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"Photojojo University is a 4-week course that teaches you the principles of photography through the lens of your phone. Twice a week you'll get an email with a simple and fun lesson that ends with a challenge to help you solidify your new skills."

The Nokia 1020 is a smartphone for those who prize great photos above all else-that is, above size and some popular apps, like Instagram. The phone is fast, the display is gorgeous, and on board are Nokia's free music service and other excellent location-based apps-which in addition to maps that even work offline offer users lists of nearby restaurants, stores and events. But the focus, again, is on the cameras-one with a talent for low-light situations and another that excels at capturing detail-rich photographs that can be zoomed into without losing clarity. Between the two, the possibilities seem endless-which is a blessing and a frustration, perhaps depending on your disposition. Downsides are that the cameras are slow; it's hard to catch a fleeting moment. It's also not intuitive to know which camera or feature to fire up. I had the gnawing feeling of always wondering whether I was using the not-optimum tool from a world-class toolbox. The upsides, though, are everything else-you can take gorgeous video and photos, and the Lumia 1020 makes them easy to share. Those willing to dedicate themselves to some study of the 1020 will be richly rewarded.

Coming up with a great idea will almost guarantee that you get your hands on one of the Nokia Connects trial products and the better the thinking, the more chance you have of being successful. It could be a new art project you're starting, an edgy review with a twist or perhaps you are just a little bored of your current smartphone; but tell us, and get us excited!

Product designers can use their iPads and Occipital's anodized aluminum add-on to scan objects and create 3-D models suitable for a MakerBot. Realtors can take advantage of its depth sensors to capture the dimensions of a room and create a 360-degree panoramic photo that can be embedded in a listing.

"Nine out of 10 people who have taken a photograph today have never done so with an actual camera. Instead, they have captured images using their phones."

Creating a presentation or slideshow is a staple of any 21st Century Classroom and a skill that every successful educator has and every successful student should learn. - See more at: http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=67&entryid=5908#sthash.7Eyj7REG.dpuf