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On 02/20/2014,
in analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, data related items, experimentation, global / globalization, innovation, internet, technology (general), telecommunications, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
IBM teams up with AT&T to rule the Internet of Things — from by Mike Wheatley
Excerpt:
In their joint statement, the two companies said they plan to combine their analytics platforms, cloud and security technologies to build smarter cities for us to live in. Specifically, the partnership will see AT&T manage sensor communications and tracking through its global cellular network, whilst IBM will keep a handle on the analytics side of things. The target of their operations, initially, will be the kinds of devices that spew out masses upon masses of Big Data, such as mass transit vehicles, video cameras and utility meters. The goal of this undertaking meanwhile, is to analyze the data collected to identify trends and patterns that”ll help urban planners to regulate the flow of traffic, and to help utility firms to save energy and reduce costs through better management of their equipment.
AT&T and IBM join forces to deliver new innovations for the Internet of Things — from ibm.com
Cities, Utilities and Other Industries to Benefit from Interconnected, Intelligent Devices
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On 02/01/2014,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, blended learning, Daniel S. Christian, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, experimentation, heutagogy, higher education, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, immersion, innovation, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning hubs & pods & microschooling, learning preferences, learning spaces, love of learning, machine-to-machine communications, maker movement, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, Near Field Communication (NFC), online learning, play, second screen apps, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, student-related, tablets, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, trends, user experience (UX), videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I see the following items in the classrooms/learning spaces/”learning hubs” of the future:
- iBeacon-like technology, quickly connecting the physical world with the online world (i.e. keep an eye on the Internet of Things/Everything in the classroom); this may take place via wearable technology or via some other means of triggering events
- Remote presence
- Access to Artifical Intelligence (AI)-based resources
- Greatly enhanced Human Computer Interactions (HCI) such as gesture-based interactions as well as voice and facial recognition
- Interactive walls
- BYOD baked into almost everything (requiring a robust networking infrastructure)
- More makerspaces (see below for examples)
- Tables and chairs (all furniture really) are on wheels to facilitate room configuration changes
- Setups that facilitate collaborative/group work
Below are some other recent items on this topic:
To Inspire Learning, Architects Reimagine Learning Spaces — from MindShift by Allison Arieff
Excerpt:
As K–12 schools refocus on team-based, interdisciplinary learning, they are moving away from standardized, teach-to-test programs that assume a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching. Instead, there is a growing awareness that students learn in a variety of ways, and the differences should be supported. The students often learn better by doing it themselves, so teachers are there to facilitate, not just to instruct. Technology is there as a tool and resource, not as a visual aid or talking head.
3D printers and laser cutters?… it’s the classroom of the future — from standard.co.uk by Miranda Bryant
Rethinking our learning spaces — from rtschuetz.blogspot.com by Robert Schuetz
CC Wikimedia – Thelmadatter
Excerpt:
Heutagogy, unlike pedagogy, focuses on self-directed learning. As learning and education become more heutaogical, shouldn’t our learning spaces accommodate this shift? What are the features and characteristics that define a modern learning space? Notice, that I have not used the word classroom. Several days of researching this topic has challenged my thinking on the concept of classroom. This verbiage has been replaced with terms like; ideation lab, innovation space, maker pods, gamer zone, and learning sector. The concept of specific learning zones is not new.
On 12/23/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Daniel S. Christian, heutagogy, ideas, India, innovation, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, more voice more choice more control, online learning, online tutoring, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, UK, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
The first School in the Cloud opens in the UK — from blog.ted.com by Sarah Schoengold; with thanks to Lisa Duty (@LisaDuty1) for posting this resource on Twitter
A group of students explores a question at the Killingworth School in the Cloud,
as a volunteer member of the “Granny Cloud” gives them guidance from the screen.
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“SOLE” –> Stands for “Self-Organized Learning Environment.”
Excerpt:
Sugata Mitra has opened the doors of the world’s first School in the Cloud.
Located inside George Stephenson High School in Killingworth, England, this one-room learning lab is a space where students can embark on their own learning adventures, exploring whatever questions most intrigue them. Students even designed the interior of the space — which has colorful beanbags scattered throughout and (very appropriately) fluffy clouds painted on the walls.
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The Killingworth School in the Cloud is run by a committee of 12-year-old students, who manage a schedule to let different classes and groups use the lab in time slots before, during and after school.
Also see:
Also see:
- The next phase of online education: 24/7 digital video channels — from fastcoexist.com by Ariel Schwartz
Want a new skill? Now you can channel flip at any time of day, just like on TV.
