| This Week's Top Stories | | #1 | Los Angeles Unified School District suspends $1 billion iPad contract with Apple | | | Kelly Hodgkins, MacRumors | | | Los Angeles school district superintendent John Deasy halted the district's iPad contract with Apple in mid-rollout, reports the Los Angeles Times. The $1-billion multi-year contract would supply LAUSD students with iPads that were pre-loaded with curriculum from Pearson. More»
Why This Matters: This was and remains a truly spectacular AV-in-Education screwup—at one point the LA District Attorney considered filing charges. We are going to spend some time on this today since it is such a cautionary tale. It is interesting to note the school district is "reopening the bidding process" Maybe you can get in on it and do it right. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #2 | The Chairless Chair, an invisible chair that you can wear | | | By Jacopo Prisco for CNN | | | It's like a chair that isn't there, but magically appears whenever you need it. It's called the Chairless Chair and you wear it on your legs like an exoskeleton: when it's not activated, you can walk normally or even run. And then, at the touch of a button, it locks into place and you can sit down on it. Like a chair that is now there. More»
Why This Matters: This seems like a great invention for site, rackrooms, anywhere people are up and down, up and down, and don't want to trip over stools that are in the way. The only think I don't know is how it works when you are kneeling or squatting, say to reach the bottom component on a rack. –Cynthia Wisehart |
| | #3 | Webcast: VoIP for AV Integrators | | | Via SVC | | | The ability to connect a VoIP conference system is an invaluable skill to have as an AV integrator. In this webcast, a veteran AV systems integrator simplifies the terms, concepts, and techniques of VoIP from an AV standpoint so you can add this capability to your skill set. More»
Why This Matters: This is a quick, free, hour-long investment to learn the VoIP basics that count in your work. It's not everything about VoIP, just all the practical stuff you're most likely to need. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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