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This week, we will be in sunny Orlando, FL to bring you coverage of the 2014 Florida Educational Technology Conference, or FETC. This years conference is the 34th annual FETC. The FETC is the conference to go to for all things ed-tech, and we are excited to bring you FETC Faster.
Anker has developed an ingenious way to solve the compatibility problem with PowerIQ. Essentially, PowerIQ is a chip embedded in the charger or battery that, "intelligently identifies your device and speaks with the language it needs for full speed charging."
Several mobile apps and even mobile OS features allow you to print from your smartphone to any network connected printer. Other apps allow you to print to your neighborhood office store and other connected devices. Still even more apps allow you to print photos from your phone to your neighborhood pharmacy or even WalMart. But [...]
Buzzmob School Communications Platform, ISTE 2014 A real communications problem exists in many schools and many school districts across the country. Schools use automatic voicemail, texting solutions, Facebook, and even notes home to communicate with parents. Typically all of these solutions are from different service providers sans the notes home, that's old fashioned print outs, [...]
Eurozone countries have already faced the worst of their sovereign debt crisis and high unemployment. And while most European economies haven’t fully turned things around, it appears that there has been some GDP growth and either stabilization or reduction in unemployment across most countries on the continent. Europe still has a long way to go to reach pre-financial-crisis levels of economic growth and private equity investing, but PitchBook data show some positive trends for the continent heading into 2014.
No matter the conference or which topic/industry the conference is concerned with, we always pencil in a stop at the Griffin exhibit. The 2014 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) is no different. While Griffin is a leader in many accessory categories, we were surprised to see how much work they have done in the classroom. As the classroom is rapidly changing, Griffin offers many products to help teachers and students alike keep up with the evolving education landscape.
In what is the latest entry in what is becoming a sort of TV arms race, LG is set to unveil an 8K television at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Over the past few CES conferences, 4K was the hot ticket in TVs. Now, LG is looking to become the resolution leader with an 8K [...]
The internet of things has made it’s way to new borns. A Boston tech firm called Sensible Baby has released a new sensor/app combination called SmartOne that helps parents with a newborn baby rest easier. Who knows what these parents did before smartphones and sensors were invented. Ben Cooper, the founder of Sensible Baby was [...]
As anyone who has ever played 2048 will tell you, a game like that is incredibly addictive. It is both frustrating and exciting at the same time. Recently, I have become a bit burnt out on it. However, I think I may have just found a perfect replacement: Tally Board. Tally Board combines gameplay [...]
There are going to be a ton of apps on display at this years One Spark. That said, one of the apps that we are most looking forward to checking out is Drawer. Drawer is an app that allows users to share their favorite venues with friends, as well as keep track of places you want [...]
There is a new education venture debuting at this years One Spark. The Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership - a conference and training venue in northeast Florida - announced the new initiative, #EDSPARK, last November: "#EDSPARK, an initiative of the Schultz Center, will curate a One Spark Venue where Creators with education-related Projects can exhibit at One Spark."
As students are spending more time than ever on mobile devices, it only makes sense that educators follow this mobile trend. With unprecedented amounts of time spent on mobile devices, why not try to make it educational. That is the goal of GameSalad Education. This graphic explores the ways games have impacted the classroom and where the future may be headed. The statistics speak volumes about the industry, and give a clear view of the reasons why GameSalad and others are looking to expand educational gaming:
One Spark 2014 is just days away! We are getting pretty pumped. As you have probably noticed, we have been profiling One Spark Creators over the past couple of weeks. So, as its Friday, we thought a #FF for One Spark Creators was appropriate.
In today's strange news, Kodak is planning on making some major product releases at the upcoming 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. In the top of this list of products is, you guessed it, an Android smartphone. Beyond the Android device, there are a few other products. As this article will focus on the phone, lets get [...]
Securly Filtering Education Web monitoring, filtering and blocking in schools is serious business. There are a lot of "enterprise" companies out there that have taken on education as a vertical, but don't necessarily address the needs of today's modern classroom. A filtering solution for an office may totally block YouTube or Wikipedia. Why do a [...]
The Canonical CEO told The Inquirer that the device "will come out in the mid-higher edge, so $200 to $400. We're going with the higher end because we want people who are looking for a very sharp, beautiful experience and because our ambition is to be selling the future PC, the future personal computing engine."
Starting today, every Friday we will be taking a quick look at the week that was in venture funding. Enjoy!
For whatever reason, there don't seem to be many hardware projects at this years One Spark. There are some, however. One of the hardware projects is the Verti Bluetooth item finder. The Verti is similar to the Lupo device and the Nokia Treasure Tag, with a few key differences.
The Ladibug is incredibly interesting, and really a modern day overhead projector. It works in very much the same way as an overhead projector, but through a digital projector. Essentially, you plug the Ladibug into a computer, and transmit the video captured from the Ladibug through a digital projector.
The DashIT is priced at $14.95, making it an extremely affordable accessory. The low cost, combined with the simple effectiveness of the DashIT leads us to believe that the product has a real shot at becoming a commercial success.
