The ever-impressive Swedish interface gurus The Astonishing Tribe just posted a new video envisioning what kinds of screens we’ll be using in the year 2014. They stretch fluidly and share seamlessly, and I want to use them right now.
The group thinks we’re on the verge of a screen Renaissance:
Source: Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5627530/the-future-of-screens-circa-2014
The school’s IT man has his own blog, where he informs parents and the rest of the world about the progress of the project—including notes on the very first iPad lesson where he had to teach the kids how to cut & paste, before “we all read the Acceptable Use Policy together and in detail”.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5627323/private-school-hands-out-105-ipads-to-pupils
So it’s not all fun. [Daily Record via The Register]
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As part of their grand re-introduction to Mac, AutoDesk has announced that they’ll also be bringing AutoCAD to iPhone and iPad:
The Mac version will cost $3,995, the same as the PC version, and will be released in October. AutoDesk will soon introduce a free mobile version of the software that will run on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. That version has more limited capabilities, Mr. Hanspal said. But with it, an engineer, for example, could bring drawings to a job site on an iPad, rather than on a big roll of paper, and make annotations on them.
The mobile version will be able to read any AutoCAD files, whether they were created on a PC or a Macintosh.
Any AutoCAD users out there anxious to take their work around on iOS?
Source: http://www.tipb.com/ via [New York Times]
Welcome to the official Zac Browser site – Zone for children living with autism.
Here you will find the best environment on the Internet for children living with various autism challenges.
Zac Browser is a totally free software package. It is the first Internet browser developed specifically for children living with variants of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, PDD not otherwise specified and PDD-NOS, also called atypical autism.
Zac Browser was designed to offer a pleasant, rewarding and secure experience. Children sing, play and discover the best that the Internet has to offer with only a few clicks of the mouse.
Zac Browser is software that allows your child to access games (a lot of games) activities (based on diverse interests) along with videos (that allow a stimulating experience and encourages children to talk). All games, activities and videos are specifically chosen for their positive effect on children suffering from autism.
So why not do like a million other people have done throughout the world, install Zac Browser now.
The new version of Zac Browser now includes a link towards the latest news as well as open discussions on the subject of autism via « The Autism News.com ».
Source: http://www.zacbrowser.com/
“Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits,” Thomas Edison once said. But is hustling all it takes? Is progress always deliberate? Sometimes genius arrives not by choice—but by chance. Below are our ten favorite serendipitous innovations.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/5620910/whoops-the-10-greatest-accidental-inventions-of-all-time
A Wonderful iPad Story
A very happy mother of a child with autism, Shannon Rosa, recently shared in her BlogHer post about her discovery of the iPad’s life-changing effect on her 9-year-old son Leo.
She narrated that she is not into buying the latest gadgets and has been holding off on the iPad. It came to her one day as a prize from a raffle draw conducted to support a school. She paid $5 for the raffle ticket without expecting to win, she only wanted to help.
She received the good news through a call from the school’s secretary, and immediately claimed her iPad prize.
Rosa said she wasn’t expecting anything significant when she gave the iPad to Leo. She added that before the iPad, her son has been using the iPod Touch “but its 3.5-inch screen was difficult for his fingers to navigate.”
She went on to say that she was so amazed after seeing Leo “whizzed through (the iPad) apps like a technology virtuoso… he began spending 30 minutes at a time on apps designed to teach spelling, counting, drawing, making puzzles, remembering pictures, and more. With the iPad, Leo electrifies the air around him with independence and daily new skills.”
The iPad has since then contributed to Leo’s good behavior as it keeps him pre-occupied. Rosa was so happy and remarked: “I don’t usually dabble in miracle-speak, but I may erect a tiny altar to Steve Jobs in the corner of our living room.”
Source: http://www.ziphone.org/2010/08/ipad-helps-children-with-autism
More Links:
http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-08-11/news/ihelp-for-autism/1/
http://www.gadgetsdna.com/10-revolutionary-ipad-apps-to-help-autistic-children/5522/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/ipad-apps-for-autism-and-_n_686020.html
http://www.inthestax.com/ipad-helps-children-with-autism-communicate/
http://www.parenting.com/new/blogs/show-and-tell/kate-parentingcom/how-ipad-can-help-kids-autism
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