I attended a fun workshop about new technologies. We were able to actually try out a Sony eReader. Our group downloaded a free electronic book from the Web after setting up the eReader and finding the site (Gutenberg). Later we described the experience to the rest of the class, relating what we liked and did not like. The only reason I could think of to use the device, would be for travel. You could order books to download from Sony for a charge or use the free book site. I could not see any advantage of the device over a book, since the ebooks were almost the same price as a paperback book. I did research on the Kindle reader from Amazon, and would like to try that out. It had more to it, such as a web browser and keyboard.
The rest of the class demonstrated how to use a GPS device, a digital camera, a camcorder, an iPod and the Wii system. Everyone seemed to enjoy trying out these new devices and telling us about them. It would have been better if we would have had time to try each device, but we ran out of time after six hours. What a great way to find out about new technologies.