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Kinderlappy now rolling, pay it forward
There have been a few stories about what the XO’s (nee kinderlappy) will be costing and where it’s going to be available. But until recently, it’s availability to the “developed” world has been unknown. Enter The Giving Project. Starting November 12th, for $399USD (that should be about $1.50CDN by the time 😉 … oh the…
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OLPC gains a friend in Intel
I haven’t written on this for a while, but it seems that the kinderlappy idea isn’t dead – Intel has decided to help out on OLPC while still supporting it’s own classmate efforts (GN). So why may you ask am I posting on my holiday – 2h worth of rendering… that is why.
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Augmented Reality – the Bee’s Knees
Way back when Halo2 was coming out, there was a real buzz about augmented reality gaming. I Love Bees (ILB) was a part of the viral marketing behind the game and it was also part of the whole flashmob thing that was going on back then as well. Fast forward a few years and games…
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May the Force be with you
If ever there was someone who would appreciate the ability to remix and remaster their work, it would be George Lucas. Afterall, for better or for worse, he remixed the original trilogy to “what he wanted to do in the first place” (kudos on all the Huttese, but what’s with the Han/Greedo scene??). Fans have…
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Information routers vs reserviors
A while ago, I was thinking in a brain dump about how the ability to effectively retrieve, manage, critically assess and then apply information is what medical learning – and for my two cents, any learning period – should be all about. Part of what brought this conversation on was the U of A Med…