Monthly Archives: November 2012

A cost effective way to produce eLectures – Experiences from a pilot trial / presented at online educa Berlin 2012

Posted on November 27, 2012 by hrehatschek

On 29 November 2012 I will present the results and experiences gained from our pilot trial on eLecture production at the Medical University of Graz at the World’s largest eLearning conference – the online educa Berlin. In autumn 2011 we … Continue reading →

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Tablets are the future for newspapers

Posted on November 26, 2012 by hrehatschek

According to an interview with the “Berliner Zeitung” from 24 Nov 2012 the boss of amazon, Jeff Bezos, sees the future of newspapers in tablet PCs. Currently nobody is willing to pay for newspaper content published on the web, and … Continue reading →

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Turn over of comsumer electronics in Germany grew by 5.4%

Posted on November 23, 2012 by hrehatschek

According to the CEMIX Consumer Electronics Markt Index the turn over of consumer electronics grew by 5.4% in comparison to last year. The period covers January – September 2012. The tablet and smart phone sector was the one with the … Continue reading →

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Intelligent touch screen recognizes different kinds of touches

Posted on November 21, 2012 by hrehatschek

Chris Harrison from the Carnegie Mellon Uni in Pittsburg developed a touch display which can differentiate between different kind of touches: touch with nails, fingertip and finger joints, respectively. Additionally the display also recognizes pencils. This additional functionality can be … Continue reading →

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Happiness monitor app for portable devices

Posted on November 16, 2012 by hrehatschek

In the last years technology was more and more introduced into work places degrading the actual people to robots performing tasks with a computer. Obviously this leads more and more to dissatisfied employees and its a matter of fact that … Continue reading →

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Brussels Philharmonic orchestra uses tablets instead of music sheets

Posted on November 12, 2012 by hrehatschek

On 7 November 2012 the Brussels Philharmonic orchestra started with an innovative task: instead of music paper sheets the orchestra used Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablets to perform Wagner and Ravel’s Bolero.  Until now the preparation of music sheets was … Continue reading →

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One billion smartphones and tablets expected to be sold in 2013

Posted on November 8, 2012 by hrehatschek

According to the market research institute Gartner over one billion smartphones and tablets will be sold in 2013. In 2012 800 million devices will be sold, the trend will be positive in 2013 and the one billion border will be … Continue reading →

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