Too late :-P  make sure you register the gPad and gthings .. <div><br></div><div>Seriously though, Tony Richards did a good review about them on his podcast and I have had a chance to play with one now. They have their place and I think that there is going to be a big future with these slim, tablet devices. Sure they are not a full blown desktop computer but if my son can get to school and back with a foot scooter, there is probably no need to insist that he can only use his racing bike. </div>

<div><br></div><div>I wonder what will be the first publisher to hit the eBook market? There has been some good stuff shared on the national lists about the kindle and iPad.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards Roland<br><br>

<div class="gmail_quote">On 31 May 2010 10:31, Mark KELLY <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

Excuse me a sec.  I&#39;ve just got to run out and register trademarks for &quot;oPad&quot;, &quot;aPad&quot;, and &quot;uPad&quot; before they&#39;re snapped up in the oncoming pad stampede...<div><div></div><div class="h5">

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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 8:02 AM, Phil Brown <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:pdbrown@gmail.com" target="_blank">pdbrown@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">



iPads are good as content receivers but schools need content creators plus many of our digital repositories contain Flash which iPads cannot handle.. One of these maybe a better solution.... and they&#39;re conceived in Australia.<br>





<br><a href="http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=183&amp;c2=184&amp;id=3172" target="_blank">http://www.pioneercomputers.com.au/products/info.asp?c1=183&amp;c2=184&amp;id=3172</a><br><font color="#888888"><br>



Phil Brown<br><br></font><div class="gmail_quote"><div>

On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com" target="_blank">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">



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Victoria is going to undertake an extensive trial of iPads for schools<br><div class="gmail_quote">
<a href="http://delimiter.com.au/2010/05/28/victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads-for-schools/" target="_blank">http://delimiter.com.au/2010/05/28/victorian-premier-buys-500-ipads-for-schools/</a><br>
<br></div>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>&quot;Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has.&quot; --Margaret Mead<br>








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