Eee PC – $100 laptop starting from $199 October 11, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in OLPC.1 comment so far
Reuters is reporting that Asustek Computer received an order for 1 million low cost computers called Eee PCs. I’m making an assumption that more computers is increasing the number of people connected to each other, and I think that’s a good thing.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKTP30697020071011?rpc=44
Cool Tools Collection October 5, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Tools.2 comments
CogDogRoo has posted a cool wiki collection of 50 story telling tools. It is so easy to lose track of so many tools, so the feature comparisons is very helpful. Many of these tools can be used for a variety of purposes, not just story telling.
http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
$100 Laptop Apple Style October 2, 2007
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Okay, technically this one might not really be a laptop, but the Apple iPod touch deserves consideration in this space. Kathy Schrock recently posted several times about her experience with one of the new iPod touches and recounts her experience on her blog, the KaffeeKlatch. The first post is linked below, but look for additional posts in her archive. Pricing currently starts at $299.
http://kathyschrock.net/blog/2007/09/ipod-touch-is-great.html
More $100 Laptops for More Than $100 October 2, 2007
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C|Net Blogs has a nice report on yet another $100 laptop for more than $100, from now on referred to by my first self-coined term: ya$l (pronounced yeah-sil.) I’m not really sure why this issue interests me, but access is still an enormous issue to overcome if technology is to have the sort of impact I think it can have.
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13512_1-9789306-23.html?tag=rsspr.6211270&part=rss&subj=news
Kids Online October 1, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in 21st-Century, Data.add a comment
Two interesting bits of information.
1. eSchool News online today reported that over 93% of parents say
they have taken action to make sure the web sites their children visit meet parental standards.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStoryRSS.cfm?ArticleID=7391
Good thing too, if the next survey is also accurate.
2. eMarketer is reporting that 43% of kids age 3-11 are online. The report doesn’t break down their other than to say that they are online at least once a month.
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?id=1005410&src=article1_newsltr
