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Ipad has been very popular in almost all countries since it was introduced, however it has been criticized by many users for some drawbacks such as lacking built-in cam, phone and etc. Now Samsung has released its new product that may be a real competitor to Ipad. Time will show the winner :)

These are excellent resources for the Adobe Creative Suite Tutorials. You have to be signed in with your ISU net ID and password to access the tutorials

Prezi is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames. The canvas allows users to create non-linear presentations, where users can zoom in and out of a visual map.

"Firesheep," a new add-on for Firefox that makes it easier to hijack e-mail and social networking accounts of others who are on the same wired or wireless network. Firesheep was released this past weekend at the Toorcon hacker conference in San Diego. To protect yourself, 1. Use secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption to scramble the initial login - as indicated by the presence of "https://" instead of "http://" in the address field when submits your user name and password. 2. Use only secure wifi, no more coffee shops for you.

It's really easy to make your own website with Jimdo's free website builder: just sign up, follow the link in your email to your own site, upload pictures, videos and add texts in seconds, change the design with a click, use drag-and-drop to edit your site, add as many pages as you want.

There are many promising uses of the touch-screen technology in education for students with special needs!

EmoRate is an application that allows computers to detect and react to human emotions and will change drastically the way we interact with them in our daily lives. http://www.androidreview.com/html/emorate.php http://www.emotiv.com/

Web 2.0 Tool Free web-based video editor JayCut good for teacher in preparing their teaching and learning materials. It is comparable to something like iMovie or Windows Movie Maker.

Argumentative lets users create "argument maps," visual displays of the reasoning involved in creating a good argument. It's great for students studying persuasive writing, logic, debate, speech, social studies, and any subject that requires essay writing.

The Wright State Research Institute is developing a ground-breaking system that would scan the skeletal structures of people at airports, sports stadiums, theme parks and other public places that could be vulnerable to terrorist attacks, child abductions or other crimes. The images would then quickly be matched with potential suspects using a database of previously scanned skeletons. The adult skeleton has 206 bones. Size, shape, density and joint structure make each skeleton slightly different. Throw in an extra lumbar vertebrae or extra rib as well as previously broken bones, implants, screws and other identifying characteristics, and the signatures become even more individual. And the skeletal structural features are fairly stable throughout adulthood. X-rays, gamma rays or other forms of body scanning would be used to create a bone signature for each person. Wright State researchers are currently working on identifying key elements and measurements of the skeleton that differentiate one person from another.

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

There's a Toyota Prius in California, and a VW Passat halfway around the globe that let the cars drive themselves. CMU and Stanford engineers have designed a programmable package that can drive at the speed limit on regular streets and merge into highway traffic, stop at red lights and stop signs and automatically react to hazards. Google estimates self-driving vehicles are at least eight years down the road.

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DocsPal is a free online file converter that supports all kind of documents, video, audio, and images, Furthermore, it offers an online viewer that allows you to view documents and images online directly in your browser, without having to install anything else.

Glogster EDU is the leading global education platform for the creative expression of knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond. Educators and students create GLOGS - online multimedia posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more.