{"id":2151,"date":"2011-01-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?e=2151"},"modified":"2019-01-26T17:47:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T17:47:14","slug":"recently-noticed-ipod-and-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/recently-noticed-ipod-and-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Recently Noticed iPod and iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"
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rusty chain<\/a> by shoothead
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It has been a relatively long time since I posted here so I though I’d share some interesting looking things:<\/p>\n

HiJack<\/a><\/p>\n

is a hardware\/software platform for creating cubic-inch sensor peripherals for the mobile phone. HiJack devices harvest power and use bandwidth from the mobile phone’s headset interface. The HiJack platform enables a new class of small and cheap phone-centric sensor peripherals that support plug-and-play operation. HiJack has been tested with the iPhone 3G\/3GS\/4G, iPod Touch, and iPad devices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So it looks like this could be useful for all sorts of data collection on an iPod Touch or iPad.<\/p>\n

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29\/365 (IPAD)<\/a> by Jesus Belzunce
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Fraser Speirs – Blog – How the iPad Wants to be\u00a0Used<\/a> Fraiser speaks with a ton of authority:<\/p>\n

The iPad is an intensely personal device. In its design intent it is, truly, much more like a “big iPhone” than a “small laptop”. The iPad isn’t something you pass around. It’s not really designed to be a “resource” that many people take advantage of. It’s designed to be owned, configured to your taste, invested in and curated.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and I suspect he has hit this and many other nails on the head, but<\/em> perhaps there are other models of use that are worth exploring. Certainly the iPad I am testing at work is an easy thing for my wife or daughter to grab for a quick wikipedia search. iPads also seem to me quite happy to be used for communal reading\/watching. Given current economic climates I think we need to keep looking at these devices even if we are not in a position to implement cultural and institutional change. Although the optimal use of iPads may<\/em> be as a personal device we need to keep our eyes open for other possibilities.<\/p>\n

Locally the Glencairn iPod<\/a> touch trial from last session got a nice write up in Nice touch: iPod device educates pupils subtly – Primary – TES Connect<\/a>\u00a0Update 2018 broken link, but found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I like the look of the iRig Mic<\/a> which was posted to the UK ADE mail list. Not for sale yet.<\/p>\n

I now seem to have downloaded well over 300 apps for iphone\/ipod touch\/iPad and need t ostart really thinking about what I want to carry in my pocket. But I just keep seeing things I want to try. The latest iPad App I’ve downloaded in Logo Draw. A free, add supported app for simple Logo programming on the iPad.<\/p>\n

\"Logo<\/p>\n

I’ve always had a soft spot for Logo, even trying to make my own teaching toy<\/a>. This one seems pretty straightforward, the sort of thing I can imagine a small group of children working on?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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