tablet me
HP has a new tablet out, the TC1100 and its.. nice.
What's new?
Greater performance from trusted Intel® Pentium® M and Celeron® processors (Ultra Low Voltage)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition
Improved sparkle-free glass and 160 degree viewing angle on Pentium M based tablets
Better graphics experience with 32 MB of dedicated memory
Increased system memory up to a maximum of 2 GB
Secure Digital slot for removable media allowing you to easily swap files between handhelds, notebooks, and cameras
Battery-free digital pen that supports pressure sensitive applications for a better writing experience
Integrated Intel® Pro Wireless 2100 Network Connection (802.11b) wireless LAN, upgradable to G
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Fast Infra-red (VFIR)
An additional security lock slot to secure tablet in notebook mode
Pricing starts at 1.8k and ends at 2.4k basically. Tempting so tempting. I really need to start work on the new data capture app that I think will change the way we capture data in the field and bring it to where it needs be.
My HP contact here in town tells me Bishop Hartley Highschool has got tablet crazy, a year ago I knew about the pilot test in using these tablets as a notebook replacement in schools, the test went well, now it seems they have 180 of these tablets in use and have 230 on the way. Seniors get a tablet, all of them and it replaces all text books. All text books are intergrated into Microsoft's OneNote software.
So I knew that the Seniors were getting full access, heck they're own tablet pc for their studies, intergrated textbooks thats awesome. What suprised me more was that juniors, sophs and freshmen were now getting tablets as well, they hand them out at the start of class etc. This total tablet pc take over of the classroom along with mass wifi injection is pretty cool. I'd like to observe a class of kids in a world of just tablets. This is clearly not the way college kids are going at it. In past research i've seen the direct opposite laptop intergration was next to none, maybe this process of getting the kids to the technology earlier can foster more use in the future. Very cool, I plan to check out these students with a research project soon.
Meanwhile I must think .net ink app development.. Heh. Nudge nudge! All in good time.
SponngMonkey was what a mere few years before Quizno's took it eh? Actually I prefered the YeknommGnnops spelling of it.
I've been meaning to mess around with Skype but just haven't invested the time with it. It's not like I make along distance call every day.
Maybe Clint, Todd, Bob, Troy and who else need this
Church Windows is here!
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