The First Surprise of 2010

Yesterday in technology class we had to find movie animation software. I know about movie-making software but not animation so I went on the #1 ranked website in the world and I screamed when I saw the screen.

For some reason I thought that the Google Nexus One was going to come out later on in the year and all of the videos and pictures were just leaked to get the hype up from consumers. The idea really stuck in my head because for me it was the most ideal. The Google phone coming out later in the year would give me an ample amount of time to save for it.

As I dug into the site I was even more impressed. The videos and pictures of this device did not lie. It seems that Google did enough work to beat out Apple's iPhone on almost every front. The iPhone has a 3.5 inch screen and the Nexus One boasts a 3.7 inch screen. The Nexus One costs $529.00 with no contracts and the iPhone costs $599.00. The iphone allows 5 hours of talk time and the Nexus One allows 7 hours of talk-time... and the list goes on and on.

The features of the actual device aren't even what push it over the edge. It's the fact that this phone is open to almost every carrier; not one sole carrier who's network isn't even that great (Ahem, ahem iPhone). It's now available on a plan with VodaFone and T-Mobile. If you buy it unlocked it can be used on any GSM carrier except you will not be able to get 3G connection, just EDGE. It will also be available for Verizon in the Spring time of this year.

The NY Post called this device a 'Superphone' and I totally agree with them!

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A perfect 10!

2010 is going to be a big year. Not only is it going to be the last year of this decade but we are supposed to be hit with a huge amount of technological advances. We hit the ground hard last year because of the recession so there is no where to go but up.

These 10 gadgets and implementations have been the talk of the town and are said to bring 2010 sky high in terms of technology.

The Apple Tablet

Long awaited and highly anticipated.

The Palm Pre coming to Verizon

An amazing addition to the Verizon lineup.

The Nexus One

Many say that this phone is going to change the cell phone industry.

Thinner laptops

Seagate has taken the lead and has made the world's thinnest hard drive.

More mobile credit card readers

Because we're not in enough debt already?

Bigger USB 3.0 implementation

Some computer manufacturers have already started making machines with this port.

Less printed media and more e-books

E-readers are taking over and we are going with it.

More sales

Businesses are going to have to do something to get consumers to buy in this wretched economy.

New types of games from Disney

This game has yet to come out but I was able to play it while at a Disney event. The graphics are amazing.

My website will be switched over to a .com domain.

This move will open up many doors for this blog.

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Pushing All the Right Buttons!

As much as I love Apple and their products their competitors' advertisements are getting better and better.

As much as I laugh seeing Justin Long and John Hodgeman argue over which company is the best, I laughed way harder when I saw a cute little girl give a rave review of Windows 7.

Apple's "There's an App for That" commercials are catchy but this Verizon commercial with actual people, and a colorful background made it stick in my mind just that much more. (If you look close the AT&T guy was holding a white iPhone).

iDon't have anything to say about this commercial. It's self explanatory. Verizon is using Apple's well known "i before the product name" against them.

There are plenty other commercials bashing Apple but I thought that these were among the best.

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