All Entries in the "Education" Category

Adobe Updates Packager to Include iPad Support

Posted by Mike Lata | Jan 31, 2011 | 0

Now Flash developers will have an easier time making iPad apps and porting their content to the iPad App Store because of Adobe’s Packager update.

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Macworld 2011 Photos from First Day of Event

Posted by Mike Lata | Jan 28, 2011 | 0

I took a lot of photos and some video of the event and many exhibitions I had a chance to check out. The event was great with some really unique gadgets, apps and innovations to see. I was really taken and impressed by a solar battery charger shown tested on the iPad called the JOOS Solar Charger — I also found out at the event that it won an award during CES 2011 for innovation. Imagine having an iPad charged (at least up to 70% of full battery) wherever there is sun present. I also liked the comfortable swing chair that desktop Mac users should feel at home with and the variety of skins available from Music Skins as decorations for the iDevices (I was told desktops and laptops as well).

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iPad Newspaper, ‘The Daily,’ Launching Feb. 2

Posted by Mike Lata | Jan 27, 2011 | 1

The iPad exclusive digital newspaper, ‘The Daily,’ will finally be unleashed on the world with a launch event scheduled Feb. 2. Rupert Murdoch, who is the News Corps chairman and CEO, will be in attendance but Steve Jobs will have a replacement, in the form of Apple Vice President of Internet services Eddy Cue, due to being still on medical leave.

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Private School Issues iPad Requirement for Students

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Jan 21, 2011 | 0

Beginning next year, Webb School students in grades 4 thru 12, are required to have an iPad for classes. This private school located in Knoxville, Tennessee, wants its students to take full advantage of technology as it provides instant access to information.

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“Gamified” iPad Browser-Based Ad Created for USA Network’s ‘White Collar’

Posted by Mike Lata | Jan 18, 2011 | 0

A “gamified,” interactive HTML5-based ad for the ‘White Collar’ TV show has was created by Glow Interactive and can be viewed for today only on the iPad by going to the New York Time’s HTML5-based website. The ad presents an interactive browser-app related to the USA Network’s ‘White Collar’ premiere — which is today, Jan. 18, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).

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Little Hangman for iPad Review

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Aug 31, 2010 | 1

The game we all grew up with has made its way to the iPad. Little Hangman, designed for children from grades K-6, is a good educational tool to help build your kid’s vocabulary and also allows you to add words of your own!

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The Elements: A Visual Exploration, iPad Book Review

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | May 11, 2010 | 0

The Elements: A Visual Exploration for the iPad can be best described as a book like no other. An electronic rendering of Theodore Gray’s book, The Elements is every science fan’s dream, a world full of elements that is delivered in a way that we have never seen before. It is a delightful, 3D textbook with eye-popping visuals that takes learning to a whole new level.

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Colleges Face Network Issues Resulting From iPad Use

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 20, 2010 | 0

Princeton and George Washington Universities are among a few of the higher learning institutions who have experienced network problems as a result of the surge of iPad Wi-Fi use around the campus. Though both schools faced unrelated issues with the iPad, they have restricted the device from accessing the school’s networks.

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Cash Cow Deluxe Review for iPad

Posted by Jason | Apr 09, 2010 | 0

Cash Cow Deluxe from Chillingo is now available on the iPad and while the game does not differ much from it’s iPhone version, it is still guaranteed to give you an “utterly” fantastic time with family and friends of all ages.

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Com2uS Adds 3D Games to iPad Lineup: Ocean Blue, Homerun Battle 3D, Heavy Gunner 3D

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 05, 2010 | 0

Com2uS has released three 3D applications that display the power of what the iPad can do. These 3 games include Ocean Blue, Homerun Battle 3D and Heavy Gunner 3D. Ocean Blue, is a luxurious 3D window to an aquatic world. With 6 marine animals and 2 stunningly designed backgrounds, Ocean Blue gives the user an educational interaction underwater. Homerun Battle 3D and Heavy Gunner 3D are two hit games on the iPhone that have been fine-tuned to maximize the screen size and power of the iPad.

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Starting Fall, Seton Hill University Students Will Receive iPads

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 31, 2010 | 0

All full-time students enrolled in Seton Hill University will get an iPad beginning this Fall as part of their Technology Advantage Program. A student tipped TUAW of the school’s announcement, “Students will be able to download their textbooks to their iPads from the iBook Store. In addition, iPads can be used as phones and for air and file sharing, as well as note-taking.”

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10-Pack iPad Bundles Offered to Schools

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 19, 2010 | 0

MacRumors reports that Apple is now offering the iPad at a discounted rate for 10-pack iPad bundles to educational institutions. The program not only serves to provide a discount, but it also reduces their packaging down to where all 10 iPads are shipped in one box.

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Apple Announces iPad, Full Specs Inside

Posted by Jason | Jan 29, 2010 | 0

Apple just concluded their product announcements today with the announcement of the new Apple iPad being at the top of the list.

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