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I just got around to catching up on some TED (ideas worth spreading) videos of interests. After watching a recent video on Siftables “cookie-sized, computerized blocks you can stack and shuffle in your hands”, I began to wonder if maybe we’ll see something like this in elementary schools in the near future. Technological building blocks!

The reason I really love Siftables and would love to see it in classrooms is because it has the potential to adapt to a child’s learning behavior, rather than forcing the child to learn the technology’s behavior. This is something that I know a lot of my peers struggle with. Siftables allows for much more flexibility of the mind and the way we solve problems.

What do you think: could you see "siftables” making its way into a school near you?

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While visiting the TechSet blogger lounge at SxSW Interactive today, I ran across my good friend Nicole Simon who happened to be playing with an OQO2. I was blown away by this device which is why I’m blogging about it.

When it comes to talking about how awesomesauce Social Media is we rarely talk about how hardware can have a huge hand in that. You can’t be social if you don’t have the tools for communicating right? And some tools are more useful than others depending on your level of communication.

Well the OQO is perfect for keeping up with more social networks and communities because of it’s form factor. You get the basic power foundation that you’d need to use simple tools like Firefox,Twhirl, Tweetdeck, and more, without the massive size which is unnecessary at an event like SxSW. It’s a really great device that at first look might not really catch your attention.

Check out the Qik vids below to get a better understanding of why this awesomesauce device is probably the best tool for you to carry around at any conference or event. My only regret is that I couldn’t hold it longer to really give a more in-depth review.

OQO2 DEMO PART 1

OQO2 DEMO PART 2

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…when compared to the iPhone.

Verizon’s Chief Marketing Officer Mike Lanman touted it as an "iPhone killer", and with that statement the Voyager falls on it’s own sword! So many inconsistencies, mediocre camera and sounds, and a frustrating touch interface! My God, it doesn’t compare to the iPhone…not even a little bit! I was so frustrated and disappointed when I tried it out in Circuit City yesterday. The most frustrating part for me had to be the responsiveness of the touch interface. What did I compare it to? Not the iPhone, but the iPod Touch that was on display in the store. Even with the smallest touch the iPod Touch was speedy and very responsive! It was almost perfect. I can’t say the same at all for the Voyager. At one point, it took me 7 tries to get the scroll to work through the touch interface…actually I never got it to work so I exited the application I happened to be in at the time. Excruciating and tedious. Eventually, I moved on to find the Zune 80…

iPhone killer? I highly doubt it. Honestly! But it may gain some share by being cheaper than the iPhone for new customers of VZW.

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