There have been discussions on some of the other lists <a href="http://lists.luv.asn.au/wws/info/edu-sig">http://lists.luv.asn.au/wws/info/edu-sig</a> about the large 10" touch screen technologies about to hit the scene .. in fact I reckon that they will overtake the current Netbook fad (now I am sticking my neck out) .. Like you Laurie, I am sensitive to issues related to readability with smaller screens. <br>
<br>Crikey, even Ubuntu Linux Desktop has the drivers for touchscreens.<br> <a href="goog_1258009471294"></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pqguqkA2Y">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1pqguqkA2Y</a><br><br>
and the future OLPC model XO2 will embrace this technology with a very robust build, low cost and weight.<br>
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzTobDDOnkA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzTobDDOnkA</a><br><br>if you like books, of course there is the LifeScribe technology that I have seen talked about at Monash Uni.<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livescribe">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livescribe</a><br><br>Now, imagine a mash of this portable technology in the hands of a child and the freedom that they will have to carry and create.<br>
<br>Regards Roland<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/11/9 Laurie Savage <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au">sav@pvgc.vic.edu.au</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Paul,<br>
<br>
I'm sorry, but I hate my mobile phone and I hate my son's iPhone. I don't<br>
like the style of input, which I find slow and cumbersome, and while I'm<br>
comfortable with 11pt screen fonts, my eyesight is quite poor so a mobile<br>
device screen is unfriendly. I like having a large screen with two or three<br>
apps open simultaneously so I'm happy using Outlook and One Note for my<br>
administration. For me, and I suspect others with failing eyesight,<br>
usability trumps size every time.<br>
<br>
(Oh! and I don't, and do not ever intend to, own a Kindle - you can't<br>
physically flip the pages to find the quote you annotated ten years ago or<br>
the marginalia your friend added when you last lent them your copy of "<add<br>
your favourite title>". And nothing beats new book smell ... except maybe<br>
for old book smell!)<br>
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Laurie Savage</font><br clear="all"></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>