Back in July, just as the IPad sales were impressing the stockmarket, I speculated that tablet devices might find their way into education by 2015 replacing netbooks as the preferred learning device. Cost and durability the most obvious stalling concerns. I might still be close to the date-pin, but the pace in this en-vogue market is insatiable. This is why.
Consumers / educators have less than a week to wait until the official unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
The first serious competitor to the Ipad.
There are plenty of online reports, noting an Android 2.2 OS, 1GHz processor, full Web-browsing, 3.1 megapixel camera, a QVGA forward-facing camera, HD screen for video, Flash support, support for e-books, possible GPS navigation and the usual Wi-Fi, GPS,Bluetooth and PC linking.
The online commentary denotes a fierce competitor and the smaller screen (iPad is 9" but no camera) lowers production costs. How much lower will depend on how aggressive Samsung intend to be but one thing is for certain, the in education, in the ‘in the hands of students’ date has just been brought forward and the pace of change accelerated. As an advocate of 121 education, this is exciting.
New headline, 121 tablets learning devices in education by 2014.
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