![The Living [Class] Room -- by Daniel Christian -- July 2012 -- a second device used in conjunction with a Smart/Connected TV](http://danielschristian.com/learning-ecosystems/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/The-Living-Class-Room-Daniel-S-Christian-July-2012.jpg)
Addendum:
- Top 10 Characteristics of a 21st Century Classroom –from edtechreview.in
Top 10 Characteristics of a 21st Century Classroom
Excerpt:
As education advances with the help of technology, it becomes very clear that the modern day classroom needs are very different from the conventional classroom needs.
The evolved 21st century classroom is a productive environment in which students can develop the skills they will require in the workplace and teachers are facilitators of their learning. The focus of a 21st century classroom is on students experiencing the environment they will enter as modern day workers and developing their higher order thinking skills, effective communication skills, collaboration skills, making them adept with using technology and all other skills that they will need in the 21st century workplace.
On 11/05/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, active learning, adult learning, analytics, animation, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, attention, blended learning, Bring your own device (BYOD), business side of he, career development, change, changing business models, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, collaboration, colleges, communications, communities of practice, community colleges, competency-based learning/education, computer science, consortiums, content development, aggregation, repositories, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, creativity, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, data related items, digital audio, digital learning, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), e-readers, education, education reform, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, entrepreneurship, expectations, experimentation, flipping -- inverted learning, formal learning, future of higher education, game-changing environment, global / globalization, heutagogy, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), hybrid learning, IBM, ideas, immersion, informal learning, innovation, instructional design, intelligent systems, intelligent tutoring, interaction design, interactivity, interface design, internet, IT in HE, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning preferences, learning spaces, liberal arts, lifelong learning, love of learning, machine-to-machine communications, marketplaces, media/film, Michigan, mirroring and/or multiple devices, mobile learning, mobile technologies, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, motivation, multi-touch, multimedia, Near Field Communication (NFC), neurodivergent/special needs, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, organizational change, pace of change, participation, passions, personalized/customized learning, platforms, play, professional development, programming, real-world assignments, reinvent, second screen apps, simulations, smart classrooms, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, social media, society, staying relevant, STEAM-related, story, storytelling, strategy, streams of content, student-related, surviving, tablets, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, universities, user experience (UX), user interface design, using teams, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
Learning from the Living [Class] Room — from Campus Technology by Daniel Christian and Mary Grush; with a huge thanks also going out to Mr. Steven Niedzielski (@Marketing4pt0) and to Mr. Sam Beckett (@SamJohnBeck) for their assistance and some of the graphics used in making these videos.
From DSC:
These 4 short videos explain what I’m trying to relay with a vision I’m entitling, Learning from the Living [Class] Room. I’ve been pulse checking a variety of areas for years now, and the pieces of this vision continue to come into fruition. This is what I see Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) morphing into (though there may be other directions/offshoots that they go in as well).
After watching these videos, I think you will see why I think we must move to a team–based approach.
(It looks like the production folks for Campus Technology had to scale things way back in terms of video quality to insure an overall better performance for the digitally-based magazine.)
To watch these videos in a higher resolution, please use these links:
- What do you mean by “the living [class] room”?
- Why consider this now?
- What are some examples of apps and tech for “the living [class] room”?
- What skill sets will be needed to make “the living [class] room” a reality?
Alternatively, these videos can be found at:
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On 10/01/2013,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, A/V -- audio/visual, convergence, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new media literacies, online learning, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, technologies for your home, telecommunications, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
What does this have to do with learning? Keep your eye on the convergence of the television, the telephone, and the computer. This involves the software side of things as well (with technologies like WebRTC). I have it that in the future, it will have everything to do with learning and will greatly accelerate one of the other massive trends on my radar, the “Walmart of Education.”
On 09/10/2013,
in Augmented Reality (AR), Bring your own device (BYOD), communications, Daniel S. Christian, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, experimentation, face-to-face, Google, innovation, internet, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, lifelong learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, new media literacies, online learning, online media, online tutoring, platforms, second screen apps, social learning / networks, teaching & learning, teaching online, telecommunications, telepresence, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
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Wearable tech at the workplace — from connectedworldmag.com
Excerpt:
Wearable sensors are the latest tech-related fashion craze, but not just for consumers. Businesses could soon make use of sensors affixed to hats, watches, glasses, and more. Equipped to provide workers with much-need data about the surrounding environment, these devices may soon invade the job and redefine the workplace—much like tablets and smartphones did just a few years back.
Naturally, businesses have been discussing how something like Google Glass could be used at work. Even the BYOD (bring your own device) phenomenon has the potential to extend to wearable technology, with workers bringing their personal smart watches and glasses for use at work. However, the potential for wearable sensors could be much greater, with specific applications created for targeted industries.
