Walking and running centric personalized health devices like Nike FuelBand and Jawbone Up will soon have company in the market place, thanks to Scanadu, which is making a vital health signs monitor, Scanadu Scout. Soon to follow, Scanadu Flu and other gadgets, FDA willing, of course.…
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The disruption of education: How technology is helping students teach themselves
Mobile technology and social networks aren't just disruptive to existing industries like communications and media, they are also helping the change the way that students learn and how education is delivered both in North America and around the world. And the disruption is just beginning.…
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Nicholas Negroponte and Weili Dai of One Laptop Per Child take the stage for the Mobilize 2010 Keynote to discuss One Laptop Per Child, the future of the tablet, and what connectivity is doing to bring about change for children in developing nations.…
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The tablet rumor mill is heating up, which is in keeping with the early 2010 release date that’s been mentioned in earlier…
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Nicholas Negroponte, founder of One Laptop for Child, today at the TED Conference claimed credit for instigating the rise of netbooks. He…
Read MoreOLPC Scales Back, Cuts 50 Percent of Staff
Nicholas Negroponte, the promoter of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, says that economic hard times have hit the OLPC effort, and…
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I’m daily consumer of The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, mostly for its entertainment value, but there is also often real business…
Read MoreWhat you can learn from the sad fate of OLPC
LESSON: Your mission is the goal. Your model is the method. Do not confuse these two things. The sad story of the…
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