It took only six months of development, but Google’s first take on a digital whiteboard is finally available. The company has started selling the Jamboard in the US for $4,999 plus $600 per year for management and support ($300 if you buy one by the end of September).
The whiteboard comes with a 55-inch 4K display with collaborative cloud features under its hood. Both remote Jamboard and mobile tablet users can annotate and draw if they have a G Suite plan. It also gives users the ability to conduct presentations through Hangouts, and pull any files they need from the range of Google’s apps.
Google unveiled the Jamboard in October last year, it’s a hardware demonstration of company’s productivity applications. Google is trying to set foot in the boardroom door, and could lure businesses that want an internet-savvy whiteboard but aren't willing to fork over $9,000-plus for Microsoft's Surface Hub before service costs are involved.
