Posts Tagged ‘netbook’
Aussie rules!
Posted by: ashleytan on: September 7, 2009
It was a from a talk by Peter Reimann of the University of Sydney that I heard about a programme in Australia to enable 1:1 computing among students.
Then I found this YouTube video about how students in New South Wales, Australia, would receive Lenovo netbooks in Year 9. If they do [...]
Netbooks vs Smartbooks
Posted by: ashleytan on: June 11, 2009
Here’s an article on an emerging technology: Smartbooks. So how are they different from netbooks?
Netbooks are made by computer companies (using Intel chips) while smartbooks will be made by mobile phone chip providers (like Qualcomm). While both are made for computing on the move, netbooks still function like mini laptop computers. Smartbooks are more likely [...]
The rise of the netbook
Posted by: ashleytan on: May 2, 2009
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How can education ignore netbooks? From this Yahoo! Tech article:
Microsoft recognizes that it cannot afford to ignore the netbook niche, which is the only global PC market segment recording significant growth. According to iSuppli, global shipments rose by a staggering 2,424 percent in 2008 and are poised to grow an additional 68.5 percent [...]
Compare and contrast
Posted by: ashleytan on: January 16, 2009
I feel for Chris Dawson when he describes how he has to stretch every dollar for his school, particularly in these bad times. He laments: “just how do we get on the list for retooling to meet 21st Century needs?”
In contrast, schools in Singapore have lots of money to provide infrastructure and training. I wrote [...]
Laptops turn 40
Posted by: ashleytan on: November 5, 2008
The laptop celebrates 40 years, so says this Wired article. More accurately, the concept of the laptop is 40-years-old.
In the interview, Alan Kay, who first conceptualised the laptop, was reported to say:
my thoughts about an intimate personal computer were mostly of a service nature – that is, how could and should it act as an [...]
