Professor of Instructional Systems Technology, Indiana University
Professor of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University and author of The World Is Open: How Web Technology Is Revolutionizing Education
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Curtis Bonk
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Which Way, L.A.?
Apple Does It Again, but Does the iPad Live Up to Its Hype? Apple's new iPad blew out of stores on Saturday. Some 300,000 of them went home with consumers according to Apple. Now that reviewers have gotten their hands on them, what's the consensus? Is the iPad just a hip accessory for the technologically hip or is it set to change the way we use computers? How much does the its success depend on the development of its killer apps , those gaming and social networking applications? The publishing world has jumped on the bandwagon, offering up newspapers, magazines and books for sale on the new device. How will the iPad affect print media?
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Apple Does It Again, but Does the iPad Live Up to Its Hype? Apple's new iPad blew out of stores on Saturday. Some 300,000 of them went home with consumers according to Apple. Now that reviewers have gotten their hands on them, what's the consensus? Is the iPad just a hip accessory for the technologically hip or is it set to change the way we use computers? How much does the its success depend on the development of its killer apps , those gaming and social networking applications? The publishing world has jumped on the bandwagon, offering up newspapers, magazines and books for sale on the new device. How will the iPad affect print media?
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