Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops Survival Trailer

I'm a big COD fan. If you wanna get your arse kick, hit me up.  trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Spec Ops. Expected to release in November, on the 8th.

The Effects of Technology

Isaac Newton once said, “To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction”.

Many, if not all, have agreed for this to be true. So what is the effect of technology in today’s culture?

Books are becoming obsolete with the presence of technology. In this microwave society in which we live, everybody wants information right now. “Google it” has become a verb in the English vocabulary as if before it wasn’t invented there was no other way to access information. Google is only great tool when it is used to further knowledge in something, but it has made us lazy in seeking that knowledge. We do not absorb knowledge by typing a question in on Google and getting an answer in less than one second. We obtain knowledge of a subject only by reading and doing the necessary research. Our society relies too much on Google and I fear what would happen if it ever was to get shut down.

Many technological advances have been made to improve the access of information, but with this instant access, there are also many side effects to go along with it. Take for instance, “social networking” is ironic because in its name is an oxymoron. Instead of actually bringing people together, it actually creates breaks in relationships. With the boom of social networks, rarely do we ask, “What did you do this weekend” because more than likely we already know from Facebook or Twitter.  Personal interactions and communications are reducing now since there’s no point in getting to know someone when you can become friends with them on Facebook and read about their life.

On the other hand, we've survived more radical changes in technology and to how we access and assess information. Plato doubted his era's innovation of the written word. In "Phaedrus," the god Theuth boasted that his invention of writing would improve the wisdom of people compared with the oral tradition. King Thamus responded, "The discoverer of an art is not the best judge of the good or harm which will accrue to those who practice it." The risk is that people "will receive a quantity of information without proper instruction, and in consequence be thought very knowledgeable when they are for the most part quite ignorant."

The invention of the cell phone and email brought about the demise of the postal office, as social networks did to social interactions, and as Google did to self-learning. I’m not saying that technology is bad, but rather that you should consider your reliance on it. Believe it or not, there’s nothing wrong with learning and communicating the old fashion way, people have done it before.

--Brandon Johnson

@Snagman_Johnson

BlackBerry 7 Smartphones

BlackBerry is still hanging in there with other smartphones in the world today. I still think it is the best phone for business. They now introduce the 7 series of BlackBerry phones.

Bold 9900

Cellular + Wireless

CDMA/UMTS (9930) | GSM/UMTS (9900)

802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Power + Battery

Talk Time: Up to 6.6 hours (CDMA) | Up to 6.3 hours (GSM)

Standby Time: Up to 12.8 days (CDMA) | Up to 12.8 days (GSM)

Music Playback: 50 hours

Capacity

8 GB eMMC & 32 GB microSD

Audio Playback

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), AIFF, WAV, MP4, M4A, 3GP, AVI, ASF, WMA, FLAC, OGG, AMR, WAV, MID, QCP

TV + Video

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second.

Camera + Photos + Video

Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio

5-megapixel still camera with 4X digital zoom

VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera

Tap to focus video or still images

LED flash

Torch 9850

Cellular + Wireless

CDMA/UMTS (9850) | GSM/UMTS (9860)

802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi (802.11n 2.4GHz only)

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR wireless technology

Power + Battery

Talk Time: Up to 6.8 hours (CDMA) | Up to 6.1 hours (UMTS)

Standby Time: Up to 13.4 days (CDMA) | Up to 11.8 days (UMTS)

Internet Use: Up to 6 hours on 3G | Up to 10 hours on Wi-Fi

Capacity

4 GB eMMC & 32 GB microSD

Display

Liquid Graphics3.7-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display

253 ppi

24-bit display

Audio Playback

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), AIFF,  WAV, MP4, M4A, 3GP, AVI, ASF, WMA, FLAC, OGG, AMR, WAV, MID, QCP

TV + Video

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second.

Camera + Photos + Video

Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio

5-megapixel still camera with 4X digital zoom

VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second with the front camera

Tap to focus video or still images

LED flash

Photo and video geotagging

Sony NGP

Here we have a look at the new PSP , the Sony NGP (Next Generation Portable).

“Designed to blur the lines between interactive entertainment and reality, the NGP will offer Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity. The 5-inch OLED front multi-touch display will bring brilliant images to life and the multi-touch pad on the rear will allow users to engage with the game and characters with a simple movement of their fingertips.”

More images after the jump.

“Also announced this evening was PlayStation Suite, an entirely new initiative from PlayStation that will provide fans with the opportunity to enjoy PlayStation content on an open operating system for the first time in PlayStation history. PlayStation Suite will work with Android based, “PlayStation Certified” portable devices – including mobile phones, smart-phones, and tablet PCs – to offer “PlayStation quality” content to users worldwide. In addition to providing a selection of PS one Classics, we are also working with developers to create new and exciting content that will be available on both PlayStation Certified devices and the new NGP when it comes to market”

Apple IPhone 4 Comes To Verizon Wireless | Available February 10th

“Today we’re partnering with a giant of the industry, and that’s Apple.”

These words from Verizon COO Lowell McAdam, will change the mobile word. The Apple iPhone 4 will be making its way to the Verizon Wireless network. It was also said the the iPhone would possibly join the Sprint network. But who needs that, when theres the Evo? And also newly added the Evo Shift. The phone will pretty much have all the same features.

Price: 16GB – $199 (With 2-Year Contract) 32GB – $299 (With 2-Year Contract)

Release Date: February 3rd, 2011 (Thursday) – Pre-Order For Verizon Wireless Customers February 10th, 2011 (Thursday) – Everyone Via Online, In-Store, Apple Stores

#TeamAndriod.

Air Jordan III x Olympus PEN E-PL2 Digital Camera

Very dope idea by James Chu Ho Ching of Hong Kong. He came up with the idea to customize the Olympus

PEN E-PL2 Digital Camera. He combines the digital camera with features from the retro Air Jordan 3s.

Process of how he did it here.