Mar 07
This week the folks at Motorola have revealed their next play for the Moto X, pushing a number of college-themed handsets out for this spring season. Each of this wild … Continue reading
Mar 06
This week Dell has ushered in their newest education-aimed notebook, one going by the name Dell Latitude 13. This device works with a choice of Intel Core i3 (4010U) or … Continue reading
Mar 06
I’m a procrastinator. I’ve even procrastinated about writing this
article. I read somewhere that you only procrastinate on the things you
don’t want to do. But then I read somewhere else that procrastination is
good for you. Who knows.
Isn’t there an app for this? Of course there is. And today it’s free. It’s called Finish.
Feb 28
President Obama has been working on his ConnectED Initiative for a while. The goal of that initiative is to improve the education system in the US and help education move … Continue reading
Feb 25
While we’re still some decades away from robots that are capable of finding religion, we’re most definitely living in an era where they’re capable of teaching it. An Iranian schoolteacher has taken it upon himself to build a robot that will instruct his students on proper Muslim prayer techniques.
Feb 24
The merits of educational gaming have been sung many times, and now one more voice has been added to the chorus: games industry veteran Nolan Bushnell. Best known as the co-founder of Atari and the man who gave Steve Jobs his first job, Bushnell’s latest venture involves games as tools for teaching.
Feb 23
An elementary school in Wuhan, China has installed swinging metal bars on classroom desks that prevent students from looking too closely at reading and writing materials, therefore helping them avoid becoming nearsighted.
Feb 19
In a statement on the university’s website today, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh revealed a security breach resulting in hundreds of thousands of compromised social security numbers, as well … Continue reading
Feb 13
As some of you have likely already heard, British inventor Sir James Dyson this weeek launched a collaboration with The Imperial College in London to the tune of £5 million (approximately $8.34 million USD) . The purpose? To found The Dyson Robotics Laboratory. Pretty cool, right?
Feb 10
Scientists based out of the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln have created a robot that’s capable of showing everyone how it feels…well, sort of. The researchers are using expressive robot ERWIN to study how relationships form betwen robots and humans.
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