Three Emirati female students have invented a smart pen that can convert any wall into an interactive board.
The girls, Madia Humaid, Shaikha Jumma and Noor Jawdat from the Sumaya bin Khayat High School for Girls in Ajman, explained to Khaleej Times that the pen works with battery and tiny wires that produce infrared lights.
The pen can be connected to laptops via bluetooth, which then detects the pen's movements.
The pen/interactive board is yours for a cool Dh300, "and does work worth Dh3,000", according to the girls, who developed the unique pen.
"Our aim is to provide this device to all teachers in schools to use it in teaching. The device is portable, so it can be used in any place," they said.
First they assembled the remote control for the infrared lamp. They welded the wires to the lamps, after which they removed a key from the electricity control panel.
They then welded the wires with the key to make a full electricity circle that connected the lamp, battery and key.
Finally, they inserted the lamp in the pen's plastic tube.
By Afkar Abdullah
