Category: (Ubiquitous) Computing
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The iPad and the Internet of Things
I guess I should really start to reconsider my islate tag now, especially in light of all the slates now being unified under iOS. But that is some admin for me and not really the topic of the post today. The idea that I want to get out there is about the iPad and how,…
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Twitter or Novelty and Engagement (nee encouraging communication)?
The Chronicle, Fast Company and many others have picked up on this article – The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades (Junco R., Heiberger G., Loken E. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2010.00387.x). What struck me wasn’t how many other outlets ignored the fact that it wasn’t actually “Twitter” perse, but rather engagement and novelty that…
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Fabian Hemmert on grasping digital content
Take these ideas (and others like these): Together with these ones: I think you will have something that could really send us down the rabbit hole in terms of augmented reality. Haptic feedback systems are nothing new – afterall, phones have been rumbling for a long time as have other controllers. Lights flash different colors…
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Students in one St. Albert school finally allowed to “officially” power up
Well, if you are an edtecher and haven’t seen the story about Richard S. Fowler Catholic Junior High School, here is your chance. Just some thoughts as the program starts in September so we won’t really know how things are going for at least six months: Good on the school for providing a class set…
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Are the telcos missing the point?
In a story from The Guardian, it looks like UK telcos (and that means others world wide are likely watching) are preparing to launch their own app store. They want in on the cash that seems to be flowing to Apple and Google. But something tells me that they are missing the point – much like…