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One example of how a transparent tablet can make augmented reality awesome.

Corning Visualizes Our Glass Future: Tablets & Huge Displays (Video)

You might know Corning for their Gorilla Glass and Gorilla Glass 2 that provide great durability to your smartphone and tablet displays, but Corning makes much more than tablet glass. In this new video, Corning envisions the future, specifically the role smart glass will have in your day-to-day life. In A Day Made of Glass [...]

Posted by | 02/06/2012 | 1 Comment More
iPad vs. Android Tablets: A Kids Perspective

iPad vs. Android Tablets: A Kids Perspective

Ever since the original iPad came out people have loved it. There is online web browsing on a big screen, applications of all different categories, music, movies, games and much more. And after the new iPad 2, more and more people think that the iPad is the best tablet on the market. That is, for [...]

Posted by | 07/20/2011 | 53 Comments More
iPads mandatory at Webb School of Knoxville

iPads mandatory at Webb School of Knoxville

Webb School of Knoxville, a private school that spans from elementary to high school, has chosen the iPad as their computing device of choice, above eReaders and notebooks. It is now a mandatory tool for their 4-12 grade students and teachers, acting as both a reading device and mobile computer. They present some compelling points [...]

Posted by | 01/26/2011 | 6 Comments More
Does Your School, Business, or Grandma Embrace Social Networking?

Does Your School, Business, or Grandma Embrace Social Networking?

Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have changed the way people organize and share information, but there is still a lot of resistance from educational institutions, businesses and individuals to accept these forms of communication.   Let’s examine these three entities and how online communication is being denied. The Public School Setting There [...]

Posted by | 07/23/2009 | 1 Comment More

Touch Computing Helps Autistic Kids Speak

Last week I went to Tweetup organized by the Technologizer team and spent the evening talking about technology. We started talking about tablets and touch computing and one of the HP employees in attendance told us about a very innovative school in Silicon Valley. Hope Technology school is using TouchSmart PCs and other to help [...]

Posted by | 05/20/2009 | 0 Comments More