Slow Photography Camera

Last post, I talked about a simplistic radio from Sony and how cool I thought it was how they still marketed simple products like the radio. But today I stumbled upon a camera that takes a different approach to simplistic values.
David McCourt Photo has designed a camera intended to be a medium between using your phone as a camera or using a professional grade digital camera. You simply insert your mobile device into the camera, choose one of three lenses, focus, and shoot! This camera gives the operator a super creative way of using their phone's camera. This hip camera is more than just a cool add-on; the photos are actually really good quality as you can see from the photos above. This camera is a Marketing major's dream. With the popularity of smart phones as it is, there's definitely going to be no trouble finding customers interested in this product.

Simple Radio From Sony

In a world full of iPads and iPad 2s, it's nice to see some products that people who aren't tech savvy can enjoy.  Sony recently released the not-so-new radio pictured above will run you $127. The radio is uber simple and can be the perfect product for someone who just likes catching the game on the radio or listening to their favorite station on a nice Spring day. This radio doesn't even have a port for an iPod--crazy, I know!

I like to see tech giants like Sony still producing products like this simple radio. I find it comforting to know that these "products of the past" may still have a place in today's times. I can only hope that other consumers feel the way I do.

Amazon's Cloud Player

The thing that I've used most from this class so far is dropbox. Yesterday, I saw on gizmodo that Amazon has adopted a new Cloud drive. You can read more about the Amazon Cloud here. But today, I saw an article where they believe that the Amazon Cloud device may be illegal. Apparently, the device may require extra licensing. I think this is really interesting because music and legality should go hand-in-hand, I believe. Here's the link to the article about how the Amazon Cloud may be illegal. Surely Amazon would be able to come up with a device that would maintain website credibilty. The Amazon Cloud was meant to be a competitor to iTunes, but with this potential setback, Amazon could be in trouble.

New York Times Digital Subscriptions

Earlier this week, my video broadcast was about how the internet is gaining on television as the primary news source.  As the internet becomes more popular, newspapers and magazines continue to struggle to keep up with the convenience of the internet.  I mentioned how television has changed how they portray the news in order to maintain their "primary news source" status by adding interactive features such as tweet commenting and online chat rooms.  I was curious to see what newspapers and magazines would do to attract more business and yesterday I found my answer.
The New York Times announced they will soon offer digital subscriptions to their newspaper.  You can pay a monthly subscription charge to download an app for your smart phone.  They also offer a different rate for tablets. The charges are somewhat confusing and you can get more info from this engadget article.  I was really excited to see this article, since it was just three days ago that I was discussing this topic.  I'm planning on following the subject to see how well this strategy works for the New York Times and newspapers in general.

The Nintendo 3DS Will Play Netflix

Handheld gaming takes another step forward as the newest product from gaming giants Nintendo (new product: Nintendo 3DS) will be compatible with Netflix's streaming video service.  I'm not a huge fan of handheld gaming systems, but this service is definitely enticing to me.  And with the high quality screen of the new Nintendo product, watching movies and shows seems like it would be pretty enjoyable, despite the size of the screen.
The Nintendo 3DS is due out later this month.  I don't see myself investing in this product but if I stumble upon a couple more features equal to the coolness of streaming Netflix, I may have to reconsider.

Scientists Using Printers to Print Skin

Incredibly, scientists have created a way to "print" skin.  This technology will be useful for burn victims, as well as soldiers on the battlefield.  The scientists believe that a portable printer will be able to scan a wound and then print out the correct amount of skin to apply. The skin should print out just like an inkjet printer--it prints layer over layer until you have something that is very similar to human skin.
Even though this technology is still in the early stages, it is very exciting for the medical field.  One of the problems of this technology is connecting tissues so that they can correctly interact with blood vessels, blood supply, etc.  It's kind of hard for me to explain exactly how it works so I recommend you reading the article I found.  This is really interesting stuff and I hope the scientists working on this technology work out the kinks so that it can be used in the future.

Playstation Phone from Sony Ericsson

I was browsing the web today when I came across this preview for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (Playstation Phone). That's right--Playstation Phone. I currently have a Nokia bar phone that doesn't even have internet capabilities and I've been thinking about upgrading sometime soon, so seeing the preview for this thing pretty much blew my mind. It seems to be a combination of an android and a Sony PSP making it one of the most unique phones on the market.
I looked all over the web for a release date and price but I didn't find anything that seemed reliable--if anyone knows any more about this, I'd love to hear it.  Nonetheless, I'm stoked to see what comes from the Playstation Phone. If you think society has a hard time putting their phones down now, you should probably watch this video.