Slides from today’s FETC Presentation by John Kuglin
On 04/22/2010,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, innovation, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/22/2010,
in colleges, IT in HE, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications, universities, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Morgan Stanley’s findings — as found within their Internet Trends presentation — raise some important questions such as:
- If mobile is going to overtake desktop in 5 years , what does that mean for the networking infrastructures on our campuses?
- How does that affect the work of instructional technologists? Faculty members?
- Does this trend carry with it any implications for pedagogy?
- Other?
On 03/26/2010,
in convergence, digital video, mobile technologies, online media, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
Apps battling to bring movies to your phone — from CNN Tech by Eliot Van Buskirk
Video rental companies made big moves this week in the race to deliver movies to phones.
But as compelling as [the] thought of a movie in your pocket alone may be, this isn’t just about delivering content to handset.
The companies vying for your mobile movie dollars want to tie you to an ecosystem they hope will change your habits — and loyalties — at home, at work and in between (emphasis DSC).
All of them believe that owning mobile is a ticket to winning the other three screens — computers, televisions and tablets — because viewers want to pick up on one screen where they left off on another, just as they do when reading an Amazon Kindle e-book (emphasis DSC).
If they are right, the battle plan seems fairly clear: Winning the smartphone puts everything into play and makes the mobile device the key entry point to a video-on-demand lifestyle, way beyond its mundane ability to manage rental queues on the go.
From DSC:
How this situation turns out may very well impact the delivery of educational content. The convergence continues…but more and more, providing mobile access to content is becoming key.
On 03/09/2010,
in change, convergence, digital video, disruption, internet, mobile technologies, multimedia, telecommunications, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Cisco unveils ultra-fast Internet technology — from CNNMoney.com
NEW YORK — Cisco unveiled a new Internet technology Tuesday that it says will provide the ultra-fast data speeds necessary to stay ahead of users’ rapidly growing online video demands.
The new technology, known as “CRS-3,” is a network routing system that will be able to offer downloads of up to 322 Terabits per second, according to the company.
Translation: Well in Cisco terms, the router will be able to provide download speeds of 1 Gigabit per second for everyone in San Francisco, download the entire printed collection of the Library of Congress in 1 second and stream every movie ever created in less than 4 minutes.
Cisco Chief Executive John Chambers acknowledged that many skeptics will say that those speeds and network capacity are not necessary, but he argued that the fast-growing media usage on mobile phones will ultimately demand it.
Also see:
Cisco’s vision of the future
Service Lets Professors Log On to Networks on Other Campuses — from The Chronicle by Mary Helen Miller