Quality Earphones

I've had my iPhone 4 for about 2 years now, they came with the Apple earphones. They weren't the best quality, but it got the job done. You can use it as a hands-free headset, and it had volume control on it, and were able to skip tracks when listening to music. Recently, I've lost them. I have these big Sony noise-canceling headphones, but it's the summertime and I don't want something big on my ears that will make me even hotter. I've been doing a little bit of research for great earphones that aren't too expensive but have a high quality value to them.

I've landed upon these earphones that are specifically made to compliment the iPhone and iPad. It's the a-JAYS Four. It has a mic and the same control button as the one Apple has. It has a great sound quality, much greater than the Apple earphones. The only downside to these earphones is the price. For tiny earphones you're looking to pay from $65-$70. If it quality you want, then these earphones are for you. I'm planning on buying these earphones in a week or so.

Here's a link to their website if you were interested in these earphones or other products.

PhotoBucket

I bought a Canon 60D this past winter. It’s a DSLR camera that was pretty expensive. I’ve always been interested in photography, and I wanted to get serious with that hobby. I’ve taken about 3000 photos already. I needed a place to upload them so I can share them with friends. I was browsing and went with PhotoBucket.com

The main purpose of the website is obviously within its name, to store all of your photos. Creating an account is free and the amount of space you have to upload your photos is 10GB (Gigabytes), which is a lot of photos. You can always upgrade and get a “Pro” account and have unlimited bandwidth for uploading your photos.

After uploading your photos, you can share it with friends by giving them a link or connecting your PhotoBucket account with your Facebook or Twitter account. If your friends like a photo you have, they have the option to order prints directly from the website. Not only regular prints, but photo books, skins for your devices, and other products such as t-shirts, mugs, and calendars.

If you're interested in checking this place out.. Click Here

Running Gadgets

For the everyday runner, the Nike SportWatch would be great to record your daily progress. I've been wanting to get back into running for a while now, but when I do, I would get this watch to see if I'm progressing with my workout.

This watch has everything you need if you are a dedicated runner. It has a built in GPS so you see where you have ran on a map. It can track you run time, and track how many MPH you are running. It has a sensor that touches to see how many calories you have burned based on your age, weight and your heart rate. With the information it has, it'll encourage you push yourself to go farther and faster.

When you're not running, it can be a digital watch on your wrist.

Availability of Information

With the access to internet and information today, it makes it a lot easier for college students to get the wrong information when doing research. When a student is asked to do research on an assignment, the first instinct is to google the topic. Within those search results is Wikipedia. It's a great source because of the amount of information that is given, the problem with Wikipedia is the things that are on the site aren't all facts because anyone can edit and write down what they think is true.

Students first choice isn't the library because getting to a library and going through books isn't the most convenient way for anyone doing research. 

With the availability of information going around on the internet, things that are posted can't always be trusted. You never know whats true, whether it be the news, politics, and what people post on forums.

New MacBook Pros

This past week, Apple has had a few Keynote about their new products that are being released. I bought a MacBook Pro in 2010. It has been the greatest thing I've invested in a long time. It reliable and very fast. They announced a new model design to their 15" MacBook Pros. It's thinner and now has a new screen. It now has the famous retina display with a resolution of 2880x1880, which has more pixel than our TV's 1080p screens. Internally it has a faster processor than previous models, an NVidia graphics card, has the new Thunderbolt port and USB 3.0. I'm jealous of this new model, but I'm still happy with what I got. I'm planning to go to an Apple store and check it out in person.

Styling my Website

I've been working on a webpage through html. It's a lot tougher than just posting on a blog. On a blog, everything is given to you, all you need to do is write, and post. Creating a webpage that is strictly created through html is a lot of work. You need to learn and write html to create a basic webpage. I used to have this webpage 10 years ago that used html. I can't remember all of the html codes that I've used. I'm now having to learn the whole html learning process all over again. I find it a bit of a struggle, but it's fun learning again.

Video of iPhone 5 leak

Here's is what may be a major part of the upcoming iPhone 5's back piece. Not sure if it's real, but I'm guessing it is because I think the person who uploaded this video had previous videos showing the iPhone 4 and other Apple products before it was released to the public.

New iPhone 5?

If you're an Apple fan then you would expect the new iPhone 5 will come out later this year. Apple has been updating their iPhones and iPads every year. I purchased the iPhone 4 when it first came out. I has made my life simpler and I can't imagine myself without this phone. Rumors are saying the phone will be available for purchase around October 2012. It may have a larger screen and finally, 4G network. Since the screen is going to be slightly larger, the phone has to be a little bigger also. I don't mind that because I'm starting to think the iPhone's screen is a little bit too small.

Internet and Media

The Internet has created many new media outlets, and these new outlets are convenient for consumers to access. Newspapers are an old source of media. They are currently on the downfall because of the Internet. We can read all the news we need online. It's more convenient because anyone can read it from anywhere, anytime without going to a store and paying for the paper.

I use new media distributors such as YouTube, Pandora, and Netflix. They're so easy to use can be used on almost any device that has a source of Internet. They can viewed and listened to not only on the computer, but today we have smart phones that can almost do anything. YouTube and Pandora is free to everyone. YouTube is great for people who like to upload videos and share it with the world. I use it to see whats viral, for news, and for product reviews. I use Pandora on my iPhone when I get sick of the songs I listen to. You just need to need to input a genre or an artist and it generates a songlist for you. Netflix is great for people who don't have Cable TV. I dropped my Cable TV a few years ago because it is just me and my parents in the house. We don't watch that much TV. Netflix has a lot of TV Shows and Movies you can watch. Payments of $7.99 each month gives you unlimited access to their services.

New generation of kids

I think the new generation of kids have become more disrespectful and lazier. I was born in 1988, so I grew up without the Internet and cell phones. As a child I went outside being active and having fun. When I needed to go to a friend's house, I would either ride my bike or walk. Once I was there, we would continue to play basketball and play outside.

Today's generation has so many things given to them. They're always indoors playing games and watching senseless cartoons. They never seem to get any exercise because the majority of them are couch potatoes. No one seems to motivate kids today, they let them do whatever they want. When children don't have guidance, they think they have the authority to do anything they want.

I didn't have a cellphone until I turned 17. It wasn't given to me, I had to purchase myself by getting a job. You see kids who are in middle school and possibly even younger having cellphones. When they have one that young, they don't understand the responsibility. They will always be on the phone talking and texting and going over the limit. They think they're adults because they have a phone and will do what they want.

I hope this trend of kids will disappear because if the future is trusted with today's children, then the future doesn't look promising. We need to teach children to be more active and give cellphone when they've become responsible enough.

Today's Internet and Communication

I think today's younger generation doesn't appreciate the technology we have today. Most of the younger kids that are in high school are always texting or trying to get to a computer to get on Facebook. People who are in their 20's understand the responsibility and were able to see the transaction from slow dial-up to today's amazing fast broadband speed.

With the advancement of technology, people use their computers and text messages on cell phones as a way to communicate. This will make it more difficult for people to speak to one another in person. It's a different experience when typing and actually talking.

Facebook has it's benefits as well as a few problems. I connect with family who I rarely see. It gives me updates on what they're doing, and its easier to communicate with each other. There are also problems with Facebook. There are people who have 1000s of friends because they accept friend requests from anyone. There is a possible chance of stalkers who try to friend every person possible.

So if you rarely socialize with people and are always on your phone texting, get out there and communicate with people and share common interests. This will eventually help you in the long run.