Jamboard is designed to make learning a more interactive and engaging experience through real-time, peer-to-peer collaboration. With its online platform for shared problem solving and ideation, Jamboard has been bringing collaboration to new heights in the classroom. To help make this technology more accessible to educational institutions, we’re offering a new, discounted price for Jamboard, specifically for G Suite for Education domains.

G Suite for Education customers in the United States are now eligible to purchase a Jamboard for a one-time cost of $5600. This price also covers:

• A single management and support fee payment of $600 with no repeating annual payment
• A wall mount (a rolling stand can be purchased as an optional extra)
• Two styluses
• An eraser

G Suite for Education customers who have already purchased Jamboards will qualify for the one-time management and support fee program.

While all devices come with a free one-year warranty, our partner BenQ is offering an optional three-year warranty at a discounted rate. See here for details.

To purchase a Jamboard at this newly discounted price, email jamboard-sales@google.com or contact your reseller. For more information on these new prices, please reference this guide.

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Over the past year, we’ve announced that Jamboard, our cloud-based, collaborative whiteboard, is available for purchase in an ever-growing list of countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, and select parts of Europe. We’re now expanding that list further, bringing Jamboard to Australia and New Zealand.

G Suite customers in Australia and New Zealand can now purchase Jamboard for $7,999 (AUD), which includes two styluses, an eraser, and a wall mount. See the table below for pricing.

Keep in mind that a G Suite license is required to use Jamboard so that you can access files from Drive, use them in your brainstorms, and come back to your work later.



G Suite customers based in Australia and New Zealand can contact their Google Cloud sales rep, our distributor, BenQ, or visit our website to learn more about how to start jamming with colleagues today.

Additional information about Jamboard
In addition to the Jamboard device, the Jamboard app is available on Android and iOS for all G Suite customers. When used on a tablet, the Jamboard app allows users to experience similar features as they would on the Jamboard device. On a smartphone, the app functions as a companion for the Jamboard device.

Usage of the Jamboard app is controlled by a service on/off switch in the Admin console, and is off by default.

Check out the Help Center for more information, including an FAQ section.

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Jamboard devices now available for purchase in Australia and New Zealand

Editions:
G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education customers

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Admins only

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As we continue to add new features to the overall Jamboard experience, the latest Jamboard release helps people more clearly and effectively get their message out.

White color brushesUsers can now draw brush strokes, use handwriting/shape recognition, and autodraw tools in an all new white color.

Bluetooth conferencing devices compatibilityUsers can now connect and use Bluetooth Conferencing (speaker and microphone combined) devices to the Jamboard. A full list of supported devices can be found in the Help Center.

For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education customers

Rollout pace:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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With Jamboard, it’s easy to enrich your team brainstorms with the power of G Suite. For example, you can grab images and content from the web and bring them straight into your “jam,” pull in work from Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, or add photos stored in Drive.

To make the Jamboard experience even more integrated with G Suite, the jam files you own will now appear in your Drive folder. This means you can easily open, copy, and share jam files from My Drive, and save jam files from Jamboard to My Drive.



With this launch you can:

• Share jam files directly from Drive.
• Open jam files from Drive in the Jamboard web and mobile applications.
• Search for jam files in Drive (by entering “type:jam” in the Drive search bar).

For more information on using Jamboard, check out the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite editions

Rollout pace:
Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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Jamboard helps businesses collaborate more efficiently by bringing the power of the cloud into their team brainstorms. With this latest Jamboard release, we’re adding new features to help you customize that experience for the unique needs of your organization.

Automatic document closeout
Jams can now be automatically closed if left open on a Jamboard kiosk for longer than a period of time if/when configured by the admins. This feature is configurable in the settings page of the Jamboard Admin console under “Document Timeout.”

Custom backgrounds
Users can now select custom backgrounds for their jams. There’s a list of 7 unique background and patterns to choose from. Each background will be applied to the jam across all devices.



Custom screensaver messages
Admins can now create a custom message in the Jamboard Admin console settings page under “Screensaver Message.” This message will display as a ticker on the Jamboard screensaver.



Object connectors
You can now connect shapes on the Jamboard together by drawing lines between them.

Landscape support for mobile devices
Users can now interact with jams in landscape mode on both iOS and Android Jamboard mobile apps.

For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education customers

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Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

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All end users

Action:
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As we continue to add new features to the overall Jamboard experience, the latest Jamboard release brings several new features―to both devices and the Jamboard app―to help people more easily and efficiently get their ideas out. We’re also adding a new feature to help admins to manage the ownership of Jams within their domain.

