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Comment Re:reasons to switch (Score 1) 323

by PhysicsPaladin on Friday February 27, 2009 @02:33PM (#27014781) Attached to: Open Source In Public K-12 Schools?

It depends on how the computers are used. If you put the kids on the computers and wait for something magical to happen so that they will suddenly learn something, then yes they are quite limited. But if the computer is used as a tool, like a calculator, ruler, or pencil, they can be a great supplement to the learning that is already occurring in the classroom.

Sony Blu-spec CD Format Detailed, Hits Stores 290

Posted by timothy on Thursday February 26, 2009 @04:52PM from the this-year's-jumprope dept.

CNETNate writes "More details about Sony's new Blu-spec CD format — standard CDs authored using Blu-ray's blue diode technology — are beginning to emerge, with commercial releases beginning to hit Amazon. Blu-spec CDs are compatible with existing CD players but have been mastered with higher levels of accuracy by using the same technology used to author Blu-ray discs, with the intention of eliminating reading errors that occur as a result of being authored with traditional red laser technology. Sony has also launched an official (Japanese) site for Blu-spec CDs."

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