Students Use Zunes Instead of Books

Technology has made homework a completely different experience lately. That is because instead of taking home books, students at one rural New Mexico school are taking home MP3 player, Zunes to be exact. Teachers at the school were given a $400 bonus for coming up with lessons that could be podcasted or watched in video, and taken home to review by students. Microsoft supplied 100 students with Zunes for free in exchange for data from the school that indicated whether or not the student’s test scores have increased through use of the Zunes. The Zunes normally retail for $300. Students … Continue reading →

Three Portable MP3 Players

Are you traveling this summer? You might want to take along some tunes. Here are some of the topic picks. Each player has its own set of selling points, so choose one that fits you best. Apple iPod Let’s start with the most famous MP3 player out there, the one that started it all, the Apple iPod. Sleek and a major performer, you can’t go wrong with an Apple iPod. There are plenty of different iPods from which to choose, from the very cool iPod Touch with its integrated touch screen and the ability to download music, movies and YouTube … Continue reading →

Choosing Active Headphones

Do you listen to your iPod while you run? What about some tunes while you do your housework or yard work? Love to rollerblade or shoot some solo hoops? What about working out at the gym? One of the main problems is usually that most headphones aren’t made for activity, even through most people use their headphones while being active. Lately I have been taking out books on audio from our local library. These books are actually compact MP3 players that contain the entire book and are geared specifically for audio books with features that remember where you last left … Continue reading →

Electronic Resume Tips

These days, the electronic resume is the way to go. Most employers don’t want to see a nicely typed or printed resume on paper. Instead, most resumes are now filtered through electronic systems that are the first line of filling a job position. These electronic systems sort electronic resumes, ranking them and discarding those that are inappropriate to the job title all before a human actually looks at the resumes. Job listing sites, such as Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com have been making use of electronic resumes for years, but now electronic resumes are being requested all across the board from head … Continue reading →

Smile Detection Technology

The ability to electronically detect someone’s smile has been around for a little while. Lat year, Sony unveiled its Smile Shutter features on some cameras, and other manufactures, such as Fuji, offer face (not smile) detection technology on their cameras. And now there is another use for smile and face detection technology–medical use. These technologies analyze different features of a face, from the curving lips, cheekbones that are high, squinting eyes, etc., to determine when someone is smiling. What is the Smile Shutter Feature? With the Smile Shutter feature on selected Sony digital cameras, such as the Cyber-shot DSC-T200, the … Continue reading →

Mobile Fragrance Communications

Instead of ring tones how about downloading the scent of a cherry pie? How about creating a playlist of comforting or relaxing scents such as an ocean breeze, spring flowers or a musky perfume? Cell phone users in Japan will be testing out a new service that allows them to download fragrances. The service is the brainchild of NTT Communications, a major telecommunications company. Twenty cell phone users will be trying out the new mobile fragrance communications service for a total of ten days by downloading files containing music or video clips and accompanied by specific scents. Scent playlists are … Continue reading →

Free Access to iTunes May Be Coming Your Way

According to the Financial Times, Apple is considering a plan that would give its customers free access to the entire iTunes library as long as they are willing to pay a premium on the purchase of their new iPhone or iPod device. While rumors have been going around the Internet for years regarding a decision by Apple to make its iTunes service completely free, this is the first time that there is any credence to the consideration. The plan would certainly be a bold move. Giving away songs on iTunes could anger some artists as well as creating a nightmare … Continue reading →

Apple TV Gets a Bold New Update

Affectionately called the Apple paperweight by even the most loyal of Apple fans, the Apple TV was a device that started off with great promise but then just sat there doing nothing. Critics complained that Apple TV wasn’t really necessary even for die-hard fans. Steve Jobs hopes to change all that with the reveal of a major feature update to the Apple TV. During Steve Job’s keynote address at MacWorld (in which the very interesting MacBook Air stole the stage), he revealed an improvement that will make the device much more useful. The old Apple TV was basically a TV-based … Continue reading →

Wal-mart MP3 Player Comes with Free Porn

Imagine giving your 10-year-old daughter a MP3 video player for Christmas only to find out that it was preloaded with video porn and explicit songs? That is just what happened to one family, according to the Associated Press (AP), who are reporting the story from Cookeville, Tennessee. According to the news report, Daryl Hill purchased an MP3 Player at a Walmart in Sparta, TN, as a gift for his young daughter. In fact, he purchased three of the players for his children. One of the devices was chock full of pornography that had his daughter in tears. “I wish I … Continue reading →