Mimio is a brand name of a line of technology products aimed at the education market. The primary products were originally focused around computer whiteboard interactive teaching devices. MimioCapture devices also allow users to capture all of the ink strokes that are written on the whiteboard. When used in conjunction with a video projector it turns the ordinary whiteboard surface into a fully interactive whiteboard. The product line has been dramatically expanded in the last two years as described in the "Hardware Products" and "Software Products" sections below.
The product line was originally designed by Virtual Ink. On October 4, 2006 Newell Rubbermaid acquired the Mimio interactive whiteboard (iWB) product line. On July 15, 2013, SkyView Capital acquired the Mimio hardware and software product lines.
History
The first Mimio was introduced in 1997.
In November 2008, a Graphics tablet called Mimio Pad was launched under the Mimio brand. It comes with the most popular Mimio studio functions pre-programmed for ease of use. It uses 2.4 GHz wireless technology and has a range of 12m.
In June, 2010, the brand changed to DYMO/Mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies. At the same time, the company introduced five new products at the ISTE(International Society for Technology in Education) 2010 conference in Denver, CO. The new product line, the MimioClassroom(tm) family of products, included a redesign of the prior mimio Xi bar. It is called the MimioTeach(tm) interactive system, and turns any dry-erase board into an interactive whiteboard. In addition, DYMO/Mimio introduced the MimioVote(tm) assessment system, MimioView(tm) document camera, and MimioCapture(tm) ink recording system.
All of the MimioClassroom products are powered by MimioStudio software.
On March 9, 2011, DYMO/Mimio ITT acquired Headsprout, a provider of adaptive instructional lessons. The acquisition further strengthened the DYMO/Mimio portfolio of innovative and integrated hardware, software, and services. The official announcement was made publicly on March 15, 2011.
In June, 2012, the brand changed back to Mimio. At that time, Mimio launched the new MimioReading comprehension suite, based on the original Headsprout Reading Comprehension product. MimioReading builds on the individualized computer instruction of Headsprout Reading Comprehension by adding complementary lessons for group instruction at the whiteboard, as well as a MimioStudio software license and iPad app.
At the beginning of 2015, Mimio had the following classroom technology products: MimioTeach; MimioProjector 280, 280I and 280T; MimioDisplay 550T, 650T, 700T, and 840T; MimioBoard 780T and 870T; MimioCapture3; MimioPad2; MimioView 340H; MimioVote32; MimioStudio Notebook software and MimioMobile app.
On Feb. 29, 2016 the Mimio education suite was acquired by the Boxlight Corporation, a manufacturer of classroom technology that was to that point best-known as a top brand for interactive displays and projectors.
Hardware Products
Mimio has perhaps the broadest core product line in the Interactive Classroom Technology market. Mimio's product line ranges from MimioTeach, a portable interactive solution that, as Mimio puts it, "turns any whiteboard into an interactive whiteboard in thirty seconds," through MimioProjector, MimioBoard Touch and a family of four Interactive Flat Panel Displays introduced in 2013.
Mimio also has a range of accessory products including the MimioView document camera.
As of 2015, Mimio has the following classroom technology products: MimioTeach; MimioProjector 280, 280I and 280T; MimioDisplay 550T, 650T, 700T, and 840T; MimioBoard 780T and 870T; MimioCapture3; MimioPad2; MimioView 340H; MimioVote32; MimioStudio Notebook software and MimioMobile app.
Software Products
MimioStudio is a Power-Point-like application with unique features added to enable interactivity and, through the MimioMobile add-on, to push interactive instructional activities and assessments out to student iPad and Android tablets and SmartPhones.
As of 2015, Mimio has the following classroom technology products: MimioTeach; MimioProjector 280, 280I and 280T; MimioDisplay 550T, 650T, 700T, and 840T; MimioBoard 780T and 870T; MimioCapture3; MimioPad2; MimioView 340H; MimioVote32; MimioStudio Notebook software and MimioMobile app.
Market Presence
Mimio hardware and/or software is in roughly 1,000,000 classrooms in over 50 countries. The software is available in 30 languages and is designed for great ease of use.