I find the timing of this ironic since I just caught up with my The State of Mobile in Higher Ed.
discussion of Blackboard Mobile.
Warning this is a weekend view (way longer than 5 minutes.)
iPhone, required hardware for college?
Never mind the required reading list as in textbooks, try the required hardware list.
Unplugged reports that some students are required, (with a capital R) to buy either an iPod or an iPhone.
Of course to be fair to non-Apple users, it would be nice to have audio and video in formats outside of iTunes for those who have other devices.