Mind blowing technology

I was introduced to the work of a very talented designer, Simon Dennehy by a fellow twitterer Gordon from Murrion.ie.
Simon has been researching and developing some modern primary school furniture which I feel are truly revolutionary, and why they are not already in schools is beyond me. His website is www.perch.ie, but there is a great video of Simon presenting his research and project at a recent TED event. Clever, functional designs like these combined with technology such as ebooks and interactive features can really effect change in education. Despite the current economic times, now is the time to lay the foundations for an education system that compliments and enhances the real skills required by the Digital Natives that our children are becoming.

And people say eBooks are not popular and too expensive - they're practically a steal!

I love the last line of the article. Journalists seem to be skeptical about the popularity of ereaders!

FOSTER CITY — Police are looking for two people who robbed a delivery driver of roughly $70,000 in e-book readers on Thursday, police said.

Two men surprised the driver as he was working in the back of his delivery truck at a business complex on Lakeside Drive about 6:30 p.m., said Foster City police Capt. John Froomin.

"Don't move, don't look or I'll shoot you," one of the men said, according to police.

It was not clear if the robbers had guns, but one of them pointed a dark-colored object at the victim, Froomin said. Police said the suspects grabbed seven boxes, which contained about 300 Sony Reader Pocket Editions, and loaded them into a white cargo van with two rear windows.

Police are trying to determine if the robbers, who wore black ski masks and were dressed in black clothing, knew what was in the truck and targeted the driver or just grabbed the closest boxes.