Mobile learning is a new method being introduced into learning environments to further the reach of education and to connect with hard to reach learners. It makes use of the fast growing technology of small gadgets doing big things (or more things anyway!). The devices used can include any small handheld technologies including; mobile phones, Sony PSPs, Nintendo DS, mp3/mp4 players, small electronic notebooks etc. These are devices that can be used anywhere including the classroom, at the workplace or whilst travelling (not while your driving I should add). Several educational companies are now providing services and support using this technology including MoLeNET, who describe this type of learning as “involving connectivity for downloading, uploading and/or online working via wireless networks, mobile phone networks or both”
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The Windows Phone 7 was unveiled on 11 October 2010. It includes features taken from its Xbox games consoles as well as Zune music and video players. It has also unveiled approximately 2000 apps, which will hopefully grow as their rivals Apple currently holds around 170,000 apps, and Android has approximately 70,000 apps.
Windows Phone 7 Operating System
Windows Phone 7 is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and is the successor to the Windows Mobile platform. It is due to launch in Europe and Asia on 21 October 2010, and in the US on 8 November 2010.
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It was in a very packed conference room at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas that LG’s CTO, Dr. Skott Ahn, announced two new phones from the new LG Optimus Premium range. The first was the dual core LG Optimus 2X, which we shared about a couple of weeks back and the other was the new super-slim LG Optimus Black. With a depth of 9.2mm it’s the thinnest smartphone in the world (as a comparison the iPhone 4 is 9.3mm).
The other standout feature for the LG Optimus Black is its screen – it uses NOVA technology which has been designed to be the brightest (700 nits as compared to 450 nits on other phones) and is very energy efficient. LG state that other display technologies like AMOLED consume almost double the power of these new NOVA screens which should translate into superior battery life on the LG Optimus Black. Not only is the screen brighter and more energy efficient but it’s big too! With the 4? display, browsing the web, reading emails, Twittering and Facebooking will be better than ever before!
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With an accelerometer and apps, Jawbone says its new ERA Bluetooth headset is a “computing platform” for the ear. CEO Hosain Rahman said the Jawbone has moved into the next era of technology, where products “adapt to the way we live.” A caller-ID app for the Jawbone ERA identifies callers by voice, and another sends messages.
With every device seeking to become a platform when it grows up, a new headset is also making that claim. On Thursday, mobile accessory maker Jawbone announced its Jawbone ERA Bluetooth headset, which it described as “a robust computing platform” that provides “the highest quality HD audio experience” and motion technology.
Jawbone founder and CEO Hosain Rahman said the company is “taking wearable devices to an entirely new level.” He added that the “complete inbound and outbound audio experience” is almost addictive, and the device changes “forever the way we use headsets.”
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