MeeGo 1.0 demoed on MSI netbook, looks shockingly stupendous (video)

Engadget
28 May 2010 8:56 AM
by Darren Murph

MeeGo 1.0 demoed on MSI netbook, looks shockingly stupendous (video)

You've already watched pre-release versions of MeeGo fly around on a number of netbooks, but if you're still wondering if it's worth your while to install v1.0 on your own machine, you owe it to yourself to have a look at the video posted after the break. The fine folks over at Liliputing have installed the fresh-out-of-the-lab operating system onto their MSI netbook in order to showcase some of the features, and frankly, we're duly impressed by what we're seeing. It's clearly light on its feet, with an Expose-like shifting of screens happening at speeds which we previously only dreamed of seeing on an Atom-based rig. We can't say the rest of the world is really ready to ditch Windows 7 for something as niche as this, but judging by this vid, you should probably give it a whirl. What's to lose, right?

P.S. - Phoronix was able to run the new OS through the benchmark gauntlet, and it certainly showed up Ubuntu.

[Thanks, Rafael]

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MoLeNET mlearning project results

"There can be little doubt from the MoLeNET evidence base that the effective use of mobile technology, with appropriate and relevant staff development, can have a really positive influence on learning outcomes. And while this project was in post-16 education I hope that the Department of Education will recognise the potential for schools."

http://www.agent4change.net/resources/research/619-world-leading-handheld-project-ready-for-feedback.html

One of the world's biggest handheld learning projects is pulling together the evidence for its final report, due at the end of May. The UK's MoLeNET (Mobile Learning Network) Project has used an investment of some £16 million from the Learning Skills Council to set up further education projects that have engaged some 7,000 teaching staff, 1,000 technicians and more than 70,000 learners – all over three years.

Firefly Takes Flight Again With Browncoats: Redemption | Underwire | Wired.com

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/05/firefly-takes-flight-again-with-browncoats-redemption/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Index+3+%28Top+Stories+2%29%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

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FWD: Google TV? What the heck is that? Unpacking today's ...

Not convinced that Googletv will take off in NZ due to slow broadband and data caps!
Tweet from MacLife (@MacLife):

"Google TV? What the heck is that? Unpacking today's announcement: http://bit.ly/aZb1M4"

URL: http://twitter.com/MacLife/status/14381312490

Thom Cochrane
Academic Advisor (elearning & Learning Technologies)
Unitec
New Zealand

iPad in New Zealand

Apple plans to release iPad in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore in July. Apple will announce availability, local pricing and pre-order plans for these nine additional countries at a later date.

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/05/07ipad.html

More iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad Music apps

http://www.ikmultimedia.com/Main.html?iphone/index.php


http://www.iconnectivity.com/


http://www.midipad.de/Website/midipad.html


http://www.macosxaudio.com/front/2010/05/rebirth-reborn-for-iphone/


http://www.audiotoolkitapp.com/


http://itunes.apple.com/nz/artist/far-out-labs/id286627796

iRig for iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad

Turn your iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad into a multiFX processor!

iRig is an input/output adaptor for the iPhone/iPodTouch/iPad for audio recording and FX applications - it should work with most apps (e.g. FourTrack) not just Amplitube! However when used with Amplitube, it turns your iPhone into a fantastic live FX processor! - no more stomp boxes needed!

• iRig adaptor costs $39.99US


• Amplitube App costs $19.99US

Augmented Reality Lets You Become “Iron Man”

Mashable!
24 April 2010 10:33 AM
by Christina Warren

Augmented Reality Lets You Become "Iron Man"

Iron Man 2 hits theaters soon and Marvel and Paramount are teaming up to put together some very cool augmented reality web experiences.

At the UK Iron Man 2 website, users can use their webcams to get suited up with either an Iron Man or War Machine helmet, as well as take a look at what the HUD (heads up display) would look like through Iron Man or War Machine's perspectives.

These sorts of features are pretty standard AR-fare these days, but what makes the Iron Man 2 approach interesting is that you can record your interactions and then link to the videos on Facebook or Twitter or embed them on your own website.

Rendering the customized video takes a really long time so I'll save you all from seeing me aimlessly moving my head around, but you can still get insight into how this tech works in this demo:

Before you can start having AR fun, you'll need to install a plugin on your Windows or Mac computers but after that, set-up is a snap. We love seeing this sort of technology, especially when it can be customized and shareable.

What do you think of how movie studios use AR to promote films and characters? Let us know!

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No Free Lunch for Ning Users; Still Plenty of Bargains Elsewhere

ReadWriteWeb
16 April 2010 5:34 PM
by Audrey Watters

No Free Lunch for Ning Users; Still Plenty of Bargains Elsewhere

The social networking platform Ning announced today that it was making some substantial changes to the company. The news, coming just one month after Jason Rosenthal replaced Gina Bianchini as CEO, was sour for both employees and for many users of the service. Ning will cut 70 jobs and will end free subscriptions to the site.

Rosenthal writes in the press release, "We will phase out our free service. Existing free networks will have the opportunity to either convert to paying for premium services, or transition off of Ning."

Sponsor

According to the release, paying subscribers account for 75% of the service's traffic. These fees have ranged from $4.95 per month to use your own domain name, to $24.95 per month to remove Ning's promotional links, although it's unclear if those fees will change.

But the service has long been used by many small groups and organization, many of which are in a tail-spin over today's announcement. Educators in particular have found Ning to be useful, as both a tool for classroom collaboration and for professional development. Tom Whitby, founder of the Educator PLN Ning, expressed his frustrations this morning: "Ning is throwing us under the bus."

