Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

07
Dec
2021

College Students Privacy

categories: digital citizenship, Digital literacy, e-learning, educational technology, information technology, media literacy, privacy

Today’s College Students Care About Privacy — Despite Some of Their Online Actions

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-11-02-today-s-college-students-care-about-privacy-despite-some-of-their-online-actions

a new report from the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum, which analyzed recent research about young adults from the U.S., China, Germany and Japan.

a study from Indiana University detailed the fears college students have about and the ways they adapt to the fact that they may be photographed at any moment by friends, classmates or even strangers.

Another worry described in the Future of Privacy Forum report is about a type of digital harassment known as “doxxing,”

Many students are loath to share biometric information with colleges and are wary about tools like facial recognition software.

20
Nov
2021

U.S. Ed Tech Spending $27.6 Billion in 2021

categories: e-learning, educational technology, instructional technology

U.S. Ed Tech Spending to Reach $27.6 Billion in 2021

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2021/10/07/report-u.s-ed-tech-spending-to-reach-27.6-billion-in-2021.aspx

The report forecast China’s growth in ed tech spending to be 15.6 percent over the same period, reaching $34.2 billion by 2026. Japan, Canada and Germany are all expected to see double-digit growht in ed tech spending over the report period as well: Japan at 14.5 percent, Canada at 14 percent and Germany at 11.9 percent CAGR.

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More on educational technology in this blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Educational+technology

11
Nov
2020

Nreal Smartglasses

categories: AR

Nreal Smartglasses Launch In Japan

https://www.forbes.com/sites/charliefink/2020/11/10/nreal-smartglasses-launch-in-japan/

Nreal, the Chinese creator of highly anticipated augmented reality smartglasses, announced a December 1st launch of its Nreal Light in Japan with KDDI. Following a successful introduction in Korea with LG this summer, pre-orders for Nreal Light can now be made on their Japanese telco partner KDDI’s online store. The Nreal is compatible with 5G smartphones including the Sony Xperia 5 II and Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra.

The new glasses must be tethered to an android phone, which acts is its controller. The Nreal Light went on sale in Korea August 21 for just under $600, or $295 when bundled with a Galaxy Note 20 from the LG U+ network in Korea.

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more on augmented reality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=augmented