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Entries from November 19, 2007

Can you say convergence?

November 19, 2007 · 4 Comments · Education, flat class, technology

I have heard a lot about e-paper over the last couple of years, but hadn’t really seen much evidence as to the possibilities of it replacing traditional paper – until now. The new Livescribe paper-based computing platform is due out at early in the next year. Complete with a “smartpen”, e-paper, applications, etc, this system [...]

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When laptops look like this old car…

November 19, 2007 · 1 Comment · Education, flat class, technology

As users on this side of the planet continue to define connectivity primarily through an ever-increasing demand for PC’s (both desktops and laptops), the future is being glimpsed in the connected center of the planet – Japan. In the Yahoo Tech blog, Christopher Null reports that the fall of the PC world has begun, with [...]

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