Autodraw
As we announced earlier this month, we’ve added Autodraw to Jamboard. AutoDraw is a new drawing tool in Jamboard that auto-detects sketches you make and pairs them with images. This gives teams the ability to make their ideas even more visual—whether you’re a creative designer working with clients or even a teacher working with students.



Ownership sharing configuration for unclaimed Jams
To ensure that Jams get assigned to the correct owner, we’re adding an email confirmation step to claim an unclaimed Jam. Once an admin has enabled this option, when working with an unclaimed Jam, users will need to confirm ownership via email before they are added as an owner. Users can enter multiple in-domain email addresses to confirm ownership, directly from the Jam. Those user(s) will receive an email asking if they’d like to claim the document and the first user to confirm becomes the owner.

This feature prevents sharing of content before an owner is assigned.

Admins can configure this setting (which is off by default) for the domain in the Jamboard Admin console.



Animated frame changes with page numbers
Whenever you change a frame on your Jamboard device, we now will show a distinct frame-change animation along with the page number.



USB camera support
Users can connect a USB camera and select which camera feed they want to use (either USB camera or internal camera) in the settings panel of the Jamboard kiosk.

S/PDIF audio support
Users can attach external speakers to the board via S/PDIF (a rear port on the back of the device for optical audio). For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education customers

Rollout pace:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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Update (March 28, 2018): Jamboard is now available for purchase in eight additional countries: Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain and Finland.




(Cross-posted from The Keyword)

TJ Varghese, Product Manager, G Suite
Katie Roberts-Hoffman, Product Manager, G Suite




We’re working closely with customers and industry experts to shape the role of technology in meetings, and we want to make it easy for teams to work together face-to-face, anytime, anywhere. A big part of getting this right is working closely with IT, AV and facilities leaders to understand how we can solve some of their challenges which is why this week, we’re at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Amsterdam to learn from AV and systems integration experts about how we can help them make meetings easier.

Over the past few years, our team has worked diligently to evolve Google Hangouts, create cost-effective, reliable meeting hardware and reimagine how teams brainstorm. Today at ISE, we’re announcing updates to make these meeting solutions even better for enterprises, including:

• Expanding Jamboard and Hangouts Meet hardware to new countries
• Adding AI-powered autodraw to improve your jams
• Offering more Hangouts Meet hardware options for larger rooms

Here’s what’s new.

Jamboard updates: EU expansion and adding AI-powered AutoDraw

Businesses in North America and the UK are using Jamboard to collaborate, and now teams in Europe can jam together, too. Next month, Jamboard will be available for purchase in eight additional countries: Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, Spain and Finland.

Along with expanding Jamboard to new markets, we’re also adding an AI-powered feature called AutoDraw. AutoDraw is a new drawing tool in Jamboard that auto-detects sketches you make and pairs them with images. This gives teams the ability to make their ideas even more visual—whether you’re a creative designer working with clients or even a teacher working with students.



We also recently welcomed the Jamboard app as a core service in G Suite. For everything else Jamboard, check out google.com/jamboard.

Hangouts Meet hardware updates: more options for larger rooms

Fast video meetings are the most effective when they’re available everywhere. Today, we’re also expanding Hangouts Meet hardware—our latest meeting solution—to two additional countries: the Netherlands and Denmark, bringing the total to 14 countries.

Until now, the Hangouts Meet hardware kit has consisted of a touchscreen controller, speakermic, ASUS Chromebox and 4K sensor camera, great for capturing small rooms. While this has made it easy for some businesses to collaborate straight out of the box, we want to ensure the kit is scalable to any room size. So today, we’re adding options for larger rooms:

• A new Hangouts Meet room kit that comes with a Logitech PTZ Pro 2 and accommodates up to 20 people. The camera can capture details with 10x optical zoom, and you can pan and tilt to focus on participants.
• A standalone Meet speakermic to keep audio quality crisp in bigger rooms. Custom designed and built by Google, the speakermic intelligently reduces echoes and manages background noise. It’s easy to daisy chain up to 5 speakermics together to bring great quality audio to every corner of a room.

To learn more about Hangouts Meet hardware, check out our website or reach out to your Google Cloud representative or your reseller.

And if you’re attending ISE, stop by our booth at B200 in Hall 15.


