Luidia, Inc.

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Luidia, Inc. produces portable interactive whiteboard technology for classrooms and conference rooms. [1] Its eBeam hardware and software products work with computers and digital projectors to use existing whiteboard or writing surface as interactive whiteboards.

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The company’s eBeam products allow text, images and video to be projected onto display surfaces, where an interactive stylus or marker can be used to add notes, access menus, manipulate images and create diagrams and drawings. [2]

Technology

Luidia’s eBeam technology uses infrared and ultrasound receivers to track the location of a transmitter-equipped pen, called a stylus, or a standard dry-erase marker in a transmitter-equipped sleeve.

Company history

Luidia’s eBeam technology was originally developed and patented by engineers at Electronics for Imaging Inc. (Nasdaq: EFII), a Foster City, California developer of digital print server technology. Luidia was spun off [3] from EFI in July 2003 with venture funding from Globespan Capital Partners and Silicom Ventures.

In 2007, Luidia was selected [4] by the Mexican government to install eBeam-enabled interactive boards in public seventh-grade classrooms in Mexico as part of the government’s Enciclomedia program.

In 2007 and 2008, Luidia was accredited by Deloitte LLP [5] in the accounting firm’s Silicon Valley “Technology Fast 50” program, which accredits fast-growing companies in the San Francisco Bay area.

In January 2021 their main sites and web documentation started returning 404 errors, however their shop is still up. This issue is still present in December of 2022. As of August 2023, Luidia appears to have lost ownership of their domains. ludia.com now redirects to a gambling site, and e-beam.com now contains information about an unrelated industrial technology of the same name.

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References

  1. “Internet eBeams Education,” Memphis Commercial Appeal, (2008-11-05)
  2. “Put to the test: Luidia eBeam Edge,” Tech & Learning (2009-06-22)
  3. “Luidia Launches,” San Jose Business Journal (2003-09-17)
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