From DSC:
Some serious potential for mobile/distance learning here. What if, instead of a surgeon, that person was an archaeologist on a dig speaking to students in their living rooms, on mobile devices, and/or in classrooms somewhere else…? An electrician fixing a broken transformer on the electrical grid and talking through what she is fixing…? The possibilities are numerous.
See Andrew Vanden Heuvel’s work on this as well:
- How Andrew Vanden Heuvel is revolutionizing education from outside the classroom
Find out what this Google Glass Explorer and online science teacher thinks about online learning and the future of education. - Teaching with Glass
- STEMbite: An Experiment in Teaching with Google Glass
- Explorer Story: Andrew Vanden Heuvel [through Google Glass]
- STEMbite (other/more)
Moving back to the surgery…one last thought/idea here:
- What if there were several people wearing Google Glasses and the learners/students could pick the camera angle that they wanted to see?
On 09/09/2013,
in 21st century, distance education, education technology, homeschooling/homeschoolers, internet, K-12 related, new business models, online learning, technologies for your home, telecommunications, telepresence, United States, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
Faith Lutheran School in Plano offers free trial of live, online high school classes — from by Amy Crawford
Excerpt:
This year, Faith Lutheran High School in Plano, Texas will offer live online high school classes using two-way HD-video streaming through the Internet. This allows home-schooled students or others across the country to participate in some of the school’s classes in real time.
I originally saw this at etale.org:
Example of a school that embraces the unbundling of education
Excerpt (emphasis by Bernard Bull):
What is new about this latest offering at Faith Lutheran High School is that they are using the two-way video as a tool to offer unbundled services. This is a private tuition-based school and instead of offering a single package service (full tuition and full participation in the school or nothing), they are offering an à la carte menu. Choose the courses that interest you, and use them to support your otherwise personalized home school curriculum.
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I continue to argue that this unbundling provides us with a glimpse into the future of k-12 education, especially k-12 education that provides an alternative to traditional public schools. Separate all of the distinct attributes of a given school and imagine a model where families and students can pick and choose from those services, paying only for what they use (in the case of private schools).
On 08/27/2013,
in 21st century, business, corporate / business world, economics, global / globalization, interactivity, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, new business models, society, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
Is connectivity a human right? — by Mark Zuckerberg
Also see:
- Zuckerberg’s Internet sharing push draws doubts, praise — from PCWorld.com by Colin Neagle, NetworkWorld
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
In the initiative, called Internet.org, Facebook is joined by Samsung, Qualcomm, Ericsson, Nokia, Opera, and MediaTek. Naturally, these companies’ business interests have led many to approach their new collective altruistic effort skeptically.
. - Facebook, Zuckerberg rally partners to connect the whole wide world — from PCWorld.com by Mark Hachman
. - Internet.org could drive $27 billion in online work — from by Matt Cooper
Internet.org is trying to give the world better Internet access. If they succeed, it will mean more people can work together online.
. - Internet.org and online work: By the numbers — from inc.com and oDesk
Here’s how oDesk calculated $27.6 billion in additional work if the entire world had access to the internet.
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- Kirkpatrick: Internet.org aims for global connectivity — from techonomy.com by Ann Babe
Excerpt:
Kirkpatrick added that he believes Internet.org is in position to make substantial progress. “These are the companies that can make the technology for access cheaper and better—and they will, with Facebook’s help,” he said.
On 08/21/2013,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, Apple, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, Daniel S. Christian, digital learning, education technology, emerging technologies, engagement / engaging students, game-changing environment, Google, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, human-computer interaction (HCI), ideas, informal learning, innovation, interactivity, interface design, internet, K-12 related, learning ecosystem, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, learning spaces, lifelong learning, media/film, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, more voice more choice more control, multimedia, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, new business models, online learning, online media, participation, personalized/customized learning, second screen apps, smart/connected TV, social learning / networks, student-related, teaching & learning, technologies for your home, technology (general), telecommunications, telepresence, television, training / L&D, transmedia, user experience (UX), user interface design, videoconferencing, virtual field trips, virtual K-12 schools, Virtual Reality (VR) / worlds / learning, virtual tutoring, vision/possibilities, web-based collaboration, webinars, workplace,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
The massive convergence of the telephone, the television, and the computer continues. How that media gets to us is also changing (i.e. the cord cutting continues).
What types of innovative learning experiences can be crafted as “TV” becomes more interactive, participatory, and engaging? What happens if technologies like WebRTC make their way into our browsers and we can videoconference with each other without having to download anything?
