Looks like your wallets won’t be getting a break this holiday season. A month and a half after its last major event, Apple’s will be holding yet another event in Brooklyn on Tuesday, October 30. The event will likely showcase some of the technology that slipped through the cracks back in September, including, most likely…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent logistics, electronic waste and technology news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 9/03-9/07. Freight Disruptions put pressure on electronic processors The freight industry is currently experiencing the “perfect storm,” thanks to a combination of rising logistics charges, a severe lack of drivers and the unenthusiastic…
It’s time for the smartphone and tablet to move over and make room for a new mobile device. Research scientists at Queen’s University Human Media Lab have created a prototype touchscreen device called the MagicScroll that hovers somewhere in between being a smartphone and a tablet. The MagicScroll is inspired by ancient parchment scrolls, so…
Technology in the classroom brings opportunities for increased lesson plan flexibility, outside-the-classroom resources and improved teacher-student interaction. To use educational tablets to their best abilities, students and teachers can personalize apps and functions to ensure learning and instruction is functioning at their best level. The customization factor of all educational technology is a major reason…
Today is Cyber Monday, and online retailers around the country are offering discounts. Tech deals are one of the most commonly searched discounts, and an attractive option for shoppers looking for new devices is shopping refurbished. Whether looking for a device upgrade, or holiday gifts, refurbished devices are an attractive option for tech deals this…
IDC reports tablet shipments continued to decline in the second quarter, with 38.7 million devices shipped globally. This represents a 12.3 percent year-over-year shipment decrease. Although tablet shipments decreased as a whole, Amazon, Lenovo and Huawei each saw growth. IDC predicts there will be further growth once the newest version of Android is successfully launched.…