You all may have seen this already, but this came through yesterday
for me. It shows about 20 different tablets that are going to be
coming out. Some look really cool and others are very basic.
http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-13416_11-476550.html?tag=nl.e099.dl101020&tag=nl.e099
<http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-13416_11-476550.html?tag=nl.e099.dl101020&tag=nl.e099>
Dan
Daniel Zobel
Director of Technology
Heyworth CUSD#4
309-473-2250 - Direct #
309-473-2822 - Grade School
>>> "CHUCK SYPERSKI" <csyper...@dupage88.net> 10/21/2010 10:01 AM >>>
Funny I used the same code.
On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 09:43 -0500, Steele, Thomas C wrote:
> I just ordered one. If you use "GET5" for a promo code you can
essentially get the shipping free
>
> Thomas C. Steele
> Technology Director
> Manteno CUSD #5
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of CHUCK SYPERSKI
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:21 AM
> To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org
> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Android Tablet
>
> Nope, I order it after seeing your post.
>
> On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 09:15 -0500, JimHays wrote:
> > Chuck
> >
> > You don't have it yet, do you?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > CHUCK SYPERSKI wrote:
> > > I just picked one also, since I develop for Android it is the
perfect
> > > device to test on, because it is a POS. If an app runs good and
looks
> > > good on this thing it should run great on anything :)
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2010-10-21 at 09:00 -0500, JimHays wrote:
> > >
> > >> I bought my first home computer from Osco. Remember the Timex
Sinclair
> > >> 3000 (AKA Sinclair X81). Now THAT was a computer.......
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Steele, Thomas C wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> What is the world coming to when you buy your "state of the
art" technology from the corner drugstore?!!
> > >>>
> > >>> Thomas C. Steele
> > >>> Technology Director
> > >>> Manteno CUSD #5
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org
[mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of JimHays
> > >>> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:41 AM
> > >>> To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List
> > >>> Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] Android Tablet
> > >>>
> > >>> And like a couple forum posters said that if it is a total POC
I can
> > >>> take it back to Walgreens within 30 days. (There is a
Walgreens about 3
> > >>> blocks from my house.)
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Brien J. Bednara wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> Way to take one for the team. I was thinking the same thing
but now I can hold off until we get a few reports from you Jim.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>>>> From: "JimHays" <hay...@sages.us>
> > >>>>> To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org
> > >>>>> Date: 10/21/2010 08:11
> > >>>>> Subject: [tech-geeks] Android Tablet
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> I have been watching the Android tablet market for the past
couple
> > >>>>> months. Last night, in a fit of weakness, I ordered one of
the "el
> > >>>>> cheapo" Android tablets just so I could have one to see if
there is any
> > >>>>> future in it for K-12. (Sorry, Tim and Joe, I can't afford
$500 for an
> > >>>>> iPad - my money not the school's - on a test toy.) I
ordered the $99.99
> > >>>>> tablet from Walgreens.com. No camera - I don't need or want
one for my
> > >>>>> testing - and resistive instead of capacitive touch screen.
When I get
> > >>>>> it and have a chance to test it for a while I will let TG
know how it
> > >>>>> turns out.
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