December 2009
25 posts
Ten gadgets that defined the decade -- Engadget →
“Released in January of 2001 with a starting price point of $2,599, the original TiBook boasted a 15.2-inch widescreen display, a 400MHz PowerPC processor, 128MB of RAM, and a 10GB hard drive.” Look at those specs!
eMarketer Study Shows iPhone, Android Users Spend... →
“A recent study from eMarketer (which analyzed date from both comScore and Compete) found that given the data usage patterns of both iPhone and Android handset users, only 63% of Android users reported accessing e-mail on their phones within the last three months as opposed to 87% of iPhone users.”
I think these numbers should be 100%. Who are the people who drop that much money for...
“Despite a lot of momentum and buzz behind Google’s vaunted, developer-friendly...”
– Via Mobilecrunch- “Flurry: App Store Sees Record Breaking Christmas, 50% Growth from November to December”
“Laptops are in little danger of being displaced by iPods as the favored digital...”
– iPods and educational applications have Minnesota students giddy about learning - TwinCities.com
[iPhone App] FeedMe Tech: Listen to Technology... →
As a happy subscriber to numerous technology podcasts I wonder if an application such as FeedMe Tech will be useful to me.
I guess it can not hurt to give it a try! (Link —> )
Get information on how to fix your Macs for free →
If you haven’t heard of iFixit yet, then you’ve probably been living under a bridge for the last couple of years. These guys put together tear-down manuals for every piece of new hardware released…
An iPhone in every crib, an app for every toddler... →
Reminds me a lot of my son and his ownership of my original iPhone.
iTunes U breaks 100 million downloads | Apple -... →
Excellent!
“It has built-in limitations,” he said. “But you can choose to use the...”
– A Class Reaches Out and Touches High-Tech Art - NYTimes.com
“Instead of having six, full-size computers with limited space, we can have 23 of...”
– Craig Daily Press / First-graders reach out beyond Craig with use of iPods
How to cram the entire Internet Movie Database... →
Now you can settle any movie cast related debate on the go…
London school children to get free loaner iPhones... →
I wonder why not the iPod Touch?
“The girls will have free access to all of the phone’s features with the exception of actual calls, and the trial will last until the end of the school year.”
“The confidence this has given them is amazing,” Brown said. “When we first told...”
– ESL Teachers, Students Thrilled about iPod Project- Hill Country Times News
“Presentation Description: Are you using your iPod Touch/iPhone to simply check...”
– K12 Online Conference 2009 | Just a “touch” of leadership – Using the iPod Touch/IPhone in Administration
“The iPod Touch is increasingly seen at schools in the Comal Independent School...”
– The Herald-Zeitung
The iPod Touch in the Classroom →
Presentation from K12 Online Conference
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“Today’s phones are the equivalent of small computers — able to check...”
– Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons