Sounds like an intriguing perk

to me!

…..An Apple iPhone or iPod Touch will become a central part of Abilene Christian University’s innovative learning experience this fall when all freshmen are provided one of these converged media devices, said Phil Schubert, ACU executive vice president.

At ACU - the first university in the nation to provide these cutting-edge media devices to its incoming class - freshmen will use the iPhones or iPod Touches to receive homework alerts, answer in-class surveys and quizzes, get directions to their professors’ offices, and check their meal and account balances - among more than 15 other useful web applications already developed, said ACU Chief Information Officer Kevin Roberts.

ACU’s innovative plans for this technology have attracted the attention of Apple executives and leaders at Ivy League universities. In fact, Roberts returned to Abilene Monday from Cupertino, Calif., where he was asked to present ACU’s creative vision for converged media devices at Apple headquarters to executives and to selected leaders from universities including Harvard, Yale, MIT, Duke, Stanford, Oxford, Princeton and UCLA, Schubert said….MORE….

I wonder what kind of deal Apple is giving them?

Anywhos, colleges nowadays are already taking advantage of the teaching opportunities such consumer electronics offer, for example:

• iPods at the Gate
• Stanford on iTunes
• University podcasts

I wonder when Princeton will follow?

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

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Morning,

Check this out. Amazon.com now offers you a free 1 GB iPod Shuffle when you buy a 32 GB iPod Touch.

At first glance, you’d say, golly gee - gimme gimme gimme! Just read below:

Apple iPod touch 32 GB with Software Upgrade

Feature: … Includes five software applications: e-mail, maps, weather, stocks, and notes; 32 GB flash memory stores up to 7,000 songs, 40 hours of video, or 25,000 photos; Built-in Wi-Fi capability allows direct access to the Internet via Safari, YouTube videos, and the iTunes wireless store; Includes earphones, USB 2.0 cable, universal dock adapter, polishing cloth, iPod touch stand, and quick start guide; 1-Year Limited Warranty, 90-Day Single Incident Phone Support …more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-30 Summary: iPod Heaven … I’m very pleased with my 16GB iPod Touch. Being able to download music, movies and audiobooks while on the go is a great feature, thanks to Apple’s common sense approach to technology. …more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-29 Summary: touch ipod … Item was purchased for a 13 year old girl who’s previous ipod did not work. She loves the new one, and was able to figure it out without reading any directions. …more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-06-28 Summary: It’s awesome… once it worked!! … I received a brand new 16GB Apple iPod touch and was very excited to hook it up. I followed the instructions but after over an hour it still was as black and ‘dead’ as it was when I took it out of the box. After spending 40 min on the phone with Apple tech support they told me to bring it into the store. So off I went. The tech in the store went through all the same steps I did on the phone (which I told him but he apparentlhy wanted me to sit there for 30 min after he already read the on line report and heard my accounting) …more
Editorial Reviews — [1] … Product Description | .caption { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; } .caption2 { font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif; font-size: 10px; font-style: italic; } ul.indent { list-style: inside disc; text-indent: 20px; } iPod touch has always been an amazing iPod. With great new applications, now iPod touch is even better. Watch a movie you rented from iTunes. View rich HTML email with graphics and photos displayed inline. Open…more
[2] … Product Description | other bitrates supported * plays MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF (uncompressed), Apple Lossless, and Audible files (formats 2, 3 and 4) * displays photos converted from JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF and PNG formats * plays video in MPEG-4 and QuickTime formats * built-in lithium ion rechargeable battery provides up to 22 hours music playback; up to 5 hours video playback * 32GB hard drive holds approximately: 40 hours of video, 20,000 photos, or 468 hours at 128 Kbps *…more

BRAND NEW ORIGINAL Apple iPod touch 32 GB

Feature: … BRAND NEW ORIGINAL Apple iPod touch 32 GB …more
Editorial Reviews — … Product Description | iPod touch has always been an amazing iPod. With great new applications, now iPod touch is even better. Watch a movie you rented from iTunes. View rich HTML email with graphics and photos displayed inline. Open PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel attachments. With Maps, find your location and get directions from there. See where you are on a map, a satellite image, or a combination of both. Make Web Clips for your Home screen so you can visit your favorite websites in just one tap.…more

And then you realize that the price last week was dropped to around $50-$70 for the 1 GB shuffles. And that the 32 GB iPod is close to $500. I’d reckon that’s not too much of a strain for Amazon.com to offer.

So! Spend close to $500 and get a $50 thingee for free.

What’s your take?

ThankYouVeryMuch!

Owlbert

ps - look how they’re selling on eBay:

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