Category Archives: Mobile Tech

Our Kindle Pilot

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Andy

As of today users can borrow Kindles from Boatwright Library that we’ve preloaded with 11 different titles. They can be checked out for two weeks and one renewal is possible. If users want to explore additional content they’re welcome to … Continue reading →

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The New Boatwright Mobile Site

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Andy

A few weeks ago we soft launched an update to the mobile version of our library website. The previous version featured bare-bones html and utilized Google’s Wireless Transcoder to make our OPAC mobile friendly. The old version was a great … Continue reading →

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iPad: Initial Impressions

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Andy

Not often do “magical and amazing” new products enter the marketplace, so it was a necessity that our library purchase an iPad (or two) and see how they compare to the Kindles we are beta testing in a class this … Continue reading →

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Older Learners

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Andy

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks or so they say, but I have a recent personal example that challenges this adage. My father, who is 71 has very quickly mastered a fourth generation iPod photo I loaded with … Continue reading →

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Google Announces Mobile Phone "Open" OS

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Andy

Today Google announced their long rumored mobile project, "Android," which they’ve been developing in secret.  Most, including myself, were expecting an actual device.  What was announced is an actual mobile platform that can be run on a wide range of … Continue reading →

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