RE: Apple eMate Yes Apple made the eMate for several years but it was cute along with the NewtonOS and messagepads. THe price was just under 1K US and it was a basic machine for notes, drawings and completing assignments. There was IR so a teacher could download work to a classroom of eMates at one time. It was rugged and most importantly very cool looking. RE: the perfect kids laptop? I don't think the perfect mix of price and features is here yet. One thing to remember is that tech/geeks like those of/. will want everything - and will make it have everything. However kids don't need everything right now. Look for a machine which allows basic work and preps them for a bigger and better machine in HS. Current choice for youngster Powerbook 100 series. ITs cheap, lots of software and I wont get mad WHEN it gets dropped. My nephew and neice love the one I gave them.
We've been discussing the editing and hardware a lot here and I have to get my thoughts out there. Two months ago I bought a Sony TRV10 DV camcorder and it is incredible. I looked at all the sony models including the 103 which the original poster mentioned. The TRV10 has the nice mix of Firewire, tiny size, good video and audio (better than PC100), and large LCD screen. THe video quality is excellant and the on board editing capabilities surprized me very much (Video and audio). I think the 103 uses DV8 tape which is larger in size and not equal to DV in quality or size. Also the video world is going to DV rather than DV8 which is a sony thing, so any product with pure DV will have better shelf life. In my opinion, spend a few extra dollars and get on of the DV models from Sony. The prices on last years models should also be dropping since the new ones have just been released. See www.cnet.com for good reviews and user comments.
I had to write. I attend the UofMichigan and have thought about a Uportal which is for students but not connected at all. Similar to the purdueonline.com. When I walk around the campus area I seen many brick and mortar businesses which use Wolverine, Michigan or UofM in thier names as well as using blue and gold logos. I imagine this is similar on any major campus - and no university is running down those businesses. However Purdue is not a state name like Ohio or Michigan and thus part of the general public.I think a good lawyer will be able to handle this IF the university decides to push it - though it is up to the sitemaster to show that it is on the up and up (helpful to students).
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RE: Apple eMate Yes Apple made the eMate for several years but it was cute along with the NewtonOS and messagepads. THe price was just under 1K US and it was a basic machine for notes, drawings and completing assignments. There was IR so a teacher could download work to a classroom of eMates at one time. It was rugged and most importantly very cool looking. RE: the perfect kids laptop? I don't think the perfect mix of price and features is here yet. One thing to remember is that tech/geeks like those of /. will want everything - and will make it have everything. However kids don't need everything right now. Look for a machine which allows basic work and preps them for a bigger and better machine in HS. Current choice for youngster Powerbook 100 series. ITs cheap, lots of software and I wont get mad WHEN it gets dropped. My nephew and neice love the one I gave them.
We've been discussing the editing and hardware a lot here and I have to get my thoughts out there. Two months ago I bought a Sony TRV10 DV camcorder and it is incredible. I looked at all the sony models including the 103 which the original poster mentioned. The TRV10 has the nice mix of Firewire, tiny size, good video and audio (better than PC100), and large LCD screen. THe video quality is excellant and the on board editing capabilities surprized me very much (Video and audio). I think the 103 uses DV8 tape which is larger in size and not equal to DV in quality or size. Also the video world is going to DV rather than DV8 which is a sony thing, so any product with pure DV will have better shelf life. In my opinion, spend a few extra dollars and get on of the DV models from Sony. The prices on last years models should also be dropping since the new ones have just been released. See www.cnet.com for good reviews and user comments.
I had to write. I attend the UofMichigan and have thought about a Uportal which is for students but not connected at all. Similar to the purdueonline.com. When I walk around the campus area I seen many brick and mortar businesses which use Wolverine, Michigan or UofM in thier names as well as using blue and gold logos. I imagine this is similar on any major campus - and no university is running down those businesses. However Purdue is not a state name like Ohio or Michigan and thus part of the general public.I think a good lawyer will be able to handle this IF the university decides to push it - though it is up to the sitemaster to show that it is on the up and up (helpful to students).