<s>
Mimio	B-Device
is	O
a	O
brand	O
name	O
of	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
technology	O
products	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
education	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
a	O
video	B-Device
projector	I-Device
it	O
turns	O
the	O
ordinary	O
whiteboard	O
surface	O
into	O
a	O
fully	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
line	O
has	O
been	O
dramatically	O
expanded	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
years	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Hardware	O
Products	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Software	B-Application
Products	I-Application
"	O
sections	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2006	O
Newell	O
Rubbermaid	O
acquired	O
the	O
Mimio	B-Device
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
(	O
iWB	O
)	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
SkyView	O
Capital	O
acquired	O
the	O
Mimio	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
software	B-Application
product	I-Application
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Mimio	B-Device
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
Graphics	B-Device
tablet	I-Device
called	O
Mimio	B-Device
Pad	O
was	O
launched	O
under	O
the	O
Mimio	B-Device
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
Mimio	B-Device
studio	O
functions	O
pre-programmed	O
for	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
changed	O
to	O
DYMO/Mimio	O
Interactive	O
Teaching	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
product	O
line	O
,	O
the	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
mimio	B-Device
Xi	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
called	O
the	O
,	O
and	O
turns	O
any	O
dry-erase	O
board	O
into	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
DYMO/Mimio	O
introduced	O
the	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
DYMO/Mimio	O
ITT	O
acquired	O
,	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
adaptive	O
instructional	O
lessons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acquisition	O
further	O
strengthened	O
the	O
DYMO/Mimio	O
portfolio	O
of	O
innovative	O
and	O
integrated	O
hardware	O
,	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
brand	O
changed	O
back	O
to	O
Mimio	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Mimio	B-Device
launched	O
the	O
new	O
MimioReading	O
comprehension	O
suite	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Headsprout	O
Reading	O
Comprehension	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Mimio	B-Device
had	O
the	O
following	O
classroom	O
technology	O
products	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Feb	O
.	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
the	O
Mimio	B-Device
education	O
suite	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
,	O
a	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
classroom	O
technology	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
that	O
point	O
best-known	O
as	O
a	O
top	O
brand	O
for	O
interactive	O
displays	O
and	O
projectors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimio	B-Device
has	O
perhaps	O
the	O
broadest	O
core	O
product	O
line	O
in	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Classroom	O
Technology	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimio	B-Device
's	O
product	O
line	O
ranges	O
from	O
MimioTeach	O
,	O
a	O
portable	O
interactive	O
solution	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
Mimio	B-Device
puts	O
it	O
,	O
"	O
turns	O
any	O
whiteboard	O
into	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
in	O
thirty	O
seconds	O
,	O
"	O
through	O
MimioProjector	O
,	O
MimioBoard	O
Touch	O
and	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
four	O
Interactive	O
Flat	O
Panel	O
Displays	O
introduced	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mimio	B-Device
also	O
has	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
accessory	O
products	O
including	O
the	O
MimioView	O
document	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Mimio	B-Device
has	O
the	O
following	O
classroom	O
technology	O
products	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2015	O
,	O
Mimio	B-Device
has	O
the	O
following	O
classroom	O
technology	O
products	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Mimio	B-Device
hardware	O
and/or	O
software	O
is	O
in	O
roughly	O
1,000,000	O
classrooms	O
in	O
over	O
50	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
available	O
in	O
30	O
languages	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
great	O
ease	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MimioTeach	O
interactive	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
system	O
is	O
typically	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
whiteboard	O
using	O
magnets	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
teacher	O
's	O
PC	O
via	O
a	O
USB	O
connection	O
or	O
through	O
MimioHub	O
,	O
a	O
proprietary	O
wireless	O
USB	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teacher	O
's	O
PC	O
is	O
then	O
attached	O
to	O
a	O
video	B-Device
projector	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
MimioStylus	O
pen	O
is	O
calibrated	O
to	O
the	O
MimioTeach	O
system	O
using	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Ultrasound	B-Application
and	O
Infrared	O
to	O
identify	O
its	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
traditional	O
interactive	B-Application
board	I-Application
based	O
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Resistive	O
Touch	O
,	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Application
and	O
infrared	O
can	O
scale	O
from	O
small	O
whiteboards	O
to	O
very	O
large	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
another	O
important	O
differentiator	O
,	O
MimioTeach	O
is	O
portable	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
heavy	O
electronic	B-Application
whiteboard	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
's	O
Mimio	B-Device
products	O
build	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
technology	O
and	O
newer	O
development	O
including	O
MimioTouch	O
360°	O
that	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
touch	O
points	O
on	O
the	O
MimioBoard	O
Touch	O
and	O
MimioDisplay	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
