Texas Instruments graphing calculators have helped many students with algebra, pre-calculus, and reverse anatomical slang. Today, the company is back with an upgrade fit for the modern world, the TI-84 Evo. The new device lets you do your math with a faster processor, a new icon-based home screen, and a redesigned keyboard.
TI markets it as something akin to Light phone of calculators. Unlike calculator apps on phones or computers, the “distraction-free” TI-84 Evo is a single-use device “designed to do one thing exceptionally well: math.” Without notifications, social media apps, or even Wi-Fi, there are fewer opportunities to divert your attention from the math problems at hand. (However, there will always be the incredibly funny “58008” to ease your boredom.)
The processor of the new model is three times faster than that of its predecessor. It also adds 50% more graphics real estate, a simplified keyboard, and USB-C charging. There’s also a new feature that lets you plot a graph to find points of interest.
The TI-84 Evo is available now. Individual customers pay $160. (School districts can contact the company for wholesale pricing.) The calculator comes in a modern range of colors: white (the standard model), mint, pink, purple, teal, raspberry, and silver.
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