Calculator Becomes PC Like
September 9, 2009 by Milo Riano
Filed under Computers
The traditional calculator who has probably lost it’s touch in the last decade as calculator like tools in the PC, celfones, iPod touch, etc. have made the calculator look like an archaic gadget.
Texas Instruments has already put the advancement on the simple calculator as their TI-83 or TI-84 calculator is heavy on graphics.
TI has again improved their calculator making it closer to a computer operating system feel with their TI – Nspire. Reports from math teachers however say that the Nspire has so many functions that they might now need anymore. They feel this gadget is more complex than it has to be.
According to Texas Instrument’s education and technology unit lead, the Nspire is a bit of a different model and they are making every effort to make the market understand why calculator was made to be what it is now.
TI is hoping that Nspire is going to sell as well as their previous version of TI-83, and TI-84.
The Nspire is high tech compared to lots of calculators because it can run spreadsheets, take notes, can have multiple representations of a problem on the screen, can create, save and review various electronic documents.
This gadget from TI definitely aims to bring productivity for the user. While iPhone can do the same, users would be fighting over distractions as various gaming applications that can be installed on the iPhone can take the focus away from users.
If I were a math major, I would surely buy one of these things.
Image from TI.
No offense, but there’s some grammar and spelling issues in this post. It’s “cellphones” not ‘celfones’, “they might not need anymore” not ‘they might now need anymore’.
Yeah, TI makes some pretty good calculators. I have a TI-84 Plus, and we use the TI-89’s in Calculus. When I’m on the computer though, I prefer using Microsoft Math. It’s very visual and can offer step by step problem solving if you need help. Pretty cool how calculating is getting better and better.