In one of the most ridiculous news items I have read in a long time, Stuff is reporting that the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), which oversees secondary and tertiary qualifications in the country, will be allowing SMS-style ‘TXT TLK’ in exams this year. I have written about my concerns over school age children using [...]
November 10, 2006
Child, Children, Commentary, Family, Kids, Mobile Tech, mobile_phones, nzqa, Parenting, Phone, tertiary_qualifications, txt_tlk, Young
An issue was raised with me the other day about mobile phones for users with special needs, such as people with vision problems, hearing problems, and other such challenges. James Kendrick touches on the subject a little, but the solutions that he found are a little, well, poor. What I want to see is better [...]
September 17, 2006
cell-phone, Commentary, disability, disabled, firmware, hearing_impairments, hearing_problems, Mobile Tech, mobile-phone, Phone, Smartphone, vision_problems, visual_indicators
James Kendrick points me to an interesting article on CNET UK about the average age of children when they get a mobile phone. The article states that a recent study shows that the average age of a child is expected to drop to five years old this year – while five years old does surprise [...]
August 20, 2006
Child, Children, Commentary, Family, Firefly, Kids, LG, Migo, Mobile Tech, Parenting, Phone, Young
To begin, I’m not one to bad mouth convergence. While I have no real use for a music phone, I certainly don’t have a problem with manufacturers combining an audio player and a phone – it does seem like a good match. What I do have a problem with, is the fact that many are [...]
August 19, 2006
Apple, Convergence, iPod, Mobile, Mobile Tech, Music, Nokia, Phone, Samsung
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