New technology, new techniques for teaching
Alex Alafa, 10, of Joe M. Pirtle Elementary School, uses a notebook computer to do school work during class. (Mitch Green/Telegram) BELTON - There are a million ways to learn and there also seems to be a million new ways to teach.
Armed robbers invade Sunrise home
Two men held a 23-year-old Sunrise woman at gunpoint while they stole an iMac Notebook computer, MacBook laptop, Sony PlayStation, Canon video camera and a wallet containing a debit card and ID.
Toshiba Recalls 41,000 Laptops For Burn Hazard
Toshiba Corp. is recalling 41,000 Satellite model laptop computers worldwide out of concern they pose a burn hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.“The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook's plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers,” the safety commission said Thursday.The voluntary recall involves Toshiba’s Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and ...
Toshiba Recall: Burn Hazard on T-Series Notebooks
The Toshiba recall affects about 41,000 T-Series notebooks due to a burn hazard. After receiving 129 reports of overheating computers, the U.S. Consumer Production Safety Commission and Health Canada, with the cooperation of Toshiba, announced a voluntary recall of the product on Thursday. The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook’s plug-in to the AC adapter, which poses a burn hazard ...
LaCie MosKeyto Cuts USB Thumb Drives Down to Size
Peripheral and accessory maker LaCie is looking to re-invent the USB thumb drive with its new MosKeyto, a tiny USB storage device that measures just over 0.75 of an inch long—not much more than a USB connector itself—and weird just 10 grams. The idea is that the MosKeyto is tiny and innocuous—and since it sits flush against many devices, can even be left in a USB port when packing up a notebook ...
Samsung SF510 Notebook Breaks Cover
I just mentioned a new notebook that Samsung has announced with a 14-inch screen. If you want a larger screen, Samsung also has a new SF510 notebook computer with a 15.6-inch screen. That machine...
Toshiba Recalls Some Laptop Computers
Toshiba has issued a recall of about 41,000 of its laptop computers after reports of the devices melting laptop cases and of minor injuries. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a bulletin Sept. 3 announcing the recall of Satellite T135, Satellite T135D and Satellite ProT130 notebook computers because they can overheat at the plug-in to AC adapter site. The defect is a burn hazard to ...
LAWRENCE: Schools superintendent sets out priorities for 2010-11
LAWRENCE -- When the Lawrence Township public school district’s teachers entered their classrooms today to start the 2010-11 school year, their work was already cut out for them.
