iPads, Androids and Kindles,Oh My!

MARK D. PUTERBAUGH

INFORMATION SERVICES LIBRARIAN

WARNER MEMORIAL LIBRARY

EASTERN UNIVERSITY,  ST. DAVIDS, PA

Presentation funded in part by

The National Network of Libraries of Medicine/

Mid-Atlantic Region’s

Technology Improvement Award

After Christopher Columbus no one had to discover America again!

Revolutionary vs. Evolutionary

Devices that Changed the Way We Communicate• iPod• iPhone• Kindle E-reader• iPad

That’s where people are.

MADE FOR THE CLOUD

A Revolution by the Numbers

As of December 2012, 87% of American adults have a cell phone, and 45% have a smartphone. As of January 2013, 26% of American adults own an e-book reader, and 31% own a tablet computer.

Planning for the Mobile Trend

HOW TO DELIVER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO MOBILE DEVICES WHETHER THE DEVICES ARE CONNECTED TO THE WEB OR NOT?

Determine What They Do!Determine What They Have In Common!

Look at the Big Players!

• APPLE

• AMAZON

• GOOGLE

• SAMSUNG

GIANTS OVERHEAD

iOS Devices

A store for everything!

You’re not just buying a device.You’re buying a service.

Communication• SKYPE• Adobe Connect• GMAIL

• Informational• Podcasts• Kindle Books• Nook Books• Kobo Books• iBooks• SkyGrid• Chrome

• Social• Facebook• Google+• Twitter• LinkedIN• Pinterest• Instagram

• Productivity• CloudOn• EverNote• NoteTaker HD• OneNote• Notes

• Storage• Google Drive• Dropbox• SkyDrive

• Education• iTunes University• Blackboard• Edmodo• Adobe Connect

Apps

CloudOn

Note Pads

Social Media

Keep everything in one space.

iCloud

AIRPLAY

iPhone

iPadiPod

Macintosh Connects with

OtherApple Products

For Android Devices Too!

AND THERE'S MORE....

Your stuff anywhere on anAirplay device!

Mirror it all with Airplay and Apple TV

The Son of the Penguin!

What the iPod did forMusic the Amazon Kindle has done for Books.

Get your books.

Read it! Send It! Share It!

!

Not an iPad Killer

BUY IT AND USE IT IMMEDIATELY!

A Tool for Amazon Products

Everything in the Cloud.

Your Amazon stuff anywhere on any device!

Apple’s War with Samsung!

KOREAN CONFLICT RENEWED

Something for everyone on a Samsung device!

Look familiar?

Communication• SKYPE• Adobe Connect• GMAIL

• Informational• Kindle Books• Nook Books• Kobo Books• SkyGrid• Chrome

• Social• Facebook• Google+• Twitter• LinkedIN• Pinterest• Instagram

• Productivity• CloudOn• Document2Go• Android Office• EverNote

• Storage• Google Drive• Dropbox• SkyDrive

• Productivity• CloudOn• Document2Go• Android Office• EverNote

• Storage• Google Drive• Dropbox• SkyDrive

• Education• Blackboard• Edmodo• Adobe Connect

Apps

It all connects.

Your home TV, the next battleground for the giants!Samsung and Google vs. Apple TV

Conflict on the home front.

Whatever happed to….?

E-BOOKS ON MOBILE PLATFORMS

Commonality.