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<title><![CDATA[Schools supe: iPad more important than a book]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[TheiPad has enjoyed more than its fair share of hyperbole since its launch.However, perhaps the praise heaped upon it by a school superintendent from Auburn, Maine, might represent the pinnacle (thus far, at least).CNN and WGME reported that every elementary public school student in Auburn, Maine, will be getting a new iPad 2.The iPad will become a permanent tool of learning for these children.But perhaps those who haven't quite kept up with technology's pace will be perturbed at one comment made by Auburn schools Superintendent Tom Morrill. For he declared that the iPad is &quot;even more important than a book.&quot;Of course, the iPad contains within itself plenty of books. Even if those books can be quite hard to read in sunlight.But Morrill's contention seems to be that the days of the book as being held up as some indispensable tool of learning might just be coming to an end.Books have held such endearing power for a long time. So many people have been brought up to bury their noses in books in order to progress in life. It is as if within the world's libraries resided all the secrets of success, if only you could find them.Now it seems that other tools, using such revolutionary (and magical) elements such as pictures, colors, and things that move about and even talk to you with the mere touch of your finger, might become the new tools of education.Naturally, there will be those who will say that Morrill is just elated that he got a deal from Apple, giving him each iPad for a mere $475 a piece. Yes, almost a Groupon offering.There seems also to be those who believe that little kids will never be able to look after sophisticated gadgets like the iPad.But some might be cheered that even the youngest are now being taught using tomorrow's media, rather than those of centuries gone by.However, let's hope the supe keeps them away from any video games. For a recent study at Oxford University showed that gamers are much less likely to go to college.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Laptops play catch up to the iPad, Xoom]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bernardvvb</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Market researcher Gartner released a research note Thursday claiming that laptops are not meeting the demands of the social-networking era. So, will mobile PCs become more like the Xoom and theiPad, which are, in turn, larger versions of the smartphone In a word, yes. This theory--or fact, depending on how you look at it--can also be restated as the post-PC era, which is the Apple marketing-spin corollary to the Gartner argument. But let's stick to Gartner's analysis about the unsuitability of laptops in the social-networking era. Here are the most significant points in the note about the average mainstream laptop: Battery life: not capable of all-day &quot;untethered computing&quot;Connections: constant and immediate connections are not possible (i.e., no standard 3G/4G)Heavy: still too heavy, lacks real mobilityWhat this means is more laptops need to be like the 11.6-inch MacBook Air: very light, very thin--just like atablet and, by extension, like a smartphone. Though small laptops aren't for everybody, it does mean more people will gravitate to this style as companies like Apple upgrade to powerful silicon like Intel's low-voltage Sandy Bridge processor (and its future Ivy Bridge chip) and upcoming power-efficient chips from Advanced Micro Devices. And don't count out a clamshell MacBook--or a variation on that theme--sporting a future Apple A6 processor or an HP laptop packing a Qualcomm chip. More future laptops will be like the 11.6-inch MacBook Air--but with 3G/4G standard and longer battery life.(Credit:Apple)In the more immediate future, this trend stipulates that Apple seriously consider built-in 3G/4G capability in the next version of the Air, as an Apple survey about 3G in a future MacBook Air seems to indicate the company is doing. As always, battery life would need improvement too. So, what about the Netbook, you might ask. That delivered on mobility but not--until recently--on long battery life, nor on standard 3G. Nor, most importantly, on adequate performance (for a laptop that would serve as someone's everyday machine). The Netbook was ahead of its time but has always been hampered by Intel's too-specific ideas about what a Netbook should and should not be. For better or worse, it's going to take a company like Apple to take the lead in redefining the high-mobility laptop. With help, of course, from companies like Hewlett-Packard and Sony--the HP Pavilion dm1z and Sony Y series, respectively, are a good start.A $999 MacBook Air with 3G/4G and monthly broadband plans similar to those of the iPad That's another good start. Any takers <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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