Awards
August 9, 2010 — PCMag.com
"...it's hard to imagine why anyone would still want an interactive whiteboard, when they could get the [BrightLink] 450Wi instead."
July 27, 2010 — rAVe ProAV Edition
Epson's new BrightLink 450Wi is basically a WXGA (1280x800) resolution, short-throw LCD projector that's an interactive whiteboard built right into the projector! - Gary Kayye
May 14, 2010 — Anthony Arrigo, ProjectorReviews.com
"The Epson BrightLink 450Wi Interactive projector was designed from the ground up to be easy to install, easy to configure and above all else value priced."
May 11, 2010 — Marc Davidson, Projector Central
The 450Wi is an impressive representative of a rare breed of projector - interactive, with an ultra short throw. It delivers a bright, high quality image for data, good connectivity, and it even comes with its own interactive software. Given the choice between the 450Wi and another ultra short throw projector paired with a separate interactive whiteboard, the 450Wi is unquestionably the more elegant choice, and it belongs high on your short list.
April 29, 2010 — AV Technology
The BrightLink 450Wi is an intelligent, interactive projector that allows educators to turn any standard whiteboard or smooth wall into an interactive learning area. Because interactive capabilities are built into the projector and not the board, this innovative classroom tool eliminates the need to purchase and install dedicated interactive whiteboards.
April 26, 2010 — KFYR-TV
"The old overheads, it was kind of teacher-driven. These technologies really make it more student driven so that the students are in charge and an integral part of the environment, that they're not just receiving it from the teacher day after day, that they are contribution," said BPS Technology Director Tanna Kincaid.
January 20, 2010 — THE Journal
Tech vets go toe-to-toe on the latest tools that can improve instruction, boost productivity, or just help make users' lives a bit more organized.
January 13, 2010 — Tech & Learning
Epson's BrightLink 450Wi is an intelligent projector that allows educators to turn any standard whiteboard or smooth wall into an interactive learning area. This allows educators to easily integrate interactive capabilities and eliminates the need to purchase and install dedicated interactive whiteboards.
January 13, 2010 — eSchool News
In a move that could shake up the interactive whiteboard (IWB) market, two projector manufacturers have just released new products that can turn virtually any surface into an IWB.
January 13, 2010 — THE Journal
Epson has introduced six new projectors designed for schools, including a new short-throw model that can be mounted as close as 2.8 inches from the projection surface. The new lineup debuted Wednesday at the FETC 2010 conference, underway this week in Orlando, FL.
January 13, 2010 — Scholastic Administrator Online
Epson's new short-throw projector, BrightLink450Wi, can turn almost any school wall into an interactive learning space, recreating the functionality of an interactive whiteboard. The projector works with a digital infrared pen, which allows users to create a digital learning space on a variety of surfaces from a standard whiteboard to white cinderblock walls.
January 13, 2010 — Government Video
"The Epson BrightLink 450Wi looks to be an exceptional educational enhancement, allowing us to use virtually any smooth wall in the school as an interactive whiteboard to create an environment of creativity and collaboration in the classroom," said Ted Lai, director, Technology and Media Services at the Fullerton (Calif.) School District. "The savings we can realize from the BrightLink solution will allow us to free up dollars for additional education technology and expand interactivity into more classrooms."
January 13, 2010 — Electronista
Epson in its latest launch has revealed the BrightLink 450Wi, a projector that lets teachers create an interactive learning area from any standard whiteboard or smooth wall. This capability eliminates the need to install dedicated interactive whiteboards in a classroom.
January 13, 2010 — Scholastic Tech Tools
Following on the heels of InFocus's LiteBoard Technology, Epson's BrightLink 450Wi projector can turn any white board or wall into an interactive board, ready for a lesson. The projector's three LCD imaging engine puts out 2,500 lumens of light and can fill a 5-foot screen from as close as 18-inches away.
January 13, 2010 — Projector Central
Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide (1), today introduced the BrightLink 450Wi, an intelligent, interactive projector that allows educators to turn any standard whiteboard or smooth wall into an interactive learning area.