Some great things going on in India with HP and mobile learning.  Here’s a snippet from an internal press release…

On 14 February, HP announced a prototype of an easy-to-transport classroom called “HP Lab-in-Box.” The inviting classroom, housed in a colorful shipping container, includes:

• HP DreamScreen PCs
• Educational software and online tutorials taught by some of India’s finest teachers
• An HP multi-function printer
• Wireless connectivity
• Built-in furniture

Powered by its own electrical generator, Lab-in-Box can accommodate 15 students and one teacher at a time. Multiple users can sign in and use a single PC at different times of the day. A system to monitor student and teacher attendance is on the horizon.

The education software deployed on the PCs is based on the curriculum established by India’s National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Students can also use the DreamScreen’s engaging touch interface to access NCERT text books and tutorials.

 

A few weeks ago I blogged about the new Microsoft Data Center Containers.  Here’s a look inside a similar unit designated as a “Air Handler”.  Yea right! More like an air handler on STEROIDS.  Pretty amazing stuff.  Thanks to the guys at DevExpress and Patrick Yantz for this great video.  Scott Hanselman has a similar video with a slightly different angle over on Channel 9 in his Hanselminutes on 9 Section.

This is great technology.

Enjoy.

Microsoft is doing some pretty amazing things with their new data centers.  I’m most impressed with these “Container Bays” that can hold 1800-2400 servers and are essentially large cargo containers (like the kind used on ocean going ships bring goods to the US) full of servers.  They are self contained data centers within themselves.  They appear to be designed to never have to be opened.  Could they be placed anywhere with the right power available and internet connections?  Is that their design?

This video show their data center concept and how the containers will be built, transported and plugged in.

 
Microsoft Generation 4 Data Centers

This video shows the arrival of some of the Container Bays into the Chicago Data Center.

Microsoft Chicago Data Center Container Bay

Amazing!

More information on these Next Generation Data Centers can be found on the Green Data Center Blog  and the ms datacenter blog.

Thanks to Steve Clayton for the blog post that pointed me to the second video and other blogs.