After announcing its sub-$100 Moby tablet in March, Marvell is prodding developers who create apps for devices like the iPod, iPhone, and Android phones to dream up software for its gadget. Starting Sunday, for a month, the chipmaker is accepting submissions for the Mobylize 100K Challenge.READ»
Mobile Messenger and Poll Everywhere are rolling out a new initiative to reach students where they spend a large chunk of their time anyway--on cell phones.READ»
My grandmother turned 92 a couple of months ago. While her short-term memory isn't great, she can describe in detail growing up in the 1920s. It is amazing how much has changed in her lifetime. Commercial air travel. Computers. ...READ»
As smartphones and handheld computers move into classrooms worldwide, we may be witnessing the start of an educational revolution. How technology could unleash childhood creativity -- and transform the role of the teacher.READ»
Hey, kids! Worried that you'll be blown up by landmines left over from past wars? Landmine Lookout can help. The video game, designed by researchers at Michigan State University, is designed to teach Cambodian children how to avoid ...READ»
[video_twistage 1]It’s been a while since we’ve heard what is happening inside the One Laptop Per Child project. Here we meet Chuck Kane, president of OLPC, and he tells us about why they went with Microsoft and gives us an update ...READ»
One of the neatest features is the wireless technology that’s built into the OLPC laptop. It works even where there isn’t a wifi cloud available and builds its own mesh, along with some unique features. Here Michail Blestas, VP of ...READ»
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As you know GLOCAL influence is the best, bit of Global effect and a bit of
Local impact. Here is a great and useful example: PECHA KUCHA & ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY JOIN IN THE REBUILDING
OF HAITI. ...READ»
Ever tried to read an email on your smartphone in direct sunlight? Well, if you haven't, don't--because it's pretty much impossible. That's because the screens on most computers and cell phones are backlit, especially now that both ...READ»
The netbook sector is one of the hottest spaces in tech, so it’s no surprise that IBM has thrown its hat into the ring with its new Smart Work package. What is surprising is that the computer giant is angling for market share in ...READ»
“Technology for Social Good” It is the theme of this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. So many people,
especially women, would love to find a job where their work contributes to the ...READ»
Teaching a child with autism can be an exercise in frustration--for both teacher and child. But designers at the Boston office of the design firm Continuum have developed a teaching aid--still in the concept stage--that could go a ...READ»
You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Design.READ»
The tech world has been abuzz about reports that India is developing it's own ultra low-cost PC, peaking with its supposed "unveiling" yesterday. But the Sakshat laptop turned out to be nothing at all like the official hype had ...READ»
Brazil's government is about to create the world's largest desktop virtualization project, in schools across the entire country. And it's not just a move to advance educational computing for the country's kids while saving cash--it's ...READ»
On February 3, the Indian government will unveil a $10 educational laptop intended to bring computing to the masses, reports the Times of India. By comparison, a computer-shaped cake pan is $20 plus shipping in the U.S. Will the $10 ...READ»
