Category — Technology

Actually, it was yesterday, but close enough.

Ten brownie points for someone that can #1) tell me the first website created, #2) what is it about, #3) why would this site continue for 25 years?

Anyone?

Anyone?

Bueller?

Bueller?

Ok, enough wasting of space.

The answers!

#1) Symbolics.com

#2) It’s a personal blog by Aron Meystedt. Imagine that…

#3) Who knows. It was a trick question! Sneaky!

Check it out. Or don’t. I’m sure he’s gotten a TON of hits over the past few days as more and more articles talk about this “epic” achievement.

And to think, we went from symbolics.com to http://www.theworstwebsite.com/.

And who says evolution doesn’t exist…

Ok, I couldn’t resist. Going to have to find a new means to protect yourself from the evil Microsoft. If you’re a female and get offended, you should probably not read this. At all. Just a warning.

Yes, the iPad has been delayed! *gasps*

Why is this important for society to know that THE iPAD HAS BEEN DELAYED? It’s not. But with Steve Jobs & the Apple-ites naming something the “iPad”, ManVBlog would like to take the time to come up with some one-liners and such to ready those of us in desperate need of the weekend to start early.

So… Let’s get it on! (Man V Blog is not responsible for the bad sense of humor, just lack of good taste)

• Did you see that flood after the iPad was released? Yeah, apparently the “Gates” were no longer protected. (Bill Gates… Yeah…)
• At least there’s no period in iPad.
• Users are expected to change their iPad at least once a month.
• Is that old iPad not big enough for your needs? Try the new Max-iPad!
• At least you won’t have to worry about setting off those hot “flashes” with this pad. (It isn’t Flash compatible… get it?!?)
• I wonder if the iPad is compatible with my current package? (Data package, that is)
• Brings a whole new meaning to “touch sensitive”. Look at Apple’s site, it says “with the touch of a finger”.
• How soon until someone makes a rumble pack feature for the pad?
• The iPad works in ANY orientation! (Really, did Apple not read what they were writing about their own product?)
• The iPad switches between “wide” and “full” after double-tapping. What other pads can do that?

*Done by myself, used with my own permission,
and if I find someone else using this, I will make you buy me one!*

For the REAL article this was based on, GO HERE.

This week on “Techie Tuesday”, ManVBlog explores the world of Nuclear Batteries and the idea of harnessing nuclear energy for use in such devices as your cell phone, mp3 player, or that remote control stealth bomber with nuclear weapon add-on so you too can capture your own country. (Buy HERE … though no nuclear weapon add-on for sale yet.)

You’re probably asking, won’t I get radiation poisoning if I buy one of these nuclear batteries and use it in my cell phone? Don’t worry. If you have been using a cell phone, you’ve already been exposed to radiation, so you might as well make sure that your cell battery won’t die for at least 10-20 years as you slowly becoming radioactive with a slight hint of green glow.

But, fret not! They aren’t quite available yet, much to my dismay. I mean, who wouldn’t want a nuclear battery just ready to overheat in your pocket? At least it wouldn’t self-combust like those Dell laptops…

Unfortunately, and I say this with a VERY heavy heart, these batteries are being extensively worked on at the University of Missouri… (You don’t know how hard that was to type that “college”.) For the full article and more details about it, you can CLICK HERE or you can take my word on it.

I’m going to be checking eBay constantly for these things though, so when I get one (unless I find a nuclear physicist, an electrical engineer, and anyone else from the University of Kansas that wants to beat that “other” school first…), I’ll report back on just how much afterglow I have, and not in the good way, if you know what I mean.

Why would someone want to buy earbuds for your iPod that are 600 times larger than the normal ones? Must be a new fad to somehow strap these ginormous things to your head just like it was cool to drape a clock around your neck. They be straight trippin’, boo.

Or how about an old iMac turned into an aquarium? Do you really need something like that to make yourself “cool”? Or are you just that big of an Apple junkie and would buy Steve Jobs’ underpants if they were for sale too?

I mean, really?

And even an iPod coffee table? Good grief.

When does it move from something cool to have to complete insanity? Oh well, as long as there is a market for it, people will make it.

Now, where is my old Sony Walkman that I can convert into an iPod holder…

Check out the ARTICLE HERE!

Okay. So, you want THE best experience out of listening to music or watching portable movies as you wait in line at your favorite doctor’s/dentist’s office. What do you do to kill time? Forget that Sony Walkman and your extensive tape collection that features MC Hammer’s “Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em”, Vanilla Ice’s “To The Extreme”, or your Boyz II Men single “End of the Road”. (All classics, and on my player, of course).

But, all the guides out there that try to compare the iPod line to the Zune line don’t quite get it. Comparing, say, the iPod Touch to the Zune HD is like comparing a fruit salad to an orange. Yeah, you get lots of stuff with a fruit salad, but that orange you get purely the orange and all of its goodness without an apple or whip cream thrown in the way to cloud that orangy-orange flavor. And for some people, they like having the fruit salad, while others prefer the orange or the apple or banana.

So, here’s the deal. iPods are like that fruit salad. They do lots of things: movies, music, internet, camera, touch screen, and the largest collection of downloadable free and purchasable applications for any mobile platform. Period. Lots of things packed into a nice package. And if you get the iPhone, you can combine all of that with your phone, making it like a portable media entertainment package that you can use on the go in all instances. Sounds good, right?

Well, I don’t like fruit salad, as there are certain fruits that I just can’t stand (like having to use AT&T for an iPhone). I like to have specific flavors that tantalize my taste buds, experiencing the full flavor of the orange without being interrupted by a stray grape or mellowed out from the whip cream. I like the sultriness of the apple as I bite into it, that rush of tastiness with each passing mastication. That, my friends, is the Zune HD.

The latest in the Microsoft (*coughs*) lineup is the Zune HD. Available in the 16gb or the 32gb version, it is like holding the ultimate entertainment package in your hand. Of course, it doesn’t have the applications as the iPod has, but you really get the full experience in music and movies that play through this baby. Oh, and it comes with HD radio, which is a new thing if you haven’t heard about, and it sounds fantastic. CD quality music pumped into your ear lobes will have you wondering why you settled for fruit salad instead (if you went that route). The Zune HD’s movie ability is phenomenal, sparkling upon a 480×272-pixel OLED (yes, OLED!) display that makes you want to drool. As an accessory, you can purchase an HD-OUT station that will allow you to hook up your Zune HD to a (preferably) HDTV so you can watch those movies or music videos or anything else you might have stored on it.

So, yes, you could go buy a fruit salad and be content with that, and that’s all good and fine. I have a fruit salad player (iPod Touch – 8gb – 1st Gen.) and never knew what I was missing and I was completely content with it. But once you have tasted that lustful sweetness, that tangy goodness and that pure, unadulterated awesomeness that it is something perfect at what it does and doesn’t have to try and be everything, then you may never go back.

Do yourself a favor, and go makeover your portable multimedia player self today and eat just the orange today.

And yes, I did use a thesaurus today. I felt big words would make me sound smarter.