Lisa Sjogren, a technology coordinator for the Osseo Area Schools in Minnesota echoed the frustrations of many teachers, noting that Ning's decision was a "big headache" that threw a wrench in a six-month-long, district-wide technology integration and standards project. Like many educators and non profits who work with limited budgets, Sjogren is now tasked with finding a new site where she can host her project for free. For teachers that already struggle to convince their districts to not block social networking sites, requesting funding to join or host sites might not be feasible.

Ning is, of course, not the only platform for creating personalized and private social networks. This afternoon, many educators shared suggestions for alternatives via Twitter. Here are a few other free and open-source options.

• Buddypress (http://www.buddypress.org)
• Pligg (http://www.pligg.com/)
• Elgg (http://www.elgg.org/)
• LovdbyLess (http://lovdbyless.com/)
• Mixxt (http://www.mixxt.com/)
• Insoshi ( http://github.com/insoshi/insoshi)
• Xoops (http://www.xoops.org/)
• Community Engine (http://www.communityengine.org/)
• Astrospaces (http://sourceforge.net/projects/astrospaces/)

While many are looking at Ning's announcement today as a reflection on the success or failure of a freemium model, for many users of Ning's free services, that lesson is a bitter one.

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Mobile ustream app link

http://www.ustream.tv/mobile/broadcaster

Thom Cochrane
Academic Advisor (elearning & Learning Technologies)
Unitec
New Zealand

Moodle Moot 2010

Saitara AC-7 Pro for iPad - Wireless DAW Control

MacMusic - News
7 April 2010 9:11 PM

Saitara AC-7 Pro for iPad - Wireless DAW Control

Saitara Software has released AC-7 Pro for iPad. This new app turns your iPad into a wireless remote control of your recording and mixing software. It uses Mackie Control Universal protocol so it can handle pretty much e..

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Korg iElectribe - an Electribe·R for iPad

MacMusic - News
5 April 2010 9:29 PM

Korg iElectribe - an Electribe·R for iPad

Korg has announced that their popular Electribe·R has been reborn as a dedicated iPad app the Korg iElectribe virtual analog beatbox. Main Features: • Faithful recreation of the Electribe·R's entire sound engine and..

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Macworld iPad vs. Netbook: It's a close call | Tablets | Mobile Mac

http://www.macworld.com/article/150416/2010/04/ipad_netbooks.html?lsrc=rss_weblogs_mobile

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Optoma announces PK201, PK301 pico projectors - Engadget

http://i.engadget.com/2010/01/05/optoma-announces-pk201-pk301-pico-projectors/

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Apple iPad Review: Laptop Killer? Pretty Close. | Walt Mossberg | Personal Technology | AllThingsD

http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipad-review/

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Wikitude Worlds

Wikitude Worlds – iPhone 3G Version Released

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iPhone for Moodle web application aks for your feedback

Ignatia Webs
19 March 2010 8:10 PM
by Ignatia/Inge de Waard

Our iPhone for Moodle web application aks for your feedback

Today we have opened the demo site of the iPhone Moodle site I talked about in previous posts.

Feel free to have a look at http://iphone.moodle.com.au/ and share your remarks on one of the fora. The only thing you need to do to get access to the fora is to register (for free).

Thank you for your willingness to have a look and exchange your ideas with us. Once we go through all remarks, and we incorporate them in the existing code, the code will be released.

How the project come about

Just a quick narrative of how the project came about.

Tackle what you know will be a benefit

This project came about by accident. It was never our attention to develop a Moodle/iPhone/iPod solution from the start. Actually, we were just happy working on a continued medical education for HCWs that previously did not have access to updated learning material. But as we got feedback from the HCWs in the field, we saw the need to adapt Moodle to enable complete access for the iPhone. The iPhone did work with the MLE, but it did not allow access to all the interactive features of Moodle. So we only took action as it had a clear purpose that could benefit our learner target group.

Standing on the shoulders of giants
The coding got developed by looking at what was already there, and thinking about what would be relevant to have.

Trust the world and its communities
Whenever we were confronted with a problem, it was posted on one of the mobile Moodle forums, so everyone could think collaboratively. An open community that can give support while developing any type of application is a strong benefit for any endeavor.

Move forward starting with little steps

• First stage: we looked around for recoding that had been done all around the world. We found two main developers that really made a difference: Hiroki Inoue from Learning Design located in Japan and Dale Mugford from BraveNewCode located in Canada. They had been doing ground breaking work for iPhone access to other php-programs.
• Second stage: the researchers and developers of both institutes (ITM and ITMAvH) started adapting the code. The first steps of the coding were discussed in the community forums of Moodle (http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=104599). All along people tested the web application.
• Third stage: an international team of Moodle and/or iPhone experts joined the final stages of the coding process to ensure we could offer a demo site that was functioning well. The international team made sure the code was understandable to all, by adding extra information were needed. A dedicated site was set-up: http://iphone.moodle.com.au/ (thanks to Julian Ridden for setting it up, previously we were working on a much slower server of our own).
• Fourth stage: the demo stage: on the central iphone/moodle website a demo site is opened from 19 March 2010, today. This enables everyone to come to the demo site and try the web application via their own devices.
• Fifth stage: the open source code will be released under a Creative Commons General Public license. Free for all to download, adapt and share.
  

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BTR - Tweeps Talk Tech - conan obrien, technology, gadgets, social media, lehigh valley

Lisatickledpink interview re Twitter fame!

http://m.blogtalkradio.com/bethebee/2010/03/19/tweeps-talk-tech

Link to podcast of the show below
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bethebee/2010/03/19/tweeps-talk-tech.mp3?localembed=HTML32mobile&uid=4e9d3895-6c92-4e46-b58c-0d5ea7b0a776&protocol=http

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Mlearning principles

IADIS2010 Martin Valcke