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Daily Bookmarks 01/10/2007

January 10, 2007 By Will Richardson

Dr. Jan’s Blog

  • Blog kept by a principal in Oklahoma City, OK.
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Apple – iPhone  Annotated(1)

  • I wonder if it works with Google docs…
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iPhone combines three products — a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, maps, and searching — into one small and lightweight handheld device.

    A Personal Computer to Carry in a Pocket – New York Times  Annotated(4)

    • Another article to support the idea that computing is moving to smaller screens. Obviously, Apple’s iPhone is a shot across the bow here, at least at first glance. But most seem to think that it’s going to be more difficult for Apple to dominate the space as it did the iPod because folks are already getting this shift. The quote that I love in this article is “Our main goal is to reinvent the PC in pocketable form.” It will be interesting to see what the price point will be and how fast it will drop, and how long it takes before it will become the new 1-1 initiative in our schools.
       – post by willrich
    To handle functions from text and instant messaging to mobile MySpace and ESPN, computer users are increasingly turning to the cellphone.

      The newest screen is evolving to adopt more and more characteristics of a personal computer. And many believe that the next big shift will be the convergence of many forms of communication encompassing voice, e-mail, instant messaging and video telephony.

      • But what about display (can it be projected) and typing (projected keyboard) and doing office functions? If this is the solution for students having a personal computing device, then how long until we get there?
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      What they share is designs that make them more portable than laptop computers and screens that are more readable than those on cellphones.

      • They still have to do more than that.
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      What all of the hardware makers are hunting for is a way to capitalize on the cultural shift in mobile messaging and search that has finally led the United States to close the gap with Asia and Europe, which have in the past been far ahead in mobile data wireless applications.

      • Interesting mention of the cultural shift. More along the lines of the users dictating the direction of the tool, not the producers.
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      Big Books Hit Japan’s Tiny Phones  Annotated(1)

        Chaco types furiously on her cell phone keypad, stopping only to take an occasional puff of her Seven Stars menthol cigarette. But she’s not sending a text message. She’s writing a novel.

        Chaco is becoming one of the most popular mobile phone novelists in Japan.

        • I’m exploring diigo with this…play along.

          So seriously, what do you think the future holds for this. Are phones (you’ve seen this, right?) going to be the next 1:1?

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        Comments

        1. clay burell says

          January 11, 2007 at 6:14 am

          Playing along, Will.

          I went to your annotated “mobile phone novel” article, and didn’t see your highlights nor annotations.

          I left one there for you to play back with. Can you see it?

        2. clay burell says

          January 11, 2007 at 6:46 am

          By the way, Will–I ran an experiment with the “Communities” slice on Diigo, and so far it’s limited, far as I can see.

          I walked a next-door-teacher through signing up for Diigo, then we looked for a way to share access to each other’s private notes, and couldn’t find a way.

          I’m going to drop Maggie at Diigo a line and see if she’ll give us a glimpse of their plans along these lines.

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