What You Can Really Do with Your iPod: 10 Ways
All-in-one portable devices like iPods are astounding little pieces of technology catered to our needs and tastes. We can’t do without iPods, PSP, walkmans, palm computers, etc. as well as without talks, hang outs, chats, sport, sex, food, love, etc. Folks are really addicted to up-to-date, modern and stylish thingamajics round us in everyday life.
Our life style depends on consuming activities, meetings and deeds. All of us became spoilt ages ago. Should we blame ourselves for that? No way! Sure thing we can’t live being independent of habits (either bad or good), sins and faults. Folks are so different and so unique that our intentions and wishes are highly uncommon and in demand.
Nowadays iPods have many useful functions and features by means of which they enable to load, play, watch and listen different media files, including various audio and video formats. Besides, portable players allow you to upload and download different files via the web:
1. To make use of your gizmo put wikipedia on your Ipod, because this free piece of software can be installed on ipods. Try it to be well-informed and more educated on the go.
2. What else you can do on the go? Store your photos on the go! If you don’t have enough storage capacity on your (camera or mobile) memory card, offload them with Media Reader.
3. It’s easy to load and watch DVDs on your video iPod. Some instructions look here.
4. Record your vocal thoughts with the iTalk or Belkin Voice Recorder in case you’re in good voice or have something to say.
5. If you keep an eye on political figures and activities, upload some audio versions of many famous political speeches at American Rhetoric.
6. Blogs, Vblogs are hot trends on the web, therefore you read them and keep up with latest news and views. Go to Engadget and Read RSS feeds on your iPod
7. Save YouTube and DailyMotion videos by way of TubeSock 2.0, or watch various short-length films directly from video-sharing websites. By the way, you may use ConvertTube to download and convert video files.
8. It’s nice to listen to DJs from your iPod!
9. Create audiobooks by means of MP3DirectCut 2.01 or convert MP3 files into one big iPod audiobook file via this software. By the way, AudioBook podcast collection gives you portable access to more than 100 classic literary works.
10. If you travel too much, load maps on your iPod. iSubwayMaps gives you a chance to find our practically everything about cities like Berlin, Moscow, Tokyo, Washington, Paris. Besides, you also can load Google Maps to your iPod)
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World’s Largest Plasma Display
Just a few days ago Panasonic AVC Networks Co. revealed the world’s largest plasma television at the opening of the world’s biggest Consumer Electronics Trade Show in Las Vegas. The Viera brand high-definition television called “Life Screen” measures 150 inches, or some 12.5 feet (381 centimeters) diagonally.
“Life Screen” boasts 2,000-by-4,000 pixel resolution and is 11 feet wide, or the size of nine 50-inch plasma TVs. Its weight is almost 200 Kg.
“It’s capable of an amazing picture that is four times the resolution of our current full HD plasma displays,” Panasonic President Toshihiro Sakamoto said. “It gives new meaning to the words reality TV.”
The price for this gadget is still divulgated, but prognosis puts the 150-inch version in the $100,000 range. The massive TV was “designed especially for digital cinema and commercial installations, but might also be found in some very luxurious special homes in the future,” Sakamoto speculated.
Two years ago or thereabouts Panasonic brought much anticipated 103-inch diagonal high definition plasma TV to U.S. market. At that moment it was the world’s largest TV for $69,999.95. According to Panasonic’s Display Group Vice President, the company isn’t seeking after big dimensions, but seeking bigger displays on which people can experience the High Definition lifestyle.
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5 Pirates Gadgets Jack Sparrow Should Have
All hands ahoy! Johnny Depp, who plays a fictional captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean, has at his command a wonderful ship called the Black Pearl, crew aboard, rum, women, etc. And we think he craves for new adventures and treasures and nothing more. Keep in mind, he is a man, who can have up-to-date devices recording his best life moments and sometimes browse them at leisure. Imagine just for awhile… if Captain Jack Sparrow had one of the below presented gizmos!
1. Black Pirate Toaster with printed the Jolly Roger on it
It would be very nice if Jack had this household device aboard. Don’t pay attention to the absence of electricity. Toasts with depicted Jolly Rogers would be a great success those times.
2. What about TV? There are plenty of couch potatoes nowadays. Probably a bad habit to watch the boob tube many hours running in succession could arose long ago. Runat, a Japanese company that usually produces audio/video devices featuring Walt Disney characters, produced a 14-inch TVT/DVD combo with kompass-style remote, rudder-shaped DVD player, and a CD player disguised in a treasure box.
3. Music causes narcotic actions if you’re a real music lover. Undertaking a wild-cat, don’t forget to take along the Pirate Bay Edition iPod (20 Gb). Enjoy the best music with this portable device. Feel free to choose other ipod skins to your taste
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Pix Max 3MP Digital Camera. Features up to 16 MB storage capacity, 1 1/2” Color LCD Display, built-in Auto flash and TV Output (NTSC and PAL) and direct printing to any printer with capacity. Its digital resolution of 3 megapixels provides high-performance pictures!
5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End Wii. It’s just a game, but Jack knows how to go through a hard trial waiting in his way. Better to say, one has to go through fire and water to understand what a pirate’s life is.
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What Would You Like to Know About Top Christmas Gadgets?
The time of Christmas holydays is bringing closer Boxing Day and Night, when all of us favor everybody with a smile and make presents. November and December are a hot release months for new consumer electronic gizmos and gadgets.
I’m still deep in thought what gifts I want to give to my friends and relatives. Everything I thought of is trite and ordinary. Thus, I surfed the Net and found several gadgets’ sites, where came across weird and wonderful Xmas gifts.
Main Tops Christmas gadgets
Hitwise analyzed search data in order to make some predictions (in decreasing order):
* mobile phones
* computers
* iPod
* Satellite Navigation
* HDTV
* Wii
* xBox 360
* DS Lite
* Printers
* Hard Drivers
Gadgettastic made up a list of the Top 10 Christmas Gadgets for Geeks (in decreasing order):
* The USB Snowbot
* The USB Fiber Optic Christmas Tree
* The Santa Webcam
* The Christmas Cake USB Hub
* The Mini Santa Radio Controlled Helicopter
* The USB Drumming Snowman
* Digital Photo Christmas Decoration
* LED Christmas Tree
* The USB Santa Optical Liquid Mouse
* USB Christmas Decoration Kit
There are also some gismos you may take as an example for Xmas! Loot at a selection!
The Santa Digital Photo Keyring
The Worlds Geekiest Christmas Tree
Hankook Chinaware to present its Christmas series ‘GLOBAL CHRISTMAS’
HAENGNAM to present a new coffee mug set suite for Christmas
Get the socks on your cell phone during Christmas
Windows powered Christmas house, mod from a group of students
Have a Naughty Christmas Nibble with these Pipparkaka Karma Sutra Inspired Gingerbread Cutters
Nexus404 offers 11 Cool and Bizarre Christmas Stocking Fillers
Bear in mind, women are buying more gadgets than men in the build-up to Christmas, according to new research. It also found that 38% of women now own games consoles, compared to 31% of men, and 95% of women believe that gadgets are no longer just toys for boys. Won’t loose your chance! Make haste!
P.S. Wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
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