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Kno tablet for education – double sided

November 1, 2010

In what only seems natural as the next evolution of tablet design, a company KnoÂ is releasing a double-sided tablet hopefully by the end of the year. This tablet is run on a Linux-based operating system and is geared specifically to the educational consumer. Of specific interest is a desktop (when oh when will we get one for the iPad?), a Flash-enabled browser (although let’s face it, this is less and less of a concern for many clients), and a host of academic-specific features, and of course a two screen display for note taking while reading, or, as students

Interesting developer stats

October 29, 2010

From time to time we like to see how the world is progressing. Let’s examine these two graphics: Although we featured this in the last post I thought it was so compelling that we should dedicate a single post to it. Again, thanks to VisionMobile (original article found here) we have some new insight as to just how dramatic this whole mobile transformation really is. First, take a look at the amount of developers involved with each. Android is way out in front followed by iPhone; neither of which were really around just a few years ago. Next, not

Jobs tears into “other” tablet makers

October 28, 2010

Ahh the fun of talking trash. When hearing stories like this I cannot help but to chuckle at the fact that no matter how many billions of dollars one makes, or how many products one sells, everyone enjoys talking a little trash. This does seem to be the case with Steve Jobs on a recent interview where he all but dismisses RIM’s ability to compete in the market, says that there is almost no one who can compete with them for real, and completely undermines the possibility that a 7″ tablet has any chance of survival. RIM disagrees. In

New RIM tablet

October 27, 2010

RIM gave a demo today of their newest attempt to stay relevant in the space; the PlayBook Tablet. Take a look here: This is their soon-to-be tablet that will feature a new operating system that they have not released before. Oddly enough, they actually bought a company who makes another OS all together called QNX. To us, releasing a tablet, late, in a market where you have just watched your competition speed past you like a Road Runner cartoon, then to feature an OS not your own signals major trouble. While I completely understand their need to replace the

Microsoft and Adobe? Huh?

October 26, 2010

Earlier this month executives from Microsoft and Adobe united for a meeting to discuss mutual arch rival Apple. It would seem as though they were putting their proverbial heads together to see what they can do to stop the runaway train that is their biggest threat. However, when we read this article stating that inside sources claimed that a possible purchase of Adobe by Microsoft, casual curiosity turned quickly to outright confusion and possibly disgust. We have been using Adobe products for years around here; so has everyone I know. There is a reason for that; they work great.

Adobe’s Plenoptic

October 16, 2010

Every year we visit PhotoPlus Expo, regularly visit B+H, as well as snap countless frames for personal and client use. As with any industry, photography is inundated with gadgets, add-ons, and accessories. It is for this reason that each new “thingy” is met with caution as most are simply gimmicks. This one might end up being one as well but for the time being, this thing is pretty wild. It is made by Adobe and is called Plenoptic. Essentially a set of lenses. They use a matrix of smaller lenses to construct an image made up of multiple smaller

Crestron is going Android

October 10, 2010

This particular post is a bit odd for me to write as it merges two very different lives that I have had. First, it takes my current life of constantly exploring new and exciting technologies to help our clients get their jobs done better, more efficiently, and reach bigger audiences and merges it with a previous life of working in the home theater and automation business. Let me tell you, life always comes full circle. And in this case, I am pretty psyched. Crestron, for those who do not know, is an uber high-end, very slick home automation product