New media is the term used to refer to anything digital or computerised that disseminates information or that is used for communication. This takes into considerarion the internet, your blackberry smartphone as well as that new computer game you just bought last christmas! Until around the 1980's media depended on print and analog models to get information out to a news-starved public, but with the growth and manipulation of various technologies (such as the digitization of photography and cinematography) within the last 25 years or so, there is now a marked difference in how news and other information is created, manipulated and disseminated.

New (digitized) media is being used to transform almost every aspect of human life. Let's take a look at digital technology's influence on the various ways in which we communicate.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Apple...iLike!

You've never seen anything sexier!

Manfactured by Apple, Inc., the iPad is a tablet computer considered to be a cross between a laptop and the smartphone. Even though more powerful, it is similar in the way it functions to the iPhone and the iPod touch and uses a modified version of the same operating system (iPhone OS).
Here's why you'll love it:

1. complete with 9.7 inch touchscreen, the iPad's liquid crystal display is fingerprint and scratch resistant;



2. contains built-in bluetooth 2.1 technology as well as the EDR chipset, which allows you to use wirelesss headphones or keyboards with your brand new iPad;

3. designed with an internal rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery which provides up to 10 hours of video, 140 hours of audio playback, or up to one month on standby;

4. choose your internal storage option: 16GB, 32GB or 64GB;

5. comes with the following applications: Safari, You Tube, iPod, iTunes store, photos, video, notes, calendar and contacts;

6. you will even be able to pair the iPad with a bluetooth headset in order to place calls over Wi-Fi or 3G by utilising a VoIP application.


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