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• Hangouts Meet room kit: Available for pre-order
• Hangouts Meet speakermic: Available for pre-order
• Jamboard additional countries: Available for purchase in March 2018

Editions:
Jamboard and Hangouts Meet hardware are available to all G Suite editions

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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Last year, we introduced Jamboard, a collaborative digital whiteboard device with accompanying mobile and web applications, designed to take creativity and collaboration to the next level.

Under the hood, the Jamboard service allows G Suite admins to manage their Jamboard devices, and enables G Suite users to interact with jam content on their phone, tablet, or on the web. Jamboard combines the same collaborative benefits of real-time co-editing as other G Suite applications like Google Docs with a blank canvas that allows ideas and projects to come to life. We’re excited to announce that starting today, the Jamboard service will become a core G Suite service.

What this means:

1. The Jamboard service is now covered under your existing G Suite agreement and offers the same technical support and service level commitments as any other core service.
2. The Jamboard service will be removed from the list of Additional Google Services and added to the list of core G Suite services in your Admin console.

Note that the Jamboard service is launching default ON, but will respect your setting for opting in to new services.

To learn more about how a Jamboard device (currently available in the US, UK, and Canada, with more countries coming soon) can pair with the Jamboard service for the best possible team collaboration and creativity experience, visit the Jamboard website.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education customers

Rollout pace:
Full rollout (1-3 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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Building off of the recent improvements to the Jamboard app for your mobile phone, the latest Jamboard release allows you to do even more on the go with your phone. We’re also making it easier to move content between frames on your Jamboard device.

Create and edit objects in jams on your mobile phone
Creating and collaborating on jams just got even easier. You can now use the Jamboard app on your Android and iOS phones to:

• Create jams
• Move/scale/rotate objects
• Move objects to adjacent frames
• Delete and duplicate objects
• Undo/redo changes
• Edit sticky notes
• Zoom in and out, and pan
• And more...

Move objects to other frames via the frame bar on your Jamboard device
In addition, for quicker editing within jams, you can now move objects to other frames easily via the frame bar at the top of your Jamboard device screen.


For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education* customers

*G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

Rollout pace:
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

Impact:
All end users

Action:
Change management suggested/FYI

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As we continue to add new features to the overall Jamboard experience, we’ve been working to make the Jamboard app more functional and easier to use on your mobile phone. The latest jamboard release allows you to present your jams to a meeting directly from your phone, so you can share ideas with remote colleagues even if you don’t have a board nearby.

To present a jam to a meeting from your phone, simply tap the overflow menu in the upper right corner when viewing your jams, and select “Present to meeting.” Enter the meeting ID, tap “Join,” and then “Present”:

While presenting, tap the laser pointer icon in the header and use your finger to highlight key areas of your jam:

Swipe left or right to present different jams to the meeting:

We’ve also made jams easier to create and share on the go, enhanced the experience to join a live jam session on a nearby board, and improved the overall mobile UI.

For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education* customers

*G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

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Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

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All end users

Action:
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Over the last few months, we announced that Jamboard, our cloud-based, collaborative whiteboard, was available for purchase in the United States and Canada. Starting today, we’re bringing Jamboard to the United Kingdom.

G Suite customers in the UK can now purchase Jamboard for £3,999 (GBP), which includes two styluses, an eraser, and a wall mount. This pricing excludes VAT. We’re also running a promotion—if you order on or before December 31, 2017, you’ll receive a discount off of the annual management and support fee, as well as a discount on the optional rolling stand. See the table below for pricing and promotion details.

Keep in mind that a G Suite license is required to use Jamboard so that you can access files from Drive, use them in your brainstorms and come back to your work later.
UK-based G Suite customers can contact their Google Cloud sales rep, our distributor, BenQ, or visit our website to learn more about how to start jamming with colleagues today.

Additional info for G Suite admins
In addition to the Jamboard device, the Jamboard app is available on Android and iOS for all G Suite customers. When used on a tablet, the Jamboard app allows users to experience similar features as they would on the Jamboard device. On a smartphone, the app functions as a companion for the Jamboard device.

Usage of the Jamboard app is controlled by a service on/off switch in the Admin console, and is off by default.

Check out the Help Center for more information, including an FAQ section.

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Release track:
Jamboard devices now available for purchase in the United Kingdom.

Editions:
G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education** customers.

**G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

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Back in May we announced that Jamboard, our cloud-based, collaborative whiteboard, was available for purchase in the United States. Starting today, we’re bringing Jamboard to Canada*, with more countries to follow.

