June 30, 2007

Techno iBlip: The iPhone review

THE iPHONE IS HERE!!!!!!!!!
And YES, you can call people with it!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, one of the most hyped and sought-after devices of the year arrived in stores yesterday, and I am sacrificing my less-than-useful time today in order to bring you all the important info, and give you my views. So please pay attention, here is the Techno Blip of the day!!
Lets start with the basics. According to the iPhone overview video on Apple.com, the device is three different applications all put into one revolutionary product. Since this is the iPhone, let's start with the calling feature. The Multi-touch interface that you heard about from my previous NEBTD Techno Blip plays a major part in the use of the entire device. You can scroll through favorites and looked a missed, made and received calls with ease. The way I see it, the phone part of the iPhone is essentially like any other modern phone, but with a nice touch screen, and even visual voicemail!! This means being able to see who left a voicemail, listen to them in any order you would like, and even call directly from the voicemail screen.
But let's look at what separates the iPhone from your average phone. My favorite feature is definitely the music player since it's apparent ease of use rivals that of the actually iPod, thought that does not say much ;) The touch screen allows listeners to sort through their songs by album cover, as seen in the iTunes computer application. Just a flick of the finger will scroll through your collection of album artwork. Now what if they just dropped the phone and web browser and made an iPod like that?? Seems much easier than that weird circle scroll thing. WOW!! A phone and music player that work equally well together!! And if you are a movie watcher, leave that 6o'' High Definition flat screen at home and check out downloadable movies on your phone! Just rotate the device 90 degrees, and even watch it in widescreen. (Hint: M'soft's Zune did that first!)
The Photo features allows you to scroll through your photos, zoom in and out, even set pics to caller ID and wallpaper. Another thing the iPod does not do!!! And you did not think they would forget to integrate a camera, did you?? But lets talk Internet for a second. If you are interested in taking the Internet and Email wherever you go, you would be best getting a laptop, or an iPhone. Since the iPhone is what we are talking about, I will take a look at the iPhone's Internet feature. According to Apple's massive advertising campaign, (I trust they know what they are talking about) the i"Phone" can give you the entire Internet from wherever you want. You can browse by typing in a URL, or search with Google. When you get to a page, zoom in (which you will probably need to do more than once on that 3.5 inch screen) and scroll around. The "Phone" also supports most popular email programs such as Hotmail and Gmail, but to my great displeasure, no Outlook Express. What would you expect? And, as the commercials say, you can watch ridiculous videos on YouTube.
The Bottom Line
The iPhone is great, the touchscreen feature makes it easy to use and it is nice to have movies in wide screen and good quality. But the only thing truly revolutionary about it is that all these things go together fairly well. But actually talking into it is not gonna be comfortable (yea it looks nice, but its rectangular, not phone-shaped!). Plus, I am not sure how much they want you to store with either 4 or 8 gigs of memory. Along with that, That it sports a stylin' $499-$599 price tag, and plans with at&t starting at $59.99 per month. PER MONTH!! And if you want more minutes, get ready to pay out the nose, because plans go up to $99.99 per month.
In Conclusion, the iPhone's great features but unfortunate shape, prices, and memory earn it the following rating.....
6 out of 10
For your friends
P.S. I am sorry this review is so long, but I had a lot of features to cover, okay??
You learn new things every day! So if you are reading this, I shall tell you that I got an even better webacam that also has.........sound!!!!!!!!! Having just recently figured out windows movie maker, I hope to present you with a full-fledged home movie soon. Untill then, I will continue to scower the internet for more technology happenings to be included in the NEBTD Techno Blip.
Coming soon on the Techno Blip..........The New iPhone!! Coming soon to a blog near you!! See Y'all later!!
If this thing is working, than I have just published through email!! You learn new things every day! So if you are reading this, I also shall tell you that I got an even better webacam that also has.........sound!!!!!!!!! Having just recently figured out windows movie maker, I hope to present you with a full-fledged home movie soon. Untill then, I will continue to scower the internet for more technology happenings to be included in the NEBTD Techno Blip.
Coming soon on the Techno Blip..........more techno-ology (yes, there is such thing as a technologist)Coming soon to a blog near you!! See Y'all later!!
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((Sutter))

June 27, 2007

30 Seconds of Pop Culture And Technology news.......
1920's style!!!!!



June 26, 2007

Welcome to today's NEBTD Techno Blip!
Providing you with a few pixels worth of info from the wide world of computers.....
Here is a recently released video of a Microsoft project, And I think it is pretty awesome!!
Enjoy!!

So Here It Is!!!.....sort of.

SO HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!
Okay.....it's not really MY movie, but the sound on my webcam does not work
And this is essentially what i planned to do. Except for the part where he destroys the computer.
But you will get the idea.
ENJOY!!!


June 20, 2007

NEBTD: The most annoying game in the entire world!!
PLAY IT!!!!

June 18, 2007

In honor of the NEBTD first birthday......
THE FIRST NEBTD VIDEO ENTRY!!
ENJOY!!





Okay so it's not that good......
But it is a good start!!

Today is an important day, because today
The NEBTD official birthday cake goes to......



