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Lora Heiny , the First Lady of Tablet PCs, sent us over a link on a Microsoft case study in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), the largest school district in Kentucky. JCPS had been dissatisfied with the overall use of technology in the classrooms despite having a significant investment in Macs...
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For those who like to write on paper with an ink pen, EPOS has been producing a very interesting USB based pen solution. They've just upped the ante, though, with their new Digital Pen & USB Flash Drive combo unit. The idea is that you can position the oval USB device at the top of your paper...
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So claims Mitch Wagner over at InformationWeek . Obviously I completely and totally disagree, but it disturbs me that someone thinks that Tablet PCs are so completely useless. He goes on to claim that Apple would not release a Tablet PC because there is no reason for it - " It's not a product...
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Lora over at WhatIsNew is also very interested in Tablet PCs in the education space, so I was very interested when she posted about a new book she found titled " The Impact of Tablet PCs and Pen-based Technology: Beyond the Tipping Point (2007)" . The book is an update to a version printed...
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I've become even more interested in articles discussing using Tablet PCs in education now that I'm actually back in school again. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a nice article today covering several colleges that are increasing their use of Tablet PCs and wireless Internet access. I know that...
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John Hill, of Allegiance Technology Partners , sent me a brand new, unopened TabletKiosk Sahara i440D Tablet PC . I captured the unboxing, gave a quick tour of the machine, and demonstrated how the multi-mode touch features work in the following 2-part videos. This is a very nice Core Duo slate Tablet...
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TabletKiosk is making inroads to the hospitality industry by partnering with SoftBrands, Inc , developers of reservations and property management software. Here is the joint press release: SoftBrands, Inc. (Amex: SBN), a global supplier of enterprise application software, announced today that it has...
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When HP announced the 2710p Tablet PC , there was a lot speculation around the future of the TC4400 . Folks have been wondering if the 2710p would be replacing the TC4400. It made sense that HP would move in that direction, but up until today, I had not heard anything official from HP on that issue....
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The Flybook V5i is a touch-enabled Tablet PC, so a lot of folks have been asking about the handwriting experience, hoping for an experience like the Fujitsu P1610. As evidenced in this short video, like most touch-enabled Tablet PCs, the handwriting experience on the Flybook V5i is pretty poor. Apparently...