Best Wireless Presentation Systems for Engineering and Scientific Collaboration Environments

Nearly all wireless collaboration solutions will work with computers using Windows and Mac OS systems. Most wireless presentation systems utilize a proprietary application running on these devices to send the signal over a network or directly to the receiver attached to the display. Some models, such as the BenQ InstaShow, utilize a hardware button to connect without using any applications making it easy for BYOD devices to use the system.

Inexpensive devices based on the Chrome OS are becoming more popular in laboratories and science work spaces due to their affordability and the variety of form factors available. These range from inexpensive devices such as Chromebits, to higher-end Chromeboxes. While some wireless presentation solutions have written apps for these devices, the support for these devices is limited among the major brands of wireless presentation solutions.

Wireless connections to digital cameras enable technicians to share their results right from their desks to their colleagues to capture real time chemical reactions, test results, or dissection procedures using various types of document cameras, head mounted devices, or even specialty cameras such as endoscopic cameras. These devices require a software-free wireless HDMI presentation system.

Digital microscopes with an HDMI digital output are becoming increasingly affordable, enabling individual technicians to have their own device to view and present their findings to their team. The BenQ InstaShow transmitter button can directly connect to a microscope’s HDMI port, and be powered by either a USB adapter or power bank to enable a wireless connection to the shared display.

With the explosion IoT technology, nearly every electronic product category is being transformed into a connected device. The development process for this is complicated and often requires multiple debugging efforts on Beagle Boards, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino boards to test radios, chipsets, and functionality. App-free wireless presentation systems can use the HDMI port on these devices, enabling sharing content directly from the device for team collaboration on quality issues or to try out apps in real time.

Quality control is a team effort, and the ability to share and analyze data in a group is key to real time collaboration. Newer testing equipment, such as the Keithly Parameter Analyzer, now have HDMI connectivity that can be used by a wireless presentation system to show real time results to a projector or large display – enabling the entire team to have the same data.