Apple's Ed Tech Efforts Are Asleep At The Wheel
Originally shared by Eli Fennell Apple's Ed Tech Efforts Are Asleep At The Wheel In typical form, Apple threw a splashy event to show off their new education product lineup. And, as usual, the star of the show was... the iPad. Having seen the success of Chromebooks, Chromeboxes, and CloudReady (a Chrome OS 'clone' for older PC hardware, targeted largely at education), and the part played in this by Chrome's low price point, they've decided to cut educators a bit of slack and charge them 'only' $300 per device for their slabs, slightly upgraded. And for a mere $50 or $100 more they can add a 'Crayon' or 'Pencil' Stylus, which require charging (awkwardly, via the Lightning port on the tablet), pairing, and special storage due to the lack of an included port for storing it. Compare this to the Acer Chromebook Tab 10, announced a day earlier. At $330 it costs a bit more, but comes with an included, non powered stylus with a stowing port. Those...