Blog Entries tagged 'technology'

iPhone 3G

adminjb — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 +0100

This year both the live broadcast and the delayed video from the Apple WWDC (WorldWide Developers Conference) were much improved and now readily available. Nearly every blog and publication has covered the news on the iPhone 3G. Most of the rumors we had heard were true and indeed there are some impressive improvements, plus a reduction in price.

With the enterprise improvements and the fact that many leadin [...]

Wirenode

adminjb — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100

Thanks to a heads up from Leonard Low, I tried Wirenode for an easy mobile blog. It took less than a minute to set this up. Check the mobile version of this blog out at mlearnopedia.wirenode.mobi.

There are a number of additional tools available to quickly create a mobile site including Mob5.com, Winksite.com and Mobisite Galore.

Wirenode provides the standard text, image, header, list or separator capabilities, but also enables you to easily add widgets. These include widget [...]

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen

adminjb — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:00:00 +0100

After almost a year from announcement (see 3 June 07 post ) I received my Pulse Smartpen this week. Livescribe (http://livescribe.com ) has added a recorder to its Anoto technology Pulse Smartpen, as well as additional applications, with a retail price of $149 to $199 (depending upon 1 GB or 2 GB of storage.)

It is fairly easy to see the potential value to students, journalists and adminis [...]

Cellular Health Care

adminjb — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:00:00 +0100

For some time now, we have seen leading applications on mobile devices in the health care field. Today's technology column in BusinessWeek profiles several mobile phone applications in health care. Be sure to click on the View Slide Show to see several more examples.

CES 2008

adminjb — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:00:00 +0100

The Consumer Electronics Show has just concluded in Las Vegas. As a MASIE Learning Fellow, I covered the show for Learning TRENDS. I was interviewed by Elliott Masie via a PodCast and prepared three reports which you can access at: http://www.masieweb.com/CES2008-coverage. (The second covers more learning related topics.)

The CES show was all about hardware with lots of mobile devices, [...]

Mobile Code Updates

adminjb — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:00:00 +0100

We have been watching mobile codes for sometime now. Today there was activity from both of the leading contenders.

Kaywa QR (Quick Response) code released the 7-page PDF "Scan, Buzz, Beep, Ok! A Guide to Kaywa's QR Code Solutions". By simply typing in your website URL at feed2mobile.kaywa.com you receive a free QR code for use by mobile devices with a Ka [...]

Views into the Future

adminjb — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:00:00 +0100

Especially at this time of the year, we tend to review--and hopefully learn from--the past and to look ahead to the future. I have always been intrigued by what the future holds for us in the mobile area for our lifestyle, but mainly for learning. I have been excited about what sensors can and will bring us for our safety and health, but have added several videos this wee [...]

Mobile Devices in Research Labs

adminjb — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:11:21 +0100

We are beginning to see the future of mobile devices with information coming out of research labs. With location awareness, accelerometers and orientation sensors, plus increased storage and processing power, the devices we carry have powerful capabilities to improve our lives. Much of this research can also be applied to learning at the [...]

Japan Watching

adminjb — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:08:17 +0100

Watching Europe and Asia mobile markets can give the U.S. an indication of what we might see in the future.

Recently Symbian posted a list of the top 20 smartphone features requested in Japan:
1. mobile wallet
2. MANGA on mobile
3. mobile check-in at airports
4. mobile keys for door
5. mobile employee badges
6. mobile cinema tickets
7. mobile transport passes
8. fingerprint authentication
9. face recognition/authentication
10. mobile di [...]

Lots of Mobile Activity

adminjb — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 23:00:00 +0100

It has been a very busy Fall for mobile learning. We are making plans to upgrade this site and add some new features, but want to wait until the new Joomla is released (hopefully very soon now). We'd love to hear what else would make this a valuable site for those interested in mobile learning.

Some recent happenings of interest include:

Waiting for the iPhone Over

adminjb — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:45:25 +0100

Yes, I was one of the "crazies" in line on Friday for the iPhone. I did get one, plus something I didn't want -- a bad sunburn (despite use of sun cream and an umbrella.)

Over the weekend I experimented with the new device and for the most part do like what I see. However, missing for corporate adoption is integration wi [...]

Mobile Knowledge for Social Change

adminjb — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:03:08 +0100

A new site ShareIdeas.org : Mobile Knowledge for Social Change was just launched for NGOs with the support of Nokia and Vodaphone. Although not specifically for m-learning, there are case studies about civic engagement, economic empowerment, education, environment, health and safety and humanitarian relief.

It definite [...]