Comments on: The Real Tablet Revolution http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-tablet-revolution Impartial Observations on Technology and the Social Web Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:05:53 +0530 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Mahendra Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:45:47 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/#comment-494 DI, Very true! At least, our telecom sector is opened up to private players and is no longer a monopoly of the state-owned BSNL. Bureaucratic inefficiencies are delaying auction spectrum, but they'll eventually get there.<br><br>However, the educational sector has been neglected for too many decades and has become like a stagnant backwater swamp. I'm hoping that Govt priorities change and much needed reform happens in the coming years! DI, Very true! At least, our telecom sector is opened up to private players and is no longer a monopoly of the state-owned BSNL. Bureaucratic inefficiencies are delaying auction spectrum, but they'll eventually get there.

However, the educational sector has been neglected for too many decades and has become like a stagnant backwater swamp. I'm hoping that Govt priorities change and much needed reform happens in the coming years!

]]> By: Destination Infinity http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Destination Infinity Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:54:20 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/#comment-493 Having access to the tablet is one thing, and having access to the bandwidth is another thing altogether! Our Government should really work on subsidizing bandwidth atleast to educational institutions... And yeah, we need faster access to information and it should still be cheaper!<br><br>Destination Infinity Having access to the tablet is one thing, and having access to the bandwidth is another thing altogether! Our Government should really work on subsidizing bandwidth atleast to educational institutions… And yeah, we need faster access to information and it should still be cheaper!

Destination Infinity

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Mark Essel Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:45:27 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/#comment-348 Well, as one data point, I've read 5-6 full length books almost all on the iPhone. I write all my blog posts on the smart phone, and do most of my blog reading, and commenting on it. At the moment I'm home on my desktop though :D Well, as one data point, I've read 5-6 full length books almost all on the iPhone. I write all my blog posts on the smart phone, and do most of my blog reading, and commenting on it. At the moment I'm home on my desktop though :D

]]> By: Mahendra http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Mahendra Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:36:01 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/#comment-347 I agree Mark. This post was written before the iPad was unveiled.<br><br>iPod's may be smaller and durable but don't offer the kind of media/reading experience required for classrooms. Netbooks are currently being used by college students, but my expectations from a tablet about larger screen, touch-based, multimedia reading friendly, etc. were more geared for a classroom. I agree Mark. This post was written before the iPad was unveiled.

iPod's may be smaller and durable but don't offer the kind of media/reading experience required for classrooms. Netbooks are currently being used by college students, but my expectations from a tablet about larger screen, touch-based, multimedia reading friendly, etc. were more geared for a classroom.

]]> By: Mark Essel http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Mark Essel Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:35:12 +0000 http://www.skepticgeek.com/personal/the-real-tablet-revolution/#comment-345 As far as education goes, netbooks are cheaper and iPod's fit into kid's pockets, are more durable, and cheaper. I don't think the iPad fit's better into education than existing devices. As far as education goes, netbooks are cheaper and iPod's fit into kid's pockets, are more durable, and cheaper. I don't think the iPad fit's better into education than existing devices.

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