High-Tech Gadgets
Inside Dental Technology delivers updates on digital workflows, materials, lab techniques, and innovation in dental technology through expert articles and videos.
August 1, 2018
Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2018
Page(s): p. 54
Digital dentistry has taken the profession by storm, but digital business tools also can help your laboratory. Here is a sampling of cutting-edge business tools we identified that could prove impactful.
Do you frequently have conference calls between your team and clinicians? This smart speakerphone is equipped with four upgraded microphone arrays capable of catching sound from every angle up to 26 feet, and fit for a meeting room with one to 12 people. It can provide rich, crystal-clear HD audio thanks to the VoiceIA™ Algorithm. Its Acoustic Echo Canceller completely eliminates echo and noise to guarantee a high-quality conference call experience even in noisy outdoor areas.
emeetglobal.com
For those who prefer old-fashioned note-taking but want the benefits of having their notes stored digitally, this is for you. The Moleskine+ Smart Writing System offers the freedom to plan and capture inspiration by hand on paper, teamed with all the advantages of borderless digital creativity. The Smart Writing System features a range of Paper Tablet smart notebooks, the Smart Planner, the Pen+ smart pen and the Moleskine Notes App. Together, they enable ideas, words, and plans to travel beyond the page and evolve digitally, ready to be developed, saved, and shared on screen.
moleskine.com
Do you ever wish you had an easel, paper, and markers for an impromptu brainstorm session, perhaps when discussing a treatment plan? The Samsung Flip is an innovative digital flipchart that helps to drive more productive and efficient business collaboration without the hassle. With the Samsung Flip interactive UHD display, a team can work smarter, faster, and better. Business meetings can take place anywhere, anytime.
samsung.com
How much time do you and your staff spend taking cases from one workstation to another? Loomo Go is designed for indoor delivery, running at human walking speed and capable of making multiple deliveries in one trip. The droid knows exactly where it is, and communicates information through cloud-based API.
segwayrobotics.com
Have you ever wished your smartphone were a desk phone, or vice versa? Receive and make calls with this desktop phone using your mobile line. You can also charge your mobile and tablet with the integrated docking station, and easily switch calls from handset to loudspeaker with the touch of a button.
invoxia.com
Is there one product or task for which you wish you had the ultimate shortcut? The Button Corporation's bttn is used in more than 100 countries by companies ordering products and services for transportation/logistics, maintenance services, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, and more. The new bttn Mini can perform two separate actions with a press and a long press.
bt.tn
If you give presentations frequently either inside or outside your laboratory, this all-in-one mouse could be a game-changer. Control presentation screen effects simply with your voice, or use it as motion-sensitive handheld or high-resolution desktop mouse.
gyration.com
Wish you could turn any screen in your laboratory into a touchscreen? Now, you can. Get digital writing capabilities on existing TVs, monitors, computers, smartphone screens, and more with this attachment and pen. It also provides a shared feature that allows screens to connect to each other over the Internet.
mygotouch.com
How much time do you and your staff spend making coffee? Smarter Coffee offers you full control of the coffee maker remotely through a smartphone app. It can also be connected to Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant-enabled devices, or set up to start brewing a pot when you walk in the door.
smarter.am/coffee
