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From DSC:
Entertainment, some news, and social media at bat — educational apps on deck.
On 02/08/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
In case it’s helpful, clicking on this link or on one of the images above will link you to a recent presentation that I did for an Interim course at Calvin College entitled, “Social Media for Business?” As the class had already covered a lot of the topics relating to social media, my job was to focus more on some of the recent emerging trends and technologies. I will continue to keep pulse checking on those technologies which will allow for ubiquitous, mobile (as well as from the living room), 24x7x365, multimedia-based learning.
NOTE:
- Almost all of the images on the slides are linked up to web-based resources; so if you see something of interest, go ahead and click on that image/slide in order to learn more about that topic/article/etc.
On 02/03/2012,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, art, Augmented Reality (AR), corporate / business world, creativity, education technology, emerging technologies, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), innovation, interaction design, interactivity, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, mirroring and/or multiple devices, presentations, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, tablets, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, television, transmedia, trends, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Is this the future of touchscreen tech? New video [from Corning] will blow your mind — from Mashable! by Samantha Murphy
Excerpt:
Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning has unveiled a follow-up YouTube video to its wildly successful “A Day Made of Glass,” providing another look into what the future could be like with the growth of glass touchscreen interfaces, from innovative chalkboards and activity tables in classrooms to uses for it in hospitals.
Corning released two versions of “A Day Made of Glass 2? — one with a narrator and another, abbreviated version without commentary — the video follows the life of young Amy and her family as they go through their day using various products made of glass. Amy does classwork on a glass tablet, controls the temperature of the car from the backseat and even attends a field trip at the Redwood Forrest with an interactive signage that brings learning to life. Her teacher also works with students on interactive touchscreen activity tables. Corning expects these activity tables to be rolled out in the near future.
Sample images (by DSC):
On 01/17/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, innovation, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, television,
by Daniel Christian
Shazam button to appear on traditional TV remotes, as if by magic — from FastCompany.com by Austin Carr
Excerpt:
Shazam’s future involves applying its discovery engine to television and all of the brands that flow through it, says CEO Andrew Fisher. And it could be as simple as a button on your channel flipper.
From DSC:
I couldn’t help but think about Maria’s ideas along the lines of the “Learn This” button
On 01/12/2012,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, educational games / serious games, emerging technologies, media/film, online media, smart/connected TV, technologies for your home, television,
by Daniel Christian
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On 01/10/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Some items that caught my eye (so far) from CES 2012:
- CES 2012: The convergence of TV and mobile platforms — from readwriteweb.com by Dan Rowinski
…mobile operating systems are on a path to fundamentally change how content is delivered.
. - Prepare yourself: Kinect is coming to Windows Feb. 1 — from Mashable.com by Sarah Kessler
. - LG unveils giant 84″ TV with voice, gesture control — from Mashable.com by Samantha Murphy
. - Introducing The MakerBot Replicator™
January 10, 2012 (Brooklyn, NY) – MakerBot Industries is excited to announce the launch of its latest product, The MakerBot Replicator™, which will debut at CES in Las Vegas, NV on Tuesday, January 10th. The MakerBot Replicator™ is the ultimate personal 3D printer, with MakerBot Dualstrusion™ (2-color printing) and a bigger printing footprint, giving you the superpower to print things BIG! Assembled in Brooklyn by skilled technicians, the MakerBot Replicator™ is ready within minutes to start printing right out of the box. Starting at $1749, The MakerBot Replicator™ is an affordable, open source 3D printer that is compact enough to sit on your desktop. Want to print in two colors? Choose the Dualstrusion™ option!
. - USA Network taps Yap.tv for branded social TV app
Yap.tv said the deal will make it the first independent social TV developer to create a custom-branded version of its app for the iPad and iPhone for a major network.??
NEW YORK – NBCUniversal’s USA Network has partnered with Yap.tv, a maker of a social TV guide app for mobile devices, to launch a USA-branded app for its shows and fans as it and other channels continue to expand the use of social media to reach and engage viewers.
