The Show on 10, a new Microsoft initiative reports on a private school in Seattle where every student has a Tablet PC. Tablets in School is one of the latest videos from this up-beat daily program.
I think this is a great idea. The challenge for business will be to be ready to allow these students to make use of all the technologies they have been exposed to when they enter the workforce.
It looks like the hype machine got carried away again. The announcements at the Intel Developer Forum and Cebit did not give us the iPod killer that people expected. The information from Microsoft’s Ultra-Mobile PC site provides a little bit of information. Microsoft’s channel 9 has a great interview with Otto Berkes, the architect behind the Ultra-Mobile PC.
Engadget has a number of pictures and articles on the UMPC.
The UMPC will be playing catchup to OQO 01+ mini-tablet PC and the Nokia 770 Linux-based tablet. Battery life will be an issue for all of them.
Glad to see that RIM and NTP have settled. Although I live in Canada, the repercussions of a shutdown would have been felt here. All of RIM’s business would have been impacted.
Now RIM can get on with improving their technology to meet the challenge from Microsoft.
Do you want to take a walk down a favourite route in New York City? This Google Maps mashup lets you take a walking tour with photos of the street-life and information on the buildings and establishments you pass.
Virtual NYC has about 12 different routes ranging from Wall Street to Columbus Circle and Central Park.