Article from Fast Company

3D Multi-Touch Everywhere

Have you seen people getting frustrated trying to use “Apple touchscreen gestures” on devices other than an iphone or a ipad?  Apple would like to “own” the 3D Multi-Touch.  The article talks about using it in sports equipment for user feedback as well as TV remotes.

Have you actually tried “flipping” from a touch screen that did not have the feature?  I have.   What do you think? Cool?   Where could the patent be used?

From Fast Company Magazine and Tech Crunch

I am excited about the coming of the New iPad.   Of course, any APPLE release has loads of rumors and pre-release information, so I would like to share some of it     iPad Rumors

The REALLY exciting aspect of the continued innovation of the iPad is the evolution of the Tablet Interface.  Forrester Research predicts that One Third of online consumers will own a tablet computer of some type by 2015 or 82 Million people.

Forrester Research through Tech Crunch

From the article “Last year, Apple created a new category of computing with the iPad. Now, every other PC manufacturer is rushing to revamp or bring out their own tablet computers. New tablets are expected to dominate at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. ”

“Forrester Research put out a new forecast this morning for the growth of tablet computers. It expects the number of tablets sold in the U.S. to go from 10.3 million last year to 24.1 million in 2011, and growing to 44 million in annual units sold by 2015.”

Do you expect to won one?  I do, in 2011  and that is not counting my iTouch or my new Samsung Captivate Phone.

From Fast Company Magazine

This Fast Company Slide Show presents the “most innovative” iPad Apps of 2010.

Innovative iPad Apps

Feel Free to COMMENT and Include YOUR Nomination for the Most Innovative App OR, perhaps your Favorite and Why….

Thank you Ozren for helping me with my first posting on this subject.

OK, I am about ready to breakdown and get an iPad.  I have waited long enough I think to get started.  Many of my students have the devices and I am hearing about all kinds of cool, useful applications.  So I asked one of the “power users” I know for a list of apps that he likes so I can share them with you.

Please comment and ADD to this list so it can be shared amongst the readers of this blog.

Here is the list that was shared with me.

File Share $ .99 cents  works excellent, it allows you to map shared drivers, homework.
- dropbox (Free) you can create directories and have all files sync at one location.
- Good reader $2.99 seems to be good and cheap and it lets you to open all types of files, doc, xls, pdf, ppt and so on.  You can also highlight and free hand in pdf.
- 1 BA II Plus(tm) Financial Calculator, v1.0, Seller: Texas Instruments (4+) This calculator is $14.99.
- Firefox Home (free) it requires to install Firefox plug-in on your pc so essentially it will allow you to sync your bookmarks from pc to IPad.
- RDP Lite (free) remote desktop to your pc at local area network
-  Ibooks (free)

-  VNC (free)remote desktop for linux/unix/windows.
- Webex (free) to attend online hosted meetings
- Skype (free)

Once again, please COMMENT and ADD to this list.