. - Samsung unveils a motion-controlled TV and the U.S. Galaxy Note [PICS]— from Mashable.com by Sarah Kessler
During its keynote address at CES on Monday, Samsung unveiled a connected TV with voice and gesture recognition, WiFi-enabled cameras and its thinnest ultrabook yet. It also introduced its Galaxy Note smartphone to the U.S. for the first time.
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- Coincident announces ScreenSync TV Technology — from marketwatch.com
New solution allows companies to create interactive experiences for viewers that synchronize their tablets with shows they are watching on their televisions
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Also see:
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- 2012 CES Unveiled press event: Interactive television highlights — from itvt.com by Will Keller
On 01/09/2012,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, technologies for your home, television,
by Daniel Christian
Dragon TV – Now at your service — from Nuance.com
Excerpt:
Finding ‘what’s on’ television – not the easiest experience with today’s expansive channel options and a non-intuitive means for searching for what you want. Click, click, click, click until you just give up!
Those days are now over thanks to Dragon TV! Just tell Dragon TV what you want to watch and it delivers it instantly! Really, it’s that simple.
Just say…
- “Go to AMC”
- “What’s on Sundance Channel at 9 p.m. tonight?”
- “When is Breaking Bad on?”
- “I want to watch VH1 Classics”
- “Find movies with Peter Sellers”
On 01/06/2012,
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by Daniel Christian
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- The Always On Web
- Web of Things
- Big Data
- Next Gen Search
- Mobile Sharing
- Mobile Social Activism
- Impulse Commerce
- Brands As Partners
- The New Living Room <– From DSC: This is one of those key areas that I’m trying to keep a pulse check on for re: our learning ecosystems of the future
- Personal Data Security
Also see:
- 3 trends for 2012 — from digitaltonto.com by Greg Satell
- What trended in 2011 (and what to expect from 2012) — from techi.com by Scarlett Madison
Global Smart TV market worth $265 billion by 2016 — from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein
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From DSC:
You can bet educational apps will be part of these emerging technologies. My take on this is that:
- The scope of our learning ecosystems will expand rapidly.
- We will be able to participate in them as much or as little as we want to. I call it, Learning from the Living Room.
- Such trends will likely go hand-in-hand with innovations involving social-based learning, mobile learning, personalized/customized learning, and will take advantage of cheaper ways of learning that will help one gain mastery over a particular subject/discipline 24x7x365 (and will be a piece of something I call The Walmart of Education) .
Also relevant/see:
- Samsung Electronics to enrich Smart TV ecosystem by supporting app developers — also from appmarket.tv by Richard Kastelein
On 12/15/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, Microsoft, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, technologies for your home, television, usability, user experience (UX),
by Daniel Christian
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From DSC:
What if educationally-related apps and services were driven by such a platform as actv8.me? If you want to leapfrog everyone else, then explore this direction.
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On 12/07/2011,
in 21st century, change, convergence, digital learning, digital textbooks, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, online learning, technologies for your home, tools, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Educational content and learning experiences wirelessly delivered to home TV console — from marketwatch.com
Excerpt:
DALLAS, Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Don’t touch that dial. A new variety of interactive educational content for the youngsters in the household is headed to a TV near you.
AT&T* today announced an agreement with TVTextbook to provide mobile broadband connectivity to TVTextbook’s eLearning connected device portfolio. TVTextbook (TVT) delivers high-quality K-12 curriculum that is distributed through a learning console connected to the television. Only TVTextbook leverages basic television-a product found in virtually every U.S. household-to help school districts deliver a digital education to 100% of their students. AT&T’s connectivity will bring a seamless, wireless connection between school and home.
From DSC:
Do I think this will be excellent in 2012? No. Do I think it’s innovative? Yes. Do I think it will be potentially helpful to many? Yes…and so will many apps that are coming to our living rooms in the next 1-3 years.
