Competitive Analysis of the most common educational technology sensor companies.

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Model Node VIEW LogIT
Explorer ST
Series SmartSense NovaAIR LabQuest Pasport
Physical
Base
Unit
Price
<
$99 Yes 209 345 290 110 145 329 159
Sensor
Platform
(base
unit) Yes No No No No No No No
Best
Form
Factor
Square
Inches 24 36 21 25 60 4 13 84
Weight
<
10oz 2oz 13oz 15oz 6oz 15oz 2oz 12oz 21oz
Battery
Life
Operational
>
10
hours 14
hours 6
hours 150
hours 250
hours 8
hours 4
hours 6
hours 8
hours
1+
Module
Ports 2 5 1 2 2 1 5 2
Limited
Lifetime
Warranty Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reseller
Program Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No
60-­‐day
Money-­‐Back
Guarantee Yes No No No No No No No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
2.1 Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Bluetooth
4.0 Yes No No No No No No No
WiFi
(w/
Smart
Device) Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Software
Open
API
-­‐
3rd
Party
Apps Yes No No No No No No No
PC Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes
Android Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
iOS Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
MacOS Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
OTA
Updates? Yes No No No No No No No
3rd
Party
Apps
via
Google
Play Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
3rd
Party
Apps
via
iTunes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
24/7
Software
Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Internal
Storage
Capacity Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sensor
Modules
Accelerometer Yes No No No No No Yes No
Gyroscope Yes No No No No No No No
Magnetometer Yes No No No No No No No
Colorimeter Yes No No No No No No No
Gas
Detection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ambient
Light
Detection Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IR
Temperature Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Room
Temperature Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Barometer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hygrometer Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Altimeter Yes No No No No No No No
Radiation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Alternative
Functions
Fitness
Performance Yes No No No No No No No
Food
Preparation Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Facilities
Management Yes No No No No No No No