Point A to Point B » Tablet PC http://www.pointatopointb.org Learning is Job #1 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 14:13:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 This One Got My Attention…the XO-3 http://www.pointatopointb.org/2010/01/03/this-one-got-my-attention-the-xo-3/ http://www.pointatopointb.org/2010/01/03/this-one-got-my-attention-the-xo-3/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 13:59:29 +0000 Michael http://www.pointatopointb.org/?p=1161 Soak in this image for a few moments…

and now this one…

This is the next-generation concept design from the One Laptop Per Child team. This device does not exist yet, but the XO-3 as it is called simply looks awesome. I’m not sure what is the most appealing part – the [...]]]> Soak in this image for a few moments…
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and now this one…

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This is the next-generation concept design from the One Laptop Per Child team. This device does not exist yet, but the XO-3 as it is called simply looks awesome. I’m not sure what is the most appealing part – the slim design? The onscreen virutal keyboard? For many years I’ve been in the camp that tablet computers are the wave of the future (see this post). Like many, I’ve been disappointed by the design and/or price of current offerings.

It’s impossible to make judgement without being able to actually use this device. On appearance, it looks like this tablet could be the one that fills the mobile-tactile-interactive media device need.

What if it came in at the projected price of $75? What if it was in the hands of EVERY child in EVERY school IN THE WORLD?

It is still just a concept device, but as good concepts should be, this one just demands attention. I’m in…

See and read more about the XO-3 on the Laptop.org blog (images courtesy of that site).

]]> http://www.pointatopointb.org/2010/01/03/this-one-got-my-attention-the-xo-3/feed/ 1 Has the Tablet PC Finally Arrived? http://www.pointatopointb.org/2008/03/20/has-the-tablet-pc-finally-arrived/ http://www.pointatopointb.org/2008/03/20/has-the-tablet-pc-finally-arrived/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:05:25 +0000 Michael http://www.pointatopointb.org/2008/03/20/has-the-tablet-pc-finally-arrived/ A very fun piece of marketing mail arrived yesterday – from Dell. They have announced the first Dell-branded tablet PC, called the Lattitude XT Tablet. For a number of years I’ve been a huge fan of the tablet PC format – I played with a top rated Motion Computing model at NECC in 2005. [...]]]> A very fun piece of marketing mail arrived yesterday – from Dell. They have announced the first Dell-branded tablet PC, called the Lattitude XT Tablet. For a number of years I’ve been a huge fan of the tablet PC format – I played with a top rated Motion Computing model at NECC in 2005. Currently, the Lenovo X61 tablet gets top ranks, and if I had the spare $2000, I would get one in a heartbeat. Despite the seemingly great possibilities of tablet PCs, they have never seem to take off in any big way. While Will Richardson was still working at his school in NJ, his focus was on placing wireless tablet PCs and wireless projectors in every classroom.

So why might the tablet PC finally be coming of age? Simple – if Dell has finally committed to making one, their marketing power might propel the conversation forward about the use of tablet PCs. I’m all for anything that will get the ball rolling on this one. Why do I like tablet PCs? It comes down to the ability to handwrite and annotate on the computer (like on a pad of paper) and have it captured directly without scanning, etc. I feel it is a strong bridge between non-digital expression and digital expression.

How does the new Dell XT Tablet perform? I have no idea, but I’m looking forward to how this impacts the playing field!farmer__small.jpg

Image citation:
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