The new tablet is called the Slate and seems to offer a full touchscreen and zooming capacities. Big and clear icons allow a fast browsing experience and running applications such as Pandora and a music player. They speculated a few things which the iPad doesn’t support yet, such as Flash and Windows 7. The design is a lot similar to the iPad and the Slate may be a solution for those users preffering a Windows based platform.

Phil McKinney (Vice President at HP) stated: „With this slate product, you’re getting a full Web browsing experience in the palm of your hand. No watered-down Internet, no sacrifices.”

The HP company just posted a video where they present the Slate’s capabilities, focusing on Flash support. Have a look at the video below:

We don’t have all the information about the official launching date but HP announced the device will be available later on this year. They had this concept ready since 2008 but releasing the product at that time was not a good idea as the cost of it would have been around $1,500.

Here is a video where Phil McKinney talks about the Slate’s history:

See me offline if you have any questions on the topic.

Catalin
Professional Streaming Consultant

A family is suing the school for invading their privacy after their son Blake Robbins was disciplined by the assistant principle for „improper behavior in the home” and the evidence was a photo taken by accessing his laptop’s webcam.

School authorities defend themselves explaining that adding the remote software was a security measure so they can locate stolen or missing laptops.

Here is a video showing how another representative from a different school is using a remote application to spy students.

It may be a good idea for schools to track their students when they are inside the institution and when they know they are supervised. But it is not acceptable when they are taking these actions out of the property and inside private houses.

Blake Robinns’s parents already filed a class action suit and they (also other families joined) are demanding damages. You can read more about this case HERE.

Catalin
Professional Streaming Consultant

Basically you will be able to watch how an astronaut works and lives on a space station through the „eye” of the camera. The best part for the audience is that no ads will be inserted during the show.

The cameras used for online streaming are also used by the NASA’s command center in Houston for observation and communication. But the system is a bit different because the live stream from the space is only available when the station is in direct contact with the Earth using the high speed communication antenna and NASA’s satellite system. Earlier last week NASA offered Internet access for the astronauts on the space station.

You may view the live stream HERE.

This is another interesting story about how live streaming can help even saving a life. Read the entire article HERE.