Your science classroom will never be the same with an ActivMedia
mobile robot around. Seven sonars, twin independently reversible motors,
and an on-board computer with artificial intelligence software allow this
charmer to avoid obstacles, turn on a dime, and zip along at up to 3 feet
per second. Students can program the robot to perform a variety of tasks,
turning abstract computer instructions into real-world physical actions.
Outfit the Pioneer 1 with optional color video camera, robot arm, and spread-spectrum
wireless link to a classroom computer base station, and you'll be set to
operate the robot remotely -- such as having it retrieve objects from the
principal's office. Or simply switch on the autonomous mode and watch through
the robot's eyes as it roams the hallways on its own. Just imagine: Once
your students have figured out how to stream the robot's video to your school's
web site, the whole world can ride along, too. Prices start at $2,795.
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| A school system Intranet can be a great way for employees to share information
district-wide without the use of paper, but pity the poor technology coordinator
whose job now includes converting everyone's memos to HTML and posting them
to the web server. You can't expect everyone to learn web publishing skills
just so they can post their own information to the Intranet, either. Microtest's
WebZerver solves both
problems. Once you plug this self-contained web server appliance into the
network, your colleagues will be able to "print" their own documents
directly to the WebZerver, where others may access them using any web browser.
For just $1,595, they can go post themselves. |
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| Don't discard your school's old computers just because they can't run Windows
95. For $400 per user, Citrix's WinFrame
software gives even lowly DOS-based PCs a new lease on life, enabling them
to access 32-bit Windows applications running remotely on a Windows NT server.
Imagine the surprise -- and the savings -- as you demonstrate the power
of Office 97 on a PC with a 286 chip and 640 KB RAM. |
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