The Fujitsu laptop concept, that also incorporates a tablet, phone and camera. Dubbed the Lifebook and seen as a concept from 2013, this original unit is what they call a modular device. You can detach its camera and use it as a digital camera, detach the tablet and use it as such or attach it… Continue reading Fujitsu Lifebook 2013 Concept Incorporates a Tablet, Keyboard, Phone and Camera
Category: Education
500 Budding Teen Techs Learn How to Code
An AppDay mentor helps out a budding coder with her programming skills. It’s no secret that Washington is falling behind when it comes to educating our future techs. While the state ranks fourth in the nation for tech-related companies, Washington comes in a disappointing 46th for participation in science and engineering graduate programs. Which makes what happened on… Continue reading 500 Budding Teen Techs Learn How to Code
This Explains Everything: 192 Thinkers on the Most Elegant Theory of How the World Works
“The greatest pleasure in science comes from theories that derive the solution to some deep puzzle from a small set of simple principles in a surprising way.” Every year since 1998, intellectual impresario and Edge editor John Brockman has been posing a single grand question to some of our time’s greatest thinkers across a wide spectrum of disciplines, then… Continue reading This Explains Everything: 192 Thinkers on the Most Elegant Theory of How the World Works
Coursera Offers Free Online Courses from Around the World
Coursera is an education company that partners with the top universities and organizations in the world to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free. Their technology enables their partners to teach millions of students rather than hundreds. Classes offered on Coursera are designed to help you master the material. When you take one… Continue reading Coursera Offers Free Online Courses from Around the World
UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African-Americans
NBC Southern California – The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism in African American children. Areva Martin of the Special Needs Network says “there’s a void” of qualified health care officials to make the diagnosis in communities like South LA. The study hopes to change that,… Continue reading UCLA Awarded $10M Grant to Study Autism in African-Americans
Georgia Teenager Overcomes Homelessness to Become Valedictorian
PHOTO: High school senior Chelesa Fearce, 17, has overcome homelessness to become a star student and valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Ga. (ABC News) When 17-year-old valedictorian Chelesa Fearce stands before her Georgia high school graduating class today to give her speech, she will talk about overcoming homelessness and fighting to “get… Continue reading Georgia Teenager Overcomes Homelessness to Become Valedictorian
Nine-Year-Old Asean Johnson Leads the Chicago School Closing Protests (VIDEO)
Meet nine-year-old Asean Johnson. He is a third grader at Marcus Garvey Elementary and this won’t be the last time you see him. Amid the chaos of three days of protests regarding Chicago school closures, a pint-size public speaking star was born in the form of Asean. The nine-year-old captivated crowds of protestors Monday, when he gave… Continue reading Nine-Year-Old Asean Johnson Leads the Chicago School Closing Protests (VIDEO)