NetGenEd 2010

Cool prezi, for basic information about gesture based computing.

More than ever, things are able to spread quickly before news reporters even know or get there. People in Iran are using twitter to repot happenings instantly and to try to tell what is going on

"Augmented reality will allow Frijj customers to interact with the brand by holding up a bottle in front of a webcam to gain access to a real- time environment. A Frijj Swamp Soccerette then appears to climb out of the bottle and perform an on-screen cheer." An interesting take on commercial use of AR.

"Augmented reality is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with (or augmented by) virtual computer generated imagery - creating a mixed reality." This explains AR fairly well.

Fascinating video on taking gesture based computing to the next leven

"By using your Android phone's orientation sensors, we can show you a star map for your location. Explore planets, stars, constellations, and more." Sky Map uses the phone's GPS, accelerometer, and compass to create a star map specific to where the user is when they point the phone towards the sky.

"You're learning about your data through visualization and interaction," said Halle. "You can take all the data, selectively filter it, and look at it in a different way."

Owners of ebooks are proving to enjoy reading

The four technologies that have reached a new threshold delineating G20 from G21 are advancements in data collection, storage, transmission, and presentation. I've posted a table that shows the progress from G19 - G21 in each of these technologies.

You can look at modern art on the go! This gives you more freedom and is very accesible instead of going to the museum, etc.