Nintendo 3DS replacing Audio Tours

The Louvre Museum in Paris recently replaced the old audio tours with Nintendo 3D’s. Because this game console is 3D, you can browse through the museum just like you would in real life in the console. Because the DS has 2 screens, the top one is the map of the entire museum and it’s like a GPS because it shows you where you are going and where the nearest best attraction is. The other screen has audio tour options. Deborah Netburn in her article How the Louvre and Nintendo are reinventing the museum audio tour says that the device comes preloaded with 700 commentaries about works of art at the museum (2012, p. n. d.).

Dan Nosowitz in his article The Louvre Replaces Old Boring Audio Tours With Nintendo 3DSes says that the device costs $6.50 to rent for a couple hours and if you get bored you can play a game on it if you have the game. Games are not included with the rent. And maybe, we can replace the 3DS with Google Glasses (2012, p. n. d.)!

American Idol Winner

On the night of May 23, 2012 Philip Phillips was announced the winner of Season 11 American Idol. After a record breaking number of votes, the intensity grew between winner Philip Phillips and runner-up Jessica Sanchez (Laura Prudom, May 23, 2012, p.n.d.). I personally did not follow the show because the program becomes monotonous and boring at one point but the second it is narrowed down to the finale, I join the bandwagon. Being Filipino myself, the hype for Jessica Sanchez was tremendous. Her lost was not a surprise at all however due to the fact that the South where Phillip Phillips came from has a very loyal fan base. Who did you want to win and why?

Suits

- picture of the cast

Well it that time of the year again . When old and new summer tv shows are placed for our entertainment . If you like the Law and Order series then you  might like Suits. In A Legal Mind, one of Manhattan's top corporate lawyers sets out to recruit a new hotshot associate and hires the only guy that impresses him - a brilliant but unmotivated college dropout (USA Network,tvrage.com,2011). Though he isn't actually a lawyer, this legal prodigy has the book smarts of a Harvard law grad and the street smarts of a hustler (USA Network,tvrage.com,2011) . It gives you the idea of what’s life is like if you work in a law firm . Some cases go to court . Some do not . And like most shows it’s a drama . So be prepared .

Project Glass

We all know Google as a search engine but a lot of people don’t know that it is much more than that. You can have an email through Google, upload pictures to the internet through Google, and write documents and do everything you can do on Microsoft Office one Google! Google is an amazing tool you can use but Google is also a device. That’s right, Google also creates devices such as phones and soon, they will be making glasses!
Glasses you say? Yes glasses; but not any type of glasses but head mounted display. This project is still in development and currently it is known as Project Glass (2012, Google, p. n. d.).  These glasses will basically be a smartphone on your head! You will be able to get directions to any place, call people, and do anything you can do on Google with these! Employees known as Google X have been testing these glasses out for more than a month says Nick Bilton in his article Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses (2012, The New York Times Company, p. n. d.). In his article, he also says that they will not be tested in a facility but however in public! So in case you see someone wearing something that looks like it’s from Star Trek then do not worry; its just Project Glass.
In his article, he also says that a Mr. Parviz says that Project Glass could end up into Project Contact Lense because he has created a tiny contact lense that has embedded electronics and can display pixels to someone’s eye. In Martin LaMonica’s article First app for Google’s Project Glass: Sharing Photos, it is revealed that they have already created an application for the glasses that can take a photo and share it on Google + (2012, CBS Interactive, p. n. d.). I don’t know how excited you are but I am very excited for this new product!

You only live once and therefore you must enjoy your time while living. The word ‘Living’ is open up to many interpretations but to truly live is to genuinely enjoy life itself. My few takes of living the life is to live in the moment and take it one day at a time. Do not look to back in the Past except when you’re reminiscing but also do not look too far in the future. I live by the motto to never in life say ‘ I should’ve.’ Here are simple steps to enjoy life ( Dave Crosby, 2012,  p.n.d.) :

1. Think Positive and stay tranquil ( at peace ).

2. Stay healthy and strong.
3. Devote time with Interesting people
4. Reduce Stress
5. Smile Often!
6. Learn New things.
7. and live by the quote “ Do not holdback of what can be enjoyed today for tomorrow”

Headphones By Artists

Dr. Dre came out with his brand of Beats headphones and everyone had to have them. They had to have them because #1 they were by Dr. Dre and #2 because Dr. Dre wanted the common people to hear music the way it would sound in the studio. Many athletes and other artists are associated with the Beats brand and some names include LeBron James, Lady Gaga, and Justin Bieber. But, competition started to rise after a couple of years which was expected. Of course there are the Bose headphones but my opinion is that the Beats are much more marketable because they by Dr. Dre but, other artists started to come out with their own line of headphones.

