iPad: The Microwave Oven of Computing | Techinch - 86 views
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Roland Gesthuizen on 20 Mar 11"Last year, Apple introduced the iPad, a computing device many have struggled to classify. It's bigger than a smartphone or iPod, smaller than a computer, but can do some things you'd otherwise do on both of these. You can type a document in Pages or find your way with GPS and Google Maps. So what makes it so special? "
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Roland Gesthuizen on 20 Mar 11Nice analogy that sits well for teachers trying to figure out where tablet devices fit into schools filled with traditional computers.