Move over iPad and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). Make way for the up and coming tablet PC for students - potentially being priced at $35. It's slated to go into production in 2011.

A good discussion here on NPR about the pros and cons of Latino & African American youth using mobile devices at a higher rate than any other ethnicities.



The Pros:

-A way to become engaged in the digital world even without a broadband connection/PC (this lack being more prevalent in lower income and minority communities)

-Experience with the latest digital tools



The Cons:

-Lack of… Continue

Very cool new invention that allows an ordinary soccer ball to power a cell phone or other electrical equipment. Apparently just 15 minutes of play can provide 3 hours of power. Lots of interesting work being done in this area, including attachments which charge batteries via kinetic energy from jogging, etc.

Can't wait until the day I can power my home and car after a jog!

According to this PC Magazine piece, the good folks at MIT have come up with a way to use your mobile phone to check your eyeglass prescription. For $1 to $2 you can purchase a plastic piece which, when put over your mobile phone screen and looked through, allows the phone with a special software to calibrate an accurate prescription. They are targeting developing world markets,… Continue

According to the World Telecommunications report released on Tuesday, mobile coverage will reach 100% globally by 2015. Currently the number is at 90%. The report also predicted that 50% of the world's population will be using cell phones by 2015.



As of late 2009 26% of the world's population were online and 25% of homes had Internet access. In the developed world… Continue