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- December 7, 2004
Gadgets that Cut You Loose
by David Pogue
David Pogue lists Neo among his favorite light-weight, portable devices. He describes Neo in his line up of technology products that are small, high-quality devices made to "cut you loose" and add flexibility in how you work or access information.
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- September
Sixth graders gain focus on their writing at school and at home with AlphaSmart 3000s
Broadcast news reporter "Consumer Bob" Hansen documents the excitement of 6th grade students at O'Farrell Charter Middle School organizing and completing their writing assignments without ever leaving their desks, using AlphaSmart 3000s -- "without the distractions of a laptop".
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- March
Seventh grade English students use Dana by AlphaSmart
Dennis Spellman from KHWB-TV visits with students from The Village Middle School and their English teacher, Alicia Merrifield, who tells him how Dana by AlphaSmart has improved the process of writing and grading papers in her class.
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- December 1, 2004
Test Drive-AlphaSmart Neo
By Jeffrey Hastings
Jeffrey Hastings writes that if Henry David Thoreau were alive today his
reflections would be penned using a Neo. He describes that Neo like Thoreau share a common theme - simplicity. Years ago this low-cost computer companion would work for Thoreau's pondside reflections just like it is used in classrooms today. Neo gives students a full-size keyboard, larger screen, and built-in spell check with AlphaWord Plus.
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- November 29, 2004
Mobile Office Technology: Neo by AlphaSmart
by Catherine Roseberry
Catherine Roseberry gives Neo a 4-1/2 star rating in her guide for Mobile Technology. She writes that companies with mobile workers will find Neo a useful alternative to using a laptop or PDA when collecting information or creating data driven documents. Read more about the new possibilities for Neo and the mobile professional.
Read the article from about.com |
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- June 2004
Mobile Office Technology: Dana Wireless
by Catherine Roseberry
I was fascinated by the idea of a mobile gadget that combined the best of PDAs/Handhelds with laptops. The Dana Wireless is sure to impress mobile workers with its capabilities and the ability to keep mobile workers connected and maintain their productivity while on the road. Mobile workers who love their PDAs but want the functionality of their laptops will find that the Dana Wireless delivers. (Rated: 4-1/2 stars)
Read the article on About.com |
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- June 9, 2004
Dana by AlphaSmart energizes students in Fairfax County, VA -
by Ellen Edwards
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- April 2004
A New Breed of Portable
If your school is exploring the concept of Palm OS devices for the classroom, AlphaSmart's Dana Wireless has a slew of advantages over the business-oriented designs of the traditional handheld. Even at its full retail price, the Dana is a bargain when you consider the cost of adding keyboards and WiFi access to the cost of a handheld. At about two pounds, the Dana is extremely portable and perhaps even more rugged than most handheld devices. |
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- April 3, 2004
Laptop substitute demonstrates innovation
A little company in Los Gatos called AlphaSmart has followed in Palm's footsteps with a wonderful big brother to the Palm computers, called the Dana. I've been testing the latest in the Dana series, the Dana Wireless. It is an amazingly effective alternative to laptop computers that's also a great lesson in smart design. And at $429, it's a lot less expensive than a full-fledged laptop. |
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- March 2004
Cutting edge: Schools and colleges clamor for more computer power
The concept of carting computers around to classrooms has caught on in public schools including Framingham, where laptops are available on wheeled carts in most schools. Bellingham uses carts of AlphaSmart Danas. When students use these mega-Palm Pilots in class, they can "beam" material back and forth to each other, just like Palm Pilot users do. |
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- March 2004
Educator's Evaluation: Dana Wireless
by Dr. Merrily Schalansky
AlphaSmart's Dana Wireless is an extremely reliable, durable laptop alternative that addresses the dream of ubiquitous computing " computers anytime, anywhere in the hands of all children. This simple, powerful tool can be used to perform most of the same tasks that are usually done on a full-size computer. Unlike most computers, however, the Dana Wireless is portable and inexpensive. We use Danas for everything from high school physics lab reports to occupational therapy for elementary students. |
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- March 2004
Dana Wireless: A good alternative to a big, pricey notebook
by Tim Smith
If all you need a notebook for is word processing and email, then it's probably overkill to spend a lot of money. An alternative to a notebook is a product like the Dana Wireless from Alphasmart, which fills in the gap between notebooks and traditional PDAs. |
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- February 21, 2004
AlphaSmart Dana Wireless: The Palm with the big keyboard takes to the airwaves
Already a useful writing and organizing tool that many can use as a laptop replacement, the Dana lacked only one thing: easy connectivity. Now there's the Dana Wireless, with an integrated 802.11b radio and a bundle of Internet software to go with it. It has all the benefits of the original Dana — namely a large keyboard, wide screen, dual SD slots, and legendary Palm OS battery life — combined with wireless access. |
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- February 18, 2004
Analysts See AlphaSmart Public Offering as a Sign of Better Times
AlphaSmart Inc. sold its shares publicly for the first time on Feb. 6. That move, business observers say, shows that K-12 education ventures have not been left out of the revived market for initial public offerings of stock. They say the launch suggests that investors are intrigued by schools' interest in having classroom sets of portable computers, or even a laptop for every student — a trend slowed by tighter school budgets and the high cost of full-featured laptops, such as PCs or Apple iBooks. |
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- February 18, 2004
Dana Wireless a blast from the past
by Mike Berman.
The goal of every true road warrior has always been to discover a device that delivers true portability and connectivity in one nice, neat package. Now, out of the classroom in a single bound, comes the Dana Wireless from AlphaSmart. |
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- February 5, 2004
AlphaSmart Dana Wireless Laptop
The new AlphaSmart Dana Wireless is a quantum leap forward for this product line, whose previous incarnations (such as the Alphasmart 3000) were simple text processors. However, instead of turning their product into yet another IBM-compatible (or even Mac-compatible) clone, they have decided to use the Palm platform. |
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- January 30, 2004
AlphaSmart Dana Wireless
by Vicki Lipset
The Dana's primary draw is its keyboard. While there are other Palm OS-based devices with keyboards (either the thumb variety or full-size attachments), this is the only one that was designed from the ground up for typing. And in that sense, it's a runaway success. The Dana is very much in the tradition of the Palm OS, which is to do one thing and do it well. |
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- January 12, 2004
Helpful Screen Habit
by Kate Rice
For students attending school at the (Research Center for Educational Technology at Kent State University in OH), computers that are a hybrid of a laptop and handheld computer are becoming the slateboard of the 21st century school. (Karen Swan, Professor) is enthusiastic about these handhelds, made by AlphaSmart, because they are both personal and collaborative. They're just one example of how the electronic media can become a positive force for children. |
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Mobile Choice - April 2004
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