Can a $329 Apple iPad Mini compete in the bargain tablet market?

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Hands-On Learning with iPad

Teachers and students at Northwest Kansas Tech find a common touch point in iPad. The inspiration Since 1964, Northwest Kansas Technical College — a two-year school located in Goodland, a farming community of 4500 people in northwest Kansas — has developed highly skilled workers for the technical industries that maintain the nation’s infrastructure. The school does this by rigorously training its students on the same technology...

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Apple Store now has Lightning to HDMI and VGA adapters at $49 a pop, souped-up iPad charger

By Steve Dent posted Oct 24th 2012 9:38AM We noticed during the iPhone 5 launch that Apple had a big caveat with its Lightning to 30-pin adapter: no video or iPod out support. Now that the new iPads are here with that same connector, the problem’s been partially rectified — for a sum. Namely, you can grab the Lightning to VGA or digital AV (HDMI) adapters for a rather princely $49, though there’s no sign of any iPod...

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Sycamore Networks headed to tech industry graveyard

Sycamore Networks (NASDAQ—SCMR), whose optical switches and telecom software have powered carrier networks around the world since 1998, says it is shutting down. The company is selling off assets of its Intelligent Bandwidth Management business to a subsidiary of Marlin Equity Partners and may sell off or liquidate its other assets, including its IQStream mobile optimization technology. Here is the original post: Sycamore Networks...

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Controlling Your Home with the Touch of an iPad

When you step off the elevator into the 8,000-square foot Savant Experience Center, it feels less like a showroom and more like a swanky Manhattan abode. “We wanted to develop a space where technology blended in with the environment,” says Robert Madonna, chief executive of Savant Systems, a Hyannis, Mass.-based home automation company.  ”We built a high-end New York City ‘apartment’ and…everything is automated.” The Savant Experience...

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