Limited quantities available with the e-ink cover. Must hunt this down to see it in person. So cool.

I’ve been a huge fan of this technology for the last few years. Here is a demo of this technology pre-Microsoft. I can’t believe Microsoft is the one finally bringing this to the market. The world is definitely a more fun place when Apple isn’t the only innovator of technology. Here’s another video of Jeff Han demoing this technology at TED last year. And finally here is a hands on demo of the Microsoft Surface product. One of my only concerns with this technology is germs. Is there a windshield wiper with anti-bacterial soap that pops out and cleans the surface once a new person logs in?

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from BoingBoing:

“ This YouTube video is the trailer for a documentary called “Voices from the New American Schoolhouse,” which chronicles the radical education practiced at the Fairhaven School in Upper Marlboro, MD. Fairhaven appears to be a classical free-school, in which kids self-govern, design their own curriculum, and tutor their peers. I went to publicly funded schools like this from grade four to graduation, and they were the most important factor in the way I conduct my own adult life. Attending schools like this teaches many kids to run their own lives, blazing their own trail, inventing their own careers, and trying anything. Useful skills in a world where any job that can be described is likely to be outsourced.The documentary is narrated principally by the school’s bright, well-spoken students, who are eloquent and passionate advocates for open education. Link (Thanks, Danny!)

Update: Mike adds, You can buy the full length version of ‘Voices from the New American Schoolhouse’ at the Fairhaven website.“