OLPC XO 3.0

This is a good article that goes over the merits of the upcoming OLPC tablet, to debut in the Q4 of 20012. Similar in capability to the Kindle Fire 1GHz/512MB RAM/4 GB storage, this will also feature a high contrast reflective display similar to the OLPC laptop. It will also have a shipping price of 100 USD, a fraction of the cost of an iPad. It is also built to be kid friendly, and can run either Linux Sugar or Android OS. I'd like to learn more about what kind of Flash build it could handle, but this seems like a great affordable device that can be introduced in the communities we want our content to be distibuted:

http://edudemic.com/2012/01/olpc-tablet/

Photoshop CS6 Beta

is available to check out:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/photoshopcs6/

Nice Powers of Ten Presentation

Starting at the middle, from smallest to largest. Very nice!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120312.html

How to design video games that support good math learning: Level 1

Blog post about developing math games.

http://profkeithdevlin.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/how-to-design-video-games-that-support-good-math-learning-level-1/

Smartphone owners in the U.S. now outnumber their fellow Americans that own a mobile phone that isn't a smartphone

Via Cynopsis Digital

 

Smartphone owners in the U.S. now outnumber their fellow Americans that own a mobile phone that isn't a smartphone, according to new data from Pew Research. 46% of Americans own a smartphone as of February 2012, marking an 11% jump from the 35% who reported owning such a device in May 2011; meanwhile, only 41% of Americans own a mobile phone that is not a smartphone. This uptick is represented across nearly every major demographic group, including men and women, young and middle-aged adults, urban and rural residents and the wealthy and the less well-off. Overall adoption rates are at 60% for groups such as college graduates, 18-35 year olds and those living in households with an annual income above $75K. Seniors are the only ones lagging behind, with Pew Research finding only 13% of this demographic owning smartphones. With this rise in smartphone ownership, Pew Research also finds a corresponding shift in the types of phones owned by Americans. Specifically, 20% of cellphone owners in the U.S. use Android devices, up from 15% in May 2011; 19% use iPhones, up from 10% in May 2011; and 6% own BlackBerry device, down from 10% since last May.