About a fortnight ago I managed to wrestle a shiny new iPhone 4 out of the University. It’s a long and frankly uninteresting story full of needless hoop jumping and energy-sapping effort. Suffice to say that I fought hard for this little device. Two years ago I wrote about why the iPhone 3G was so […]
Tag: smartphone
Does m-learning exist?
I’ve been involved in mobile and pervasive learning research for around six years, but this year was the first time that I’ve attended two of the leading events in the field: IADIS m-learning (held back in April), and m-learn (which I attended last week). I enjoyed both events – not least because of the interesting […]
Duck Taped by Apple in California
Why is the brilliance of the new iPhone 3G so intangible? When I try and explain why I’ve replaced one 3G, GPS enabled, touch screen smart phone (a TyTN II) with another I get blank stares. When I show people how it works, they nod and smile as if to say that this is just […]
It should make us WinCE
I can’t bear it any longer. I can feel the rage building as I push forward through the crowd, people jostle and I duck a stray elbow. I catch a glimpse of him through the pressing bodies. I can’t believe no-one else has noticed. Most people seem enraptured, but some seem distracted. One man steps […]