What doors open for for us when Google, Apple, or an Amazon.com delivers your “shows” vs. NBC/ABC/CBS/etc.?
The items below cause me to reflect on those questions…
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Streaming devices lead the way to Smart TV — from nytimes.com by Brian Stelter
Julia Yellow
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Is Google ready to buy its way into TV with an NFL deal? — from allthingsd.com by Peter Kafka
Excerpt:
Here’s a fun combination to ponder: The world’s most powerful media company and America’s most popular sport.
That could happen if Google buys the rights to the NFL’s Sunday Ticket package, the all-you-can-eat subscription-TV service currently owned by DirecTV.
Cord Cliff Coming: What happens to TV when Netflix streams live events? — from allthingsd.com by Ben Elowitz, CEO, Wetpaint
Addendums on 8/22/13:
- CBS, Time Warner Cable, and the Disruption of TV — from newyorker.com by Ken Auletta
- Netflix inks exclusive deal for first-run Weinstein films — from cnet.comThe Internet’s biggest on-demand video service will stream movies from the indie film studio before any other pay-TV providers starting in 2016, the same year it kicks off a similar Disney deal.
- Vevo reportedly inks music video content deals with Apple and Samsung, Apple TV app could launch this week — from appleinsider.com by AppleInsider Staff
Music video platform Vevo is said to have signed deals with both Apple and Samsung to deliver streaming and on-demand content via set-top boxes and television sets, with a possible Apple TV debut coming as soon as this week. - Disney’s ESPN Holds Preliminary Talks for Web-Based TV –– from bloomberg.com by Christopher Palmeri & Andy Fixmer
- Why Apple should buy NFL digital rights — from money.cnn.com by David Goldman
- The tv of tomorrow and the living room of the future— from visual.ly <– a very solid infographic
On 07/18/2013,
in Google, innovation, internet, Learning from the Living [Class] Room, telecommunications, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Plugin-free video conferencing now in Chrome Beta Android — from tomsguide.com by Kevin Parrish
Excerpt (emphasis DSC):
Google is growing ever so closer in bringing the Chrome desktop experience to Android. The company said that the latest browser beta release for the mobile platform now supports WebRTC and the Web Audio API. That means web developers can create real-time communications applications that can be used within the Chrome browser on Android devices without the need for a plugin.
“WebRTC enables real-time communication such as video-conferencing in the browser,” the Chrome team said on Tuesday. “It consists of three independent components: getUserMedia, which provides access to the user’s webcam and microphone; PeerConnection, which sets up calls with the ability to traverse NATs and firewalls; and DataChannels, which establishes peer-to-peer data communication between browsers.”
Also see:
- Google releases updated Chrome for iOS, new Chrome Beta for Android — from eweek.com by Todd Weiss
On 07/17/2013,
in 21st century, Artificial Intelligence/Agents/LLMs/and Related, Augmented Reality (AR), computer science, Daniel S. Christian, digital video, engineering, global / globalization, Google, interactivity, internet, learning ecosystem, robotics, society, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
Some items that made me think of this posting:
- DARPA unveils Atlas DRC Robot — from spectrum.ieee.org by Stephen Cass
Specs:
- Six feet, two inches tall (1.88m)
- 330 pounds (150kg)
- On-board real-time control computer
- On-board hydraulic pump and thermal management
- Tethered for networking and 480-V three-phase power at 15 kW
- Two arms, two legs, a torso and a head
- 28 hydraulically actuated joints
- Carnegie Robotics sensor head with LIDAR and stereo sensors
- Two sets of hands, one provided by iRobot and one by Sandia National Labs
Drone Home — from time.com by Lev Grossman — also see TIME: “Rise of the Robots” Special Issue
Excerpt:
Flying a drone, even just a Parrot, makes you realize what a radically new and deeply strange technology drones are. A drone isn’t just a tool; when you use it you see and act through it — you inhabit it. It expands the reach of your body and senses in much the same way that the Internet expands your mind. The Net extends our virtual presence; drones extend our physical presence. They are, along with smart phones and 3-D printing, one of a handful of genuinely transformative technologies to emerge in the past 10 years.
