Tech Tools Showcased at County Innovation Expo

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Employees tried out new tech tools such as virtual reality goggles, 3D printers, robotic devices and applications at “Innovation by Design” at the County Operations Tuesday. The annual expo is meant to expose County staff to technology that could possibly improve or streamline their business in some way.

The County’s Technology Office, DXC Technology (formerly Hewlett Packard), and its partner AT&T hosted the event.

There’s still an opportunity for you to geek out over the products presented at the expo. They’re listed below, along with links for product information, including potential benefits and uses.

  • Let customers immerse themselves in another world with Oculus Rift Virtual Reality.
  • Learn how Alexa, the intelligent personal assistant developed by Amazon, can be used as an office assistant.
  • Measure and display air quality data with low-cost monitoring sensors.
  • iLobby Visitor Management is a tool that lets visitors sign in digitally, takes their picture, prints visitor badges, digitally notifies staff of their arrival and prints out a visitor activity report at the end of the day.
  • Ozobot is an educational toy robot that teaches STEM and coding.
  • Scan documents, receipts and invoices using your smartphone camera and save them directly and securely as a PDF in a cloud file management system with PicPage Scanning app.
  • SnapComms Employee Messaging is a communications software used to push notifications to employees on any device including desktop computers.
  • PowerApps templates aim to make it easy to build basic mobile business apps.

  • Try 3D printers at one of 12 San Diego County Library branches. For just $0.15 per gram of filament, Library cardholders can bring their ideas to life.
  • PlayAway Launchpads are fun and educational tablets preloaded with learning apps for children of all ages. The tablets will soon be available for checkout at libraries.
  • Easily check out eBooks and eAudiobooks to your computer, tablet, smartphone or eReader through OverDrive.
  • Online High School offers adults the opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma online.
  • The Internet of Things is a term to describe web connections in everyday objects, so that they can relay data. Jumpstart your projectswith an IoT starter kit.
  • Develop applications rapidly, securely, and cost effectively Microsoft’s Dynamics 365.
  • Mobile Damage Assessment is a survey tool that allows field inspectors the ability to quickly estimate damages.