G Suite customers in Canada can now purchase Jamboard for $6,949 (CAD), which includes two styluses, an eraser, and a wall mount. We’re also running a promotion—if you order on or before December 31, 2017, you’ll receive a discount off of the annual management and support fee, as well as a discount on the optional rolling stand. See the table below for pricing and promotion details. 

Keep in mind that a G Suite license is required to use Jamboard so that you can access files from Drive, use them in your brainstorms and come back to your work later.
Canada-based G Suite customers can contact their Google Cloud sales rep or fill out an interest form to learn more about how to start jamming with colleagues today.

Additional info for G Suite admins
In addition to the Jamboard device, the Jamboard app is available on Android and iOS for all G Suite customers. When used on a tablet, the Jamboard app allows users to experience similar features as they would on the Jamboard device. On a smartphone, the app functions as a companion for the Jamboard device.

Usage of the Jamboard app is controlled by a service on/off switch in the Admin console, and is off by default.

Check out the Help Center for more information, including an FAQ section.

*Jamboard is coming to the following Canadian provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Saskatchewan. 


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Jamboard devices now available for purchase in Canada.

Editions:
G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education** customers.

**G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

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More and more G Suite customers like Instrument are using Jamboard to generate and share creative ideas. The latest Jamboard release brings several new features―to both devices and the Jamboard app―to help people create and iterate on their ideas more quickly. We’re also making it easier for admins to monitor their Jamboard devices.

Edit recognized handwriting
People can now edit their recognized handwritten text with the stylus, allowing for the quick deletion, insertion, and merging of text. To delete, simply strike over the letter(s) you would like to remove from a word. To insert letter(s), write these either above or below the word and draw a small arrow to insert them. To merge, select a text object and drag it to another text object.


GIF support
Jamboard now supports adding GIF images via Google Drive, so you can create rich, dynamic images as part of your jam session.

Moving objects to adjacent jam frames
By popular demand, objects can now be moved to adjacent jam frames/pages by selecting and sliding them towards the left or right edge of the screen.


Additional reporting in the Jamboard Admin console
Jamboard admins can now see historical data for Wi-Fi network strength (RSSI), Wi-Fi network speed, and board online/offline status in the Jamboard Admin console.

For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center.


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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education* customers

*G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

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Following its official launch back in May, Jamboard is helping businesses collaborate more efficiently by bringing the power of the cloud into their team brainstorms. Starting today, we’re adding several helpful features to both the Jamboard device and app to make this experience even more productive.

Object duplication
Users can now duplicate objects - on both their Jamboard device and app - by selecting an object and clicking on the duplicate icon in the upper right-hand corner.


Smoother typing
A new keyboard on the Jamboard device allows users to input text using Glide Typing, in addition to regular typing.

Easier object selection
The functionality of the Lasso selection tool has been expanded, allowing users to select both drawings and objects like post-its, stickers, and images and easily move or resize them.

Faster sharing
The “Add people” dialog in the Jamboard app now auto-suggests contacts based on history, matching address book contacts, and the user’s email domain.

For a full list of new features and improvements from this month’s release, check out the What’s New in Jamboard page in the Help Center. These features will roll out gradually over the coming week. 

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Launching to both Rapid Release and Scheduled Release

Editions:
Available to all G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education* customers

*G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

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Today we announced that Jamboard, our cloud-based, collaborative whiteboard, is available for purchase in the United States.

You can purchase Jamboard for $4,999 USD, which includes 2 styluses, an eraser and a wall mount. We’re also running a promotion—if you order on or before September 30, 2017, you’ll receive $300 off of the annual management and support fee, as well as a discount on the optional rolling stand.

Keep in mind that a G Suite plan is required to use Jamboard so that you can access files from Drive, use them in your brainstorms and come back to your work later. Also, we’re teaming up with BenQ to handle fulfillment, delivery and support. Check out pricing details below.

Jamboard is available in the U.S. to start, and will be available for purchase in the UK and Canada this summer, with more countries becoming available over time. Contact your Google Cloud sales rep or visit google.com/jamboard to learn more about how you can start jamming with colleagues today.

Additional info for G Suite admins
In addition to the Jamboard device, a Jamboard app will be available on Android and iOS for all G Suite customers globally starting this week. When used on a tablet, the app allows users to experience similar features as they would on the Jamboard device. On a smartphone, the app functions as a companion for the Jamboard device.

