Tag Archives: Media

[Science] Recommendations For Educating Children In The iPhone Era

In his latest book “Raising generation Tech – Preparing your Children for a Media-Fueled World”, Jim Taylor, psychologist explores how nowadays technologies shape the lives of our children.

He argues that many parents as digital immigrants should think twice before they use media technologies to have their children – the digital natives – entertained.

According to Amazon.com “The essential message from Raising Generation Tech is that excessive or unguided exposure to popular culture and technology is not good for children.”

Well, but is that really something the people didn’t know before Dr. Taylors book release? Or the other way round: does Dr. Taylor really expect the entertainment media addicted people who themselves grew up in front of the TVs to read his book to change the way they raise their children?

Taylor’s intention is great and we think many people second his thoughts, but we are rather not entirely convinced by his strategy…

» Amazon.com: “Dr. Jim Taylor (2012): “Raising Generation Tech“…

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[WePad] iPad Competitor WePad To Come in Summer

Berlin based Company Neofonie now presented their latest high-tech gadget called WePad. The We Pad will be cheaper than the iPad. The WePad will be Adobe Flash enabled.

Tech Specs

  • Intel Atom CPU N450 (1,66GHz)
  • Multitouch display 11,6″ with 1,366 x 768 pixels
  • Bluetooth 2.1
  • WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n
  • Camera for Videochats
  • 6hours runtime
  • 2 x USB 2.0
  • HDMI Output
  • SDHC Slot

The operating system will be a multitouch adjusted Linux. Software can be installed as widgets. Open Office will be available. It is compatible to

  • Android Apps
  • Adobe Flash
  • Adobe Air
  • Oracle’s Java

Versions

The WePad will be released in two flavors.

  • Version A: 16GByte Mem / 450€
  • Version B: 32GByte Mem / 570€ / 3G Modem / GPS / 1080p HD Video

Releasedate

The WePad will be released in Germany in July. Pre-Orders can be submitted from April 27th, 2010.

via: Golem.de (german only)…

[Muzaq] MySpace Take Over iMeem and Shut Down

Golem.de reports that the social music and media streaming service iMeem has been overtaken by Rupert Murdoch’s MySpace.com and eventually been closed. It seems like this buy was intended only to remove a possible competitor from the market.

iMeem was a Start up from San Francisco. It was founded by former Napster Employees. Users could upload music and music videos, that could then be listened to as a stream. In 2007 iMeem managed to make deals with major music labels in the U.S.

» History of MySpace.com on Wikipedia
» History of iMeem on Wikipedia
» Rupert Murdoch on Wikipedia