Ludacris came out with his brand of headphones called Soul by Ludacris. CNET Editors have reviewed the Soul’s on 9/27/11 and they said that are comfortably padded but they are also overpowered by the bass which decreases clarity. Overall they said that it was better than the competition because of the padding and the noise cancellation factor (2012 CBS Interactive p. n. d). Later on that year, another artist 50 cent came out with his brand of headphones with SMS Audio. Jason McCoy reviewed the Street By 50 headphones on 2/17/12 and he said that he was very impressed with the headphones and he said you get what you pay for (2012 Nerd or Geek p. n. d). Rene Zelada who reviewed them on 3/8/12 and she said they sound good at home, not so good on the airport and not good at all on an airplane.

She said this because of the fact that these headphones do not have a noise cancelling system. She said if you go out it doesn’t sound bad but if you go to a crowded area, then sound starts to leak in and you have to higher the volume. Another problem she said was that they do not fold up which can be a problem because they are not very portable however, they do come with a nice carrying bag (2012 NYP Holdings p. n. d).

Futurama : Back to the Future

If you like cartoon shows like Family Guy or South Park then you might find this show funny too .The show Futurama is listed number 3 on a website for best cartoon shows (CorbettCory,imdb.com,09/07/11). The show is about Phillip Fry is a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere (Ronos,imdb.com,n.d) .When he accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, he wakes up 1,000 years in the future and has a chance to make a fresh start (Ronos,imdb.com,n.d). I myself watch it and I find it to be funnier that South Park . It’s not as gruesome as South Park but it’s funny no less. What makes this show so interesting is it’s in the future . We all have those days when we wish were in the future. So watch this show and see what its like .     



http://www.imdb.com
http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama

The Avengers

Marvel’s Avengers is undoubtedly one of the best movies out there to watch as of now. I personally went out with my friends to watch it the day of the premier and there was nothing to regret. The first thing you noticed is the amount of people lining up to watch the movie. It was even predicted that die-hard Marvel fans are expected to watch the movie at least two more times. (Pat Collins , 2012 , n.d.) Throughout the movie was of course action packed scenes between the main heroes and the villain, as well as a handful of comedic scenes. Box office records even show that the movie reached $1 billion within 19 days, as fast as “Avatar” and the last movie of the “Harry Potter” series. (Ryan J. Downey , 5/14/2012 ‘, n.d.) If you have watched the movie, what is your personal opinion of it, and if it now, do you plan to?

Grey's Anatomy

Grey’s Anatomy is the best doctor show ( Reine Solomon, Catalogs.com, 10/27/10). The show is about surgeons and doctors lives at work and life at home. It a really good show that shows you all these different kinds of medical procedures . Famous actors/actresses  have guest starred on the show like  Loretta Devine and Taye Diggs . I myself watch because i would like to be an trauma surgeon. It gives me an idea of what I might deal with as a surgeons . If you would like to learn more about this show you can click the following links .   

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/

http://abc.go.com/shows/greys-anatomy

Coachella: Tupac Shakur Hologram

Recently, during Coachella, there was a performance by Dr.Dre and Snoop Dogg. They brought out many artists such as Eminem, and 50 Cent, but no guest caught anyone’s eye like Tupac Shakur did. Tupac Shakur you say? Yes! Dr Dre says that Tupac Shakur was brought back to life by James Cameron's visual production house Digital Domain, and two hologram-imaging companies, AV Concepts and the U.K.-based Musion Systems. This legendary artist died in 1996 but was brought back for one performance and he sang 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted from his album All Eyez on Me which was 9x platinum and was released in 1996 (1996-2012 CD Universe p. n. d). He also performed Hail Mary from his album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory which was 4x platinum and also released in 1996 (1996-2012 CD Universe p. n. d). This album was released after he was shot and killed.

As soon as I heard the news of his performance I had to check it out and once I did I was astounded! I had never seen him perform because I was born after his death but this was just amazing! I was thinking about all the artists today and compared them to him and then I realized there was no comparison. Ever since this performance, there have been rumors that maybe next year there might be a Biggie Smalls hologram which I believe is a great idea! In a video with Dr Dre in 2012 a week after performing at Coachella, he said that this Tupac Shakur hologram was strictly for Coachella but he did not rule out the possibility of a tour. There have also been rumors that next year, possibly a Biggie Smalls hologram might be introduced and that might go on tour.

Music Travels

In today’s modern world, music travels fast and goes viral quick. Let’s take for example the music video ‘Friday’ by Rebecca Black. As much as it’s not considered ‘true’ music, it went viral throughout cyberspace within a couple of days. In total it had millions of views. This of course was due to several factors including social media. In regards to other more popular and favored songs, their claim to success includes the use of the Radio. But in hindsight, more often than not, people have to claw their way in finding the song titles played. No longer will people have to struggle because of Apps like Shazam which allows you to find song titles by the App simply listening in! (Dan Kricke, 4/15/2012, n.d.), Websites that include  Charts of the latest hits like Apple’s iTune’s top 100 also allows easier access to titles,  (Apple, 2012, n.d.) as well as Youtube pages like VEVO (Vevo, 2012, n.d.) & etc.