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This video is pretty cool – it shows how the new iPhone is already making augmented reality a true reality.  It also got me thinking about what this could mean for the future of personal computing.  More about that after the video: What would happen if iPhones could combine with Sixth Sense and video glasses?  [...]

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06 May, 2009

Matt CrosslineBook Readers Get Bigger – Literally

Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Mobile Devices

Desktops are shrinking into laptops, laptops are shrinking into netbooks, and every year every Apple device ever invented is ever so slightly shrinking in comparison to the former version. Our computer screens used to be larger than most home aquariums and now they are thinner than any textbook I had in college.  eBook Readers used [...]

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17 Mar, 2009

Matt CrosslinMobile Phones and the Death of the Personal Computer?

Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Mobile Devices

Everyone probably thought it when they first saw an iPhone: “will this eventually end the need for a desktop personal computer?”  From recent stories in the New York times and other places, it seems like PC makers are not just wondering about that – they are sure it will happen. The main reasoning is that [...]

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..maybe you need to get a little more creative.  Like these people: Those are real apps that those students are playing – they really do turn your iPhone into a woodwind instrument called the Ocarina. The interesting thing is that there is also and iPhone app that turns the iPhone into a guitar.  Guess the [...]

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18 Aug, 2008

Matt CrossliniPhone 3G: My First Impressions

Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Mobile Devices|Social Networking

Yes – I am as surprised as you that I waited this long to get an iPhone. You can revoke my geek cred if you like – but I had bills to pay. However, the old cell was dying, I really wanted to upgrade to some kind of smart phone, and the iPhone ended up [...]

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10 Mar, 2008

Matt CrosslinIs Moblogging Ready to be the Next Big Thing?

Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Mobile Devices|Web 2.0

According to Wikipedia, “a moblog is a blog published directly to the web from a phone or other mobile device.” Usually, this is in the form of photos, but videos, text, and audio can also be an option. Moblogging has been around for a while, but seems to have flow under the radar. Many online [...]

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28 Feb, 2008

Matt CrosslinEmbracing Mobile Phones in the Classroom

Posted by: Matt Crosslin In: Current Events|Mobile Devices

Mobile phones in public schools? Maybe even in – classrooms? Don’t we have enough distractions? A few radical individuals have suggested this notion before…. but they are mostly viewed as fringe people with some crazy ideas that aren’t “realistic.” But are mobile devices in the classroom as evil as we make them out to be? [...]

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21 Jul, 2007

EGJ PodcastPodcast: iPhones in Education

Posted by: EGJ Podcast In: EGJ Podcast|Mobile Devices

Our first podcast is ready for your listening pleasure! You can click on the Podcast tab on the front page, or listen to it below: EduGeekJournal Podcast ep001 A friend and co-worker of the EduGeeks, Qin, was recently lucky enough to get an iPhone. So we just had to check it out. After enjoying a [...]

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10 Jul, 2007

Katrina AdamsElliot Masie on iPhones and Learning

Posted by: Katrina Adams In: Current Events|Mobile Devices

Education futurist Elliot Masie examines the role of iPhone-like media devices might play in mobile learning. (Thanks Patti!) Tweet This Post

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12 Apr, 2007

Katrina AdamsWiMax and Education

Posted by: Katrina Adams In: Mobile Devices

I recently listened to a podcast about Sprint’s announcement late last year that it is building a large-scale network of wireless technology called WiMax in major metropolitan areas such as Dallas, Boston and Denver. (More information can be found here.) In a nutshell, WiMax provides highspeed wireless internet coverage to very large areas. You can [...]

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