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Bioengineers 3D print tiny functioning human liver — from wired.co.uk
Peek inside Tesla’s robotic factory — from wired.com
Image from
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1206_2012_tesla_model_s_first_drive/photo_11.html
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/alternative/1206_2012_tesla_model_s_first_drive/photo_11.html
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From DSC:
And, if you are up to filtering through a great deal of content, create some Google Alerts on the following things to see what’s happening with them:
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And, if you are up to filtering through a great deal of content, create some Google Alerts on the following things to see what’s happening with them:
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- Internet of Things
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- Augmented reality
. - WebRTC
. - Artificial intelligence
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- Self-driving cars
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- Wearable technologies
On 06/28/2013,
in 21st century, Daniel S. Christian, K-12 related, robotics, student-related, technologies for your home, telecommunications, telepresence, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
A swiveling proxy that will even wear a tutu — from nytimes.com by Bobbie Brown
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John W. Adkisson for The New York Times
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Excerpt:
SUMTER, S.C. — Lexie Kinder solves problems during math class, earns gold stars from her teacher and jokes with classmates at her elementary school.
All without leaving her living room.
Born with a chronic heart disorder that weakened her immune system and made attending school risky, Lexie, 9, was tutored at her home in Sumter for years. But this spring, her family began experimenting with an alternative — a camera-and-Internet-enabled robot that swivels around the classroom and streams two-way video between her school and house.
From DSC:
I sometimes get the feeling that I’m coming across as though I want everyone to learn from their living room and that’s it; end of story. But that’s not the case. I just get encouraged/excited about the opportunities that various technologies can provide for us, if we leverage them properly. Ultimately, I see blended solutions being the most effective solutions in the future. But this article is a great example of when technology can benefit someone.
On 06/20/2013,
in mobile technologies, technologies for your home, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
Much faster Wi-Fi coming soon — from CNN by David Goldman
A new, faster version of Wi-Fi was officially rubber-stamped Wednesday.
Excerpt:
The latest Wi-Fi technology, called “802.11ac,” offers speeds of up to 1.3 Gigabits per second. That’s fast enough to transfer an entire high-definition movie to a tablet in under 4 minutes, share photo albums with friends in a matter of seconds or stream three HD videos at the same time. It’s more than double the top speed of the previous standard, known as 802.11n.
Those speeds are theoretical maximums — very few people have anything close to 1 Gigabit speeds from their home broadband connection. Average speeds are less than 1% of that. But the faster speeds mean the new Wi-Fi standard will offer a much bigger pipeline for all those videos, songs and games that a growing number of people are streaming on multiple devices simultaneously.
Also see:
- Apple adopts 802.11ac wireless standard quickly as new study forecasts the next standard to follow in 2015 — from patentlyapple.com
Excerpt:
According to a new report that was just released, the growth of 802.11ac and 802.11ad will occur in very different ways over the next few years. The adoption of 802.11ac is expected to explode into devices including smartphones right out of the gate this year while 802.11ad will see a more modest and staggered growth pace. 802.11ac is being pushed into smartphones by key carriers’ device requirements that are in sync with 802.11ac hotspot plans for more robust Wi-Fi offloading.
- Wireless witch: Should you buy an 802.11ac router? — from pcmag.com by Samara Lynn
802.11ac is all the rage among networking vendors, with all their 802.11ac routers touting incredible speeds. But is 802.11ac worth the investment?
To Buy or not to Buy?
So, what’s the short answer on upgrading to an 802.11ac router right now? If you’re an early tech adopter and Wi-Fi enthusiast, definitely check out 11ac. Everyone else is better off waiting until the technology matures. What if your old router dies and you’re not upgrading so much as replacing hardware? The same applies: if you’re comfortable with tweaking settings to get the most out of your router, by all means check out the 802.11ac routers on the market. At the the very least, you shouldn’t lose performance; in certain cases, you might see improvements. If you’re more of a plug and play user, however, stick with 802.11n, for now.
On 06/04/2013,
in computer science, IT in HE, MOOCs -- Massive Open Online Courses, online learning, programming, telecommunications, web design and production, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Ten things you should know about WebRTC — from cioinsight.com by Dennis McCafferty
Excerpt:
Don’t you think it would be great if you could engage with customers, employees, and partners accessing voice, video and data-sharing apps on a Web browser without any plug-ins? Thanks to developments with WebRTC technology, this is becoming a reality. To lend greater insight into this topic, Constellation Research Inc. has come out with a recent report, Ten Things CIOs Should Know about WebRTC. In it, author E. Brent Kelly reveals that WebRTC has the potential to take concepts pioneered by programs such as Skype to the next level. Ordinary Web developers will be able to, for example, use basic JavaScript application programming interfaces (APIs) to craft fully functioning voice, video and data-collaboration apps, or embed these capabilities with other apps with just a few lines of code. As a result, CIOs can lead their organizations to greater levels of employee productivity and customer engagement. “WebRTC may prove to be as disruptive to communications and collaboration as the World Wide Web was for information,” says Kelly, a vice president and principal analyst at Constellation.