One of the exciting things about moving to the US is the ability to take advantage of things that should be available in Canada, but are not. These include: hulu, iTunes TV shows (sorry iTunes Canada, but I DON'T watch Little Mosque on the Prairie) and the Kindle.
A Kindle is a device produced by Amazon that allows you to download books and read them in one handy portable device. Just recently, Amazon produced the Kindle DX which has a larger screen and better graphics display than the original Kindle.
The really exciting thing is that Darden has a partnership with Amazon to do a pilot project on using the Kindle in academics. If I am lucky enough to be part of the pilot project, this would mean no paper cases and no textbooks to haul around. Plus, it would mean I get a free Kindle to test out, which would be awesome.
Anyway, if you are a fellow incoming Dardenite (I keep calling us that, if I'm wrong, someone please correct me soon!), here is some information on the project:
Darden Announcement: http://www.darden.virginia.edu/html/news_article.aspx?id=19238
UVA Announcement: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=8566
BusinessWeek Article: http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/blogs/mba_admissions/archives/2009/05/amazon_chooses.html
Darden Admissions Blog: http://dardenadmissions.wordpress.com/2009/05/06/amazon-selects-darden-to-participate-in-kindle-education-project/
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