Also see:
On 12/07/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, emerging technologies, human-computer interaction (HCI), Learning from the Living [Class] Room, Microsoft, technologies for your home, television, usability, user experience (UX), user interface design,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Below are some items concerning the continued convergence of the telephone, the television, and the computer — it involves the smart/connected TV as well as human-computer-interaction (HCI)-related items. But this time, I’m focusing on a recent announcement from Microsoft.
However, I have to disagree that, given this announcement, Microsoft will now rule the living room — or at least I surely hope not. Why do I say this? For several reasons.
1) How long has Microsoft Office been around? Years and years, right? If you think that Microsoft should control your living room, I ask you to show me how I can quickly and easily insert some audio-based feedback with one easy click of a record button within Microsoft Word. Go ahead and check…such a quick and easy method is not there….still…and it’s almost 2012. (BTW, here are some resources on this if you’re interested in seeing how this could be done, but you will quickly notice that this is not a streamlined process — and it should have been so years ago.)
- http://www.addictivetips.com/microsoft-office/insert-audio-file-in-microsoft-word-2010/ (for Word 2010)
- http://www.howtogeek.com/80016/insert-audio-into-word-2007-documents-2/ (Word 2007)
- http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/insert-a-sound-HP005257344.aspx or http://resources.marshalladulteducation.org/techtips/techtip52.htm (Word 2003)
2) Performance/not doing what it’s supposed to do. My Dell PC running Windows 7 still can’t even shut itself down half the time. It just sits there with wheels-a-spinnin’ at some point…but not powering down. I’m not sure why this is the case, but I never have had trouble with this simple task on my Macs.
3) Regarding troubleshooting Microsoft’s solutions, an entire support industry has been built on supporting Microsoft’s software — go to a local bookstore and see how to get MS certified on some particular package/application/service — none of the books are thin.
4) Security has never been Microsoft’s strong point.
Bottom line:
I think you get my point. Microsoft has a loooooonnnnngggg way to go in my mind before I want their products and services controlling my living room.
With that said, I do congratulate Microsoft on being more innovative and forward thinking with the Xbox announcements mentioned below. I just hope that items such as usability, user experience, security, and streamlined interfaces are high on the list of their priorities/deliverables.
Disclosure/note:
I do use PCs with Windows a significant amount of the time and they do a nice job with many items. But if I were to assign grades to Microsoft, usability, performance, and security are not items that I would give A’s to Microsoft on.
- Introducing Engaged TV: Xbox 360 Leads The Way To A New Video Product Experience — from Forrester Research by James McQuivey
- Microsoft’s Take on Interactive TV Could Finally Hit the Mark — from minyanville.com by Carol Kopp
A free app for the Xbox could change the face of television. - Microsoft’s non-disruptive disruption — from concurrentmedia.com
- Take that, Siri: Xbox upgrade uses voice to master entertainment hub — from m&c by Andy Goldberg
- Delays Force Microsoft to Roll Out Major Xbox Update in Phases — from allthingsd.com by Tricia Duryee
- Microsoft Brings Interactive TV Spots to Xbox — from digiday.com by Mike Shields
- Microsoft aims at digital living room — from The Daily Telegraphy by Andy Goldberg
Upgrade: The Xbox 360 Slim game console.
Also:
- Microsoft’s Kinect: A robot’s low-cost, secret weapon — from cnet.com
On 11/30/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, educational games / serious games, elearning, future, game-changing environment, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, social learning / networks, storytelling, technologies for your home, television, transmedia, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Count on Apple iTV in 2012, analyst says — from technewsdaily.com by Leslie Meredith
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Excerpt:
- The rumors that Apple will launch an actual TV have hit the headlines again following comments made today (Nov. 30) by analyst Gene Munster at an industry conference. Munster went so far as to tell his audience at the Ignition: Future of Media conference in New York City to wait to buy a new TV, because Apple’s TV is “going to be awesome.”
Addendum on 12/2/11:
- Google Is Totally Revamping YouTube To Make It More Like TV — from businessinsider.com by Matt Rosoff