The iPhone4 was just announced a few hours ago at the Apple WWDC 2010. Not surprisingly especially considering the several prototypes that have got leaked then dissected in the earlier months, there wasn’t really anything terrifically surprising about Apple’s new upcoming phone – and apart from the very high 960 x 640 pixel resolution display, there seems little else that’s really grabbing people’s attention the way the 3G did 2 years ago. Pundits are already pointing out that Apple is going to have a hard time dominating the smartphone market with its new toy this time, what with the landscape completely now changed with the availability of so many excellent Android-based phones (like mine LOL).
After having spent nearly a week with the Samsung Galaxy S, I’m still terrifically happy with it. It’s responsive, speedy, and I like the feeling of not supporting the new evil empire. I’ve dumped onto the phone nearly every one of Hannah’s HD videos (all 14 GB) taken since February this year, and the ‘droid handles all of it very well. This is going to be real important for me since I’m going to miss our dear girl when I’m away.
Here’s a fun photo that was taken over the weekend. There was a new Toastbox breakfast place situated at the basement level of Compasspoint. Items were relatively pricey, and the fare was only about average. Hannah took an interest in the new phone too.
Hannah approves.
Jasmine and I were discussing over Hannah’s birthday party too about kids’ exposure to Facebook and mobile phones today, and it’s given me food for thought on whether and how should children be taught responsible use of technology and social media. It’s not an easy question to answer, and I don’t think there’s going to be a one-size-fit-all solution. As much as we might like to think of sites like Facebook (or whatever is the in thing for the day) being especially risky for younger persons what with the dangers of sexual or opportunistic predators that lurk around, the reality is that technology and new media have become so pervasive that if you don’t introduce them to kids at some point, they’re going to find out on their own anyway and you would have lost that window of opportunity to guide them in their first explorations.
Well, it’s something for me to think about and likely write on once I get my thoughts together on it.
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