm rejection, resulting in a writing experience very much like the old whiteboards—without the mess.
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Built for Hybrid Learning and Device Integration
Back to school in 2025 is more likely than not a mix of in-person, remote, and hybrid teaching. HKMLC knows. The board includes Eshare Pro, allowing wire-free screen casting from as many as 9 devices, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones. When a teacher wants to display a student’s work or a student wants to display research, the process is fast and lag-free.
We were also glad to find screen capture and recording features, which allow lessons to be saved, shared, or reviewed—ideal for absent students or flipped-classroom classrooms. Teachers can work within split-screen environments, comment on current web pages or YouTube videos, and even launch third-party education software from the Android desktop.
Designed for Engagement, Not Just Display
Not only does HKMLC Smart Board replicate traditional teaching behaviors online—it enhances them. Its interactive whiteboard feature comes with built-in templates like mind maps, grids, and diagrams, which enable instructors to organize material in a rush while it takes students along the way.
Lesson material can be saved as image files or PDFs so students can view material outside of class, or instructors can keep digital records. Regardless of whether you’re creating a science diagram, a set of math problems, or a brainstorming list, it can be saved and shared in one tap.
Practical Hardware, Future-Ready Build
Physically, the board is modern, thin, and lightweight to be mounted or placed on a roll-around cart. It’s ideal for space-constrained classrooms or schools with several locations where they can utilize the same board. Ports are logically located, with multiple HDMI, USB, and LAN alternatives, and front facing for convenient use of USB stick input during instruction.
Integrated speakers are adequate for most standard classrooms, and the general audio-visual setup supports a wide range of multimedia codecs. The build is heavy-duty and very durable—a requirement for school use where equipment must withstand intense usage.
A Competitive Price Point for Tight Budgets
Priced at around $1487 (on Amazon), the HKMLC Smart Board significantly undershoots many expensive alternatives without sacrificing critical functionality. For educational institutions wanting to meet performance with value, it is an attractive solution for classroom, training room, or small conference room equipment.
While some smart boards are available with additional subscription-based software included in the package, HKMLC’s open Android platform gives schools the freedom to use their preferred software, avoiding long-term costs and vendor lock-in.
HKMLC
Clever, Accessible, and Ready for the Future of Education
The HKMLC Smart Board is not trying to reinvent the wheel—but that is precisely why it wins. It’s focused on the things most important to educators: visual clarity, interactive input, hybrid compatibility, and simplicity. It’s the kind of board that steps back and lets teachers teach—and that is exactly what makes it so effective.
As schools plan ahead for a new school year, expenditure on the right technology is no longer about catching up—it’s about empowering students, facilitating teachers, and making smarter classrooms. The HKMLC Smart Board earns a resounding A+ across the board. Read...Newslink ©2025 to PC World |  |
|  | | ITBrief - 26 Aug (ITBrief) Almost all contact centres now use AI, but success hinges on blending technology with human skills to tackle complex, emotional customer needs effectively. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
|  | | ITBrief - 26 Aug (ITBrief) Amber Technology debuts Philips NeoPix 150 and 450 Smart projectors in Australia and NZ, offering full HD, portability, and smart streaming from AUD $449. Read...Newslink ©2025 to ITBrief |  |
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