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[Education] iPod Touch in the Classroom- Do’s and Don’ts: “Learning in Hand Blog” by Tony Vincent

Tony Vincent, from Learning in Hand, has compiled an excellent list of suggestions for using the iPod Touch with students… Learning in Hand Blog by Tony Vincent: “Bringing iPods into the classroom is a great way to give students access to learning tools. However, there are so many things to keep in mind to make [...]

[iPhone App] “Downloads” App: A Sample Use Case

“Downloads”- Browse, Download, View and Share Files One of my favorite applications is “Downloads- Browse, Download, View and Share Files!” by Hian Zin Jong. The ability to download PDF’s, MP3′s, DMG’s, etc is a feature not built into Mobile Safari. With this application you can easy gain access to the downloading a specific file via [...]

[iPhone App] FeedMe Tech: Listen to Technology News

As a happy subscriber to numerous technology podcasts I wonder if an application such as FeedMe Tech will be useful to me. I guess it can not hurt to give it a try! (Link —> ) Based on my initial use of the application I find the idea unique and interesting yet the execution is [...]

[Video] Vanderbilt VUCast: An interview with Layers developer Ben Gotow

Check out this interview (the first half of the video) with Layers app developer Ben Gotow. Ben is a senior at Vanderbilt University and his work is quite impressive… His application, specifically the layer expansion view, reminds me a lot of Scribbles. Scribbles is a desktop Mac application created by Tweetie developer Loren Brichter. Check out [...]

[iPhone App] Tweetie 2: Easy Translation

The translation feature is one of my favorite new additions in Tweetie 2. Below is an example of the feature in action… Step 1) Scratch your head because you do not understand what the tweet is saying… also wish you were a bit more attentive in foreign language class. Step 2) Click on the small [...]

[iPhone App] Red Laser: Scan, Find, Save

(click on the image above to see the application in iTunes) A price scanner in your pocket… Cost: $1.99 Savings for me so far: $34.95 (It took me 9 tries to get the image above. The app is so fast at scanning and loading information that I could barely get a screen capture of it [...]