Nothing Else Better To Do!!!!!!!!!!!
That's right!!!
Today is the first ever NEBTD birthday
One year ago today I posted the first two entries on this blog
And expressed how I would use it to keep y'all updated about my Rhine river trip
What a time it has been!!!!!
but HEY!
it ain't over yet!!! NEBTD has just begun! Why??
Because today marks the beginning of the new...
NEBTD Podcast & Video updates!
I am about to submit my FIRST EVER video entry
and the official podcast is coming soon!
THANKS FOR STICKIN' AROUND SO LONG GUYS!
I'm Back Y'all!!!!!!!!
But since I did not have the computer for a few days, I will fill you in on some of the stuff that has happened. (Not Necessarily in order)

--I went to Melrose with my uncle and looked at all the crazy shops & People. There are a lot of crazy people! Most of them also have crazy hair, which was pretty amazing. And there where these great punk music and clothing shops, and shops that sold vintage t-shirts for $35. And we had food at this great little Mexican restaurant called Antonio's.
--I went to this place called The Grove and saw Ocean's Thirteen in this Huge theater. But first we had lunch at this fancy restaurant. The bathrooms where marked Femme and Homme (women and men in french). Inside all the paper towels where stacked neatly in a little basket, and there was mouthwash and a basket full of mints as well. WoW!!!
--Ate dinner at grandmother's house and chilled with the relatives.
--Went to the Gershwin theater in Westwood and saw George Gershwin Alone, a one-man show about the great composer. He acted, sang, played serious piano, and the show went on FOREVER. But still, it was good fun and very interesting. After that, there was this funky little Italian restaurant that we ate at. We met my mother there and one of her friends from Meadville that just happened to be in LA at the time. Don't ask how that came about.
--Visited with an old family friend and walked around "town" with her, had a good time.
--there was something else that I did, but I'm not really sure what it is.

--Ratio of hats came with to hats left with
2:3
New hat acquired!!!
D-Detroit
Sweatshirts acquired-1
souvenirs acquired-12 approx.
Places visited that do not exist in northwest PA- 15 Approx.
Home-cooked meals eaten-4
Plates of fried calamari eaten-3
Sushi Restaurants visited-2
Piers/boardwalks visited-3
trips to the 3rd st. Promenade-3
Calls made by Bluetooth from the car-4
Statistics that include the number three-3.....4,really......oh well

THANK YOU ALL FOR PAYING ATTENTION!!!!

June 13, 2007

Hello again!!!!!!!!!
Let's fast forward a little...........
Yesterday I hit the 3rd street promanade in Santa Monica with my grandmother and sister to do some shopping & people-watching. Gotta love the people watching.
ANYWAY we walked down the promenade and looked in a lot of great shops, like....

LIDS
all hats, all the time!
BROOKSTONE
that is the place with all the great massage chairs. Pretty much the best part of that store was the massage chairs.
CIRCUT CITY
looking for an mp3 player for my grandmother, but did not find much of anything.
PAPYRUS
a store that is completely focused on selling paper!! we did not spend much time in here
GAP
my mother & sister picked up a couple of things, and i took the liberty of .getting a (red) t-shirt. i would advise that you look into it as well.
APPLE
okay, i really do not like apple computer stuff, but going into the store was still pretty cool, as far as iMarketing goes.
SO ANYWAY i gotta go now and i will update you further a little later
ByE!!!!!1

June 12, 2007

I am here in California!!!
Since one of my friends in Santa Barbra has a good camera, we made a little video describing the first part of my trip. Since that is not quite done yet, I don't want to spoil anything for you, and i will skip the first part in my blogging.
ANYWAY
our first major destination was Santa Barbra. There we went kayaking in the ocean. The most fun part was when we tied up the kayaks on the pier and climbed up the ladder to the top and got ice cream. This was a major achievement considering all the obstacles we overcame. There where 4 kayaks tied up in all, 3 singles and a double. The most difficult part was getting all the kayaks in the right place, the crawling awkwardly across them in an attempt to reach the ladder without falling in. Fortunately, the kayak is a very stable medium of water transportation. If we where in a canoe, or something more like that, we would not have been so dry at the end. In the process we also created quite a show, many people stopped by to watch us dismount kayaks and climb up 30-some foot ladders. I guess there was really only one ladder. We then discovered that ice cream tastes better if you have to climb up a pier to get to it.
And then.............
MORE FUN STUFF HAPPENED!!!!!!!!!
But i will talk about that later.

June 7, 2007

Sutter Sez.......No More School!!!

NO MORE SCHOOL!!!!!!!!

¡NO MAS ESCUELA!!!!!!!

AUCUN PLUS D'ECOLE !!!!!!!

もう少しの学校も!!!!!!!

KEINE MEHR SCHULE!!!!!!!

GEEN MEER SCHOOL!!!!!!!

不再学校!!!!!!

IKKE MER SKOLERER!!!!!!!

NESSUNA PIÙ SCUOLA! !!!!!!

НИКАКОЕ БОЛЬШЕ ШКОЛЫ!!!!!!!

June 6, 2007

ONE MORE DAY!!!!!!!!!
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Good Morning!!
Only 2 Days 7 Hours 29 Seconds left!!

June 5, 2007

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June 3, 2007

This is an NEBTD news alert
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