Category Archives: phones in libraries

new ipods change content delivery

Sarah scooped me and posted about the new iPod touch, redesigned iPod nanos. See her post Apple news on iPods and iPhones: prices down, features sweet for some details.
What she didn’t mention though, is that along with the iPod touch’s wifi capability, the iTunes Music Store got wifi capability too. ITMS junkies no [...]

again with the eBooks

The (much deserved) hype surrounding the iPhone has spread to the publishing world. HarperCollins has released 14 Books for the iPhone. This lame attempt is unlikely to finally get ebooks right (an impossible task in our highly DRMed world), and might get people excited for only a limited amount of time. I [...]

pay attention

From YouTube user jsdt4, a must see video. He writes:
Since most of today’s students can appropriately be labeled as “Digital Learners”, why do so many teachers refuse to enter the digital age with their teaching practices?
This presentation was created in an effort to motivate teachers to more effectively use technology in their teaching.

no phones in the library!!

Maybe you didn’t hear that Apple, Inc. released their much awaited “phone” this morning. Learn more about it at their iPhone page.
The more we know about this device, the easier it will be to stop people from using it in our libraries. From the loud calls, to the 2MP camera snapping photos, [...]

read a good bokilur lately?

The other day, Springwise.com had a post titled “Audiobooks for phones” about a product and company in Sweden.
Bokilur is Swedish for book on phone. And the company offers exactly that: audiobooks for cellphones. …
Books are usually split into 5 parts, each of which costs SEK 30 (USD 4.10/EUR 3.25), and is between [...]