Eye-Fi enables direct mode and releases mobile apps — from Terry White
On 04/21/2011,
in convergence, digital photography, emerging technologies, mobile technologies, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
On 04/08/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, analytics, education, emerging technologies, future, game-changing environment, innovation, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning agents, personalized/customized learning,
by Daniel Christian
On 03/22/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, education technology, engagement / engaging students, innovation, learning spaces, multi-touch, multimedia, smart classrooms,
by Daniel Christian
From DSC:
I’ve been hoping that Steelcase would move towards implementing their puck-like devices — from their MediaScape product line — on tables throughout a classroom…whereby these pucks would be wireless and whereby students could plug in whatever device they brought to class with them, and then hit the puck to begin “playing their media for the classroom.” No pauses, no interruptions to the flow of the class.
Along these lines, check this out:
- PolyPly Concept — from Fubiz.com
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On 03/04/2011,
in future, internet, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications, trends,
by Daniel Christian
On 02/28/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, 3D, A/V -- audio/visual, adult learning, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, communications, convergence, corporate / business world, corporate universities / corporate training, cost of getting a degree, dangers of the status quo, Daniel S. Christian, digital audio, digital learning, digital photography, digital storytelling, digital textbooks, digital video, disruption, distance education, e-books, e-readers, education, education technology, educational games / serious games, elearning, emerging technologies, entrepreneurship, future, future of higher education, game-changing environment, higher education, homeschooling/homeschoolers, informal learning, intelligent tutoring, internet, K-12 related, learner profiles, learning, learning agents, learning ecosystem, learning spaces, lifelong learning, mobile learning, mobile technologies, New "Amazon.com" of Higher Education, online learning, online media, online tutoring, open courseware and systems, personalized/customized learning, social learning / networks, social media, technologies for your home, technology (general), telepresence, television, tools, training / L&D, transmedia, trends, ubiquitous learning, user experience (UX), vendors, 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
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From DSC:
How will these types of technologies affect what we can do with K-12 education/higher education/workplace training and development? I’d say they will open up a world of new applications and opportunities for those who are ready to innovate; and these types of technologies will move the “Forthcoming Walmart of Education” along.
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On 01/20/2011,
in higher education, mobile learning, mobile technologies, teaching & learning, telecommunications, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
High Speed Ahead–– from CampusTechnology.com
Excerpt re: expanding WiFi coverage :
“WiFi is local; that’s the trouble with it,” said McCartney. “With the 4G network, users will have wireless coverage both indoors and while outside walking around between the buildings. That’s a whole lot of coverage that we didn’t have before.”
Besides the clear advantages of faster, more reliable Internet access, the 4G service helps Purdue’s faculty and staff deliver and use bandwidth-intensive applications and solutions to students in a more seamless fashion. Known for developing proprietary mobile technologies to enhance traditional college classroom experiences, the school’s latest developments include the Facebook academic application Mixable and a student discussion tool, HotSeat, which allows students to interact with their classmates and faculty using Twitter and text messages.
Another new application that was implemented in 2010 finds students making instructional use of video in the institution’s forensics classes, among others. The program and the material produced with it are bandwidth-intensive and difficult to manipulate on a traditional WiFi network. The new 4G access will help fill that gap. “To use this application solution, you have to be able to take video, deliver it and [watch] it,” said McCartney. “You can’t do that on 3G.”
With Purdue’s 4G tower activated since early-December, staff and students are already developing new applications that will have a “measurable and material impact on learning,” said McCartney, who added he expects more colleges to jump on the 4G bandwagon as the successful implementations are documented. “As a leading university, we have to keep up with the plumbing around here, and make sure that all of our services work as expected, and as advertised.”
On 01/03/2011,
in Apple, education technology, telecommunications, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Some postings/articles on this:
- Skype Video Calling for iOS Has Arrived — from Mashable.com
- Skype iPhone 3G video calling app launched — from telegraph.co.uk
- Skype for iPhone– from Skype
- Skype for iPhone now with video calls — from Skype
On 12/03/2010,
in future,
by Daniel Christian
Top ten wireless predictions 2011 — from Juniper Research
As 2010 draws to a close Juniper Research has drawn up a list of predictions for the coming year, all neatly wrapped up as the top trends for the mobile and wireless industry for 2011. A free report detailing the findings is available to download from the link below.
You can read the report below or you can download by clicking here –> Top Ten Wireless Predictions 2011
1. Surging Mobile Data Traffic
2. Augmented Reality to Enhance Mobile Games and Retail
3. Cloud-Based Operating Systems are Launched
4. Mobile Banking will become a “must-have” when opening a new account
5. Mobile Devices Begin to Replace Credit Cards
6. Mobile Handsets Become Even More Sensitive
7. Mobile Lottery Tickets Sales to Soar Fuelled by Deployments in US, Europe, and China
8. Mobile-Specific Threats Lead to Demand for Mobile-Specific Security
9. Buyouts take Social Purchasing to a New Level
10. More Vendors Develop a “GreenHeart”
On 11/18/2010,
in higher education, mobile learning, mobile technologies, trends,
by Daniel Christian
Working group takes on challenges of WiFi growth on campus — from CampusTechnology.com by Dian Schaffhauser
A new working group dominated by IT representatives from higher education is tackling the problems and solutions of running WiFi networks that need to support a dramatic proliferation of wireless devices on campus and in business. A major goal of the Multimedia-Grade Working Group is to encourage vendors to design and deploy “multimedia-grade” devices and equipment.
“The demand being placed on WiFi networks is increasing at a blistering pace,” said David Morton, director of mobile communications at the University of Washington, one participating institution. “Handheld devices like the iPhone and iPad now account for nearly a third of all devices that are using WiFi on campus. At the same time we are seeing a mobile app explosion that has transformed how people use the network. Gone are the days when a typical user might occasionally check e-mail on a laptop. Users now do everything from streaming media to video chat to placing phone calls while mobile and expect all of that to work no matter where they are.”
On 09/16/2010,
in education technology, mobile learning, mobile technologies, telecommunications,
by Daniel Christian
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(CNN) — It’s more powerful than your current home network — able to leap through tall buildings from a single port.
Look, up in the sky.
It’s “SUPER Wi-Fi!”
At least that’s what U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is calling a new class of bigger-faster-better internet connections, which could jump from fiction to reality after a commission vote on September 23.
On 08/13/2010,
in Apple, digital audio, innovation, learning spaces, mobile technologies, music, smart classrooms, technologies for your home,
by Daniel Christian
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— the above items are just 2 of the items from KevinRose.com’s 2010 products I can’t live without
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Gartner outlines 10 mobile technologies to watch in 2010 and 2011 — from Gartner Research