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General Discussion / Re: Study on the go, with ipod touch/iphone
« on: July 17, 2008, 10:07:48 PM »
I strongly agree - the iPhone and iPod Touch are the future of consumer electronics. Apple is the first to bring mobile computing to the masses by reinventing the PDA as a consumer entertainment device. Meanwhile, Palm is all but dead, and Windows Mobile will probably never be more than a niche platform in standalone PDAs and high-end smartphones.
I work as a technical adviser to language departments at my University. The ability to carry thousands of flashcards in your pocket in electronic format - and study whenever you want - is a huge benefit for language learners. And Stackz fills this need better than any other program I've seen. Right now, unfortunately, students can only use mobile Stackz if they buy a PDA, which can be expensive as well as inconvenient to carry around (and kind of nerdy). College students these days are much more likely to spend their money on an iPod or iPhone.
Of course, we can't expect the developers to make a version of Stackz for every platform. However, the iPhone/iPod is the biggest potential growth area for Stackz at the moment. Not only are they popular among students, but Apple also has a strong presence in educational markets, which could translate into more sales of Stackz. If an iPod/iPhone version came out, I wouldn't hesitate to push for its adoption at my university.
I work as a technical adviser to language departments at my University. The ability to carry thousands of flashcards in your pocket in electronic format - and study whenever you want - is a huge benefit for language learners. And Stackz fills this need better than any other program I've seen. Right now, unfortunately, students can only use mobile Stackz if they buy a PDA, which can be expensive as well as inconvenient to carry around (and kind of nerdy). College students these days are much more likely to spend their money on an iPod or iPhone.
Of course, we can't expect the developers to make a version of Stackz for every platform. However, the iPhone/iPod is the biggest potential growth area for Stackz at the moment. Not only are they popular among students, but Apple also has a strong presence in educational markets, which could translate into more sales of Stackz. If an iPod/iPhone version came out, I wouldn't hesitate to push for its adoption at my university.