Usage of the Jamboard app will be controlled by a service on/off switch in the Admin console, and will be off by default.

Check out the Help Center for more information, including an FAQ section.

Launch Details
Release track: 
Jamboard service on/off switch and app launching gradually to both Rapid release and Scheduled release, starting this week. Jamboard devices now available for purchase in the US only.

Editions:
Jamboard devices and app available for G Suite Basic, Business, Enterprise, and Education* customers.

*G Suite for Education customers will need to satisfy certain requirements in order to purchase Jamboard devices. See the Help Center FAQ for more information.

Rollout pace for Jamboard service on/off switch and app: 
Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility)

Impact: 
Admins only (Jamboard service is defaulted off in the Admin console)

Action: 
Admin action suggested/FYI

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Last October we introduced Jamboard, a digital whiteboard designed specifically for the cloud.
Through the Jamboard Early Adopter Program (EAP), we’ve been hard at work gathering and implementing feedback from G Suite customers to make Jamboard the ultimate free-form collaboration experience. Today, at Google Cloud Next, we announced that Jamboard will be available for purchase starting in May 2017, with a retail price of $4,999, plus a $600 annual management and support fee (discounted to $300 for your first year if you purchase by Sept. 30, 2017).

While we’re no longer accepting applications for the EAP, customers can visit the Jamboard website to express interest in purchasing devices. Jamboard will be available for purchase with shipping to locations in the US in May.

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(Cross-posted from The Keyword)

Posted by TJ Varghese, Product Manager, Jamboard

Bringing the right team together for a meeting or brainstorm can take an idea from being good to great. When we tap into ideas from teams across the globe, our work becomes more collaborative and productive. It doesn’t feel like...well, work. At Google, we’ve set out to redefine meetings. So today, we’re introducing Jamboard — a collaborative, digital whiteboard that makes it easy for your team to share ideas in real-time and create without boundaries. We’re moving the whiteboard to the cloud.


Your team’s collaborative, cloud-first whiteboard
Jamboard raises the bar on collaborative creativity, bringing the same real-time collaboration found in G Suite, combined with the best of the web, to your team’s brainstorms and meetings. You can work with teammates from across the world on other Jamboards or remotely use the smartphone or tablet companion app.

Jamboard makes it easy to enrich your brainstorm with the power of Google Search and your team’s work in G Suite. Grab images and content from the web and bring them straight into your “jam.” Pull in work from Docs, Sheets and Slides, or add photos stored in Drive. To capture your ideas clearly, Jamboard is packed with tools like sticky notes and stencils as well as intelligent features like handwriting and shape recognition.
It’s a hassle when you use a whiteboard, reach the end of your meeting and have to quickly scramble to snap a picture of your work. How many times have you scribbled “do not erase” above your idea? Jamboard lets you take your work with you. When you “jam” with your colleagues, it lives in the cloud in Google Drive, so you can easily share what you’ve created or come back to iterate at anytime. Your brainstorm doesn’t have to end when the meeting does.
Designed for precision and ease
Jamboard is intelligently designed to speed up collaboration among your teams with a 55-inch 4k display that features a best-in-class touch response time. Combine this with a built-in HD camera, speakers and Wi-Fi, and you’re set up to collaborate and broadcast your work globally with Hangouts.
Jamboard’s touchscreen was built for precision drawing. It automatically recognizes the difference between using the stylus to sketch or the eraser to start over, and neither require batteries or pairing. Jamboard can also sense when you’re using your finger to wipe work off of the screen, just like a classic whiteboard (except you won’t get ink on your hand). The intuitive, single-cable setup makes it easy to start creating quickly with Jamboard — just wheel it in, turn it on and start brainstorming.

Time to jam 
We want to help teams get back to the heart of what they love to do: create new ideas. That’s why we’ve worked closely with G Suite customers like Instrument, Netflix, and Spotify to refine the blend of hardware and software that drives Jamboard. We're also partnering with BenQ to tap into its network of channels and resellers to help bring Jamboard to market.

While touch displays have traditionally been expensive, at under $6,000 USD, Jamboard is a competitively-priced way to transform your team’s meetings and will be available for purchase in 2017. As we “jam” on the final product details, we're ready to partner with a broader set of G Suite customers to perfect Jamboard through an Early Adopter Program. If you're interested, submit the form on the Jamboard website to receive more information about eligibility.


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