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Passing time can be extremely frustrating for all people. There is nothing worse than being cooped up inside with nothing interesting to do. If you need a bit of motivation, try investing in some equipment and make sure it does not go to waste!
School has finished and summer is here. Holidays are being embarked upon and families will be making excursions across the world. Endless summer holidays are trademarks for this time of year, however, the same problem also arises with them. People are often left wondering what they should do with this added free time, and in particular, how they can go about completing suggestions. It is abundantly clear that too much free time can cause boredom. One surefire way of making the most of the holidays is to provide motivation to be active. Making small investments in equipment can help keep you motivated, so as not to be wasteful.
One of the first things that any budding outdoors enthusiast might want is GPS navigation system. It may not seem obvious, but a sat nav system can be an ideal partner in crime. Having one installed in your car will safely allow you to find new destinations as it guides you along the network of roads. Regardless of whether you live along country lanes or in city centers, a just by having a GPS navigation will encourage you to go for a drive. If possible, you can wind the windows down, crank up the radio and feel the wind rushing through your hair! It sounds idyllic, and may just be unreachable for a lot of people, but although the journey might be a struggle, the destination will at least be up to you to decide upon. So think of the places you’ve wanted to go to that are within driving range and get ready to set off on a road trip.
Sat navs can also be used outside of the car too. Taking it along with you on walks will have the same function. However, if you know where you are going, but just want to find out the distance that you have traveled, there is no need to spend so much. Quite simply, you can purchase a small pedometer to keep by your side when you are out walking. They now come in many different designs and with varying features as well. Some pedometers simply count steps, distances and calories, but now some will even tell you the time, allow you to listen to the radio and even come with a panic alarm for added safety. Pedometers may be small, but they provide fairly accurate data and extremely low cost. Of course, this portable sidekick will also be suitable for people who are looking for running motivation so they can track their progress.
The great outdoors pose many more problems than just keeping tabs on where you are going. Summer time is an ideal time for people to go camping, and the warm evenings mean that more will spend time outside for longer. In any case, being in the dark can bring its own problems too, so always keep a flashlight handy. LED flashlights perform this role perfectly. In comparison to heavy duty torches, an LED flashlight can be compact, rechargeable and shine with great power. There are many types of LED flashlights, and some will be simply for fashion accessories and some will be for serious tactical adventures.
Regardless of how you decide to spend the next few weeks, try to stay active. Staying indoors may seem like a good idea, but getting fresh air will be much healthier. Find what works for you and enjoy the holidays.
Thursday, 23 July 2009
Friday, 17 July 2009
Replacing the old technology with the new
From cassettes to CDs, then MP3 players evolve into MP4 players. A look back at the how music has moved from concert halls to people’s backpockets.
Music has a long history, one so long that it is not really possible to pinpoint its creation. A collection of sounds and noises, in rhythm, time and harmony, music has provided entertainment and inspiration throughout its existence. In modern times, music has remained just as influential. So much, in fact, that it is extremely common to see people taking their music with them.
Before it was possible to record music to be listened to at leisure at a later time, people would have to have attended recitals to experience music. However, since the creation of analogue media such as cassettes and tapes, music has been passed around, shared, sold and taken home with ease. If recording music was revolutionary, the invention of the CD made things even easier as well as resigning cassette tapes to the bin. Unfortunately for the CD, MP3 files have developed and have well been on the way to laying the discs to rest.
Gone are the days when people carry portable CD players in their bags or grip them tightly in their hands. Now, the unit has been replaced by MP3 players. However, due to the virtual nature of the media they play, these come in all different shapes and sizes. Most of them will fit nicely into pockets, although the option of leaving it in the bag is still very much in use. Because of the flexible nature of their size, it’s also not uncommon to see them being clipped to garments and straps. Even smaller, lighter MP3 players can also be found dangling around owners’ necks.
Portable entertainment is no longer bound to just listening to music. Although portable TVs never really became genuinely mainstream, looking around a packed train will probably result in witnessing a good number of people who are watching something on electronic devices. Whether it’s an MP4 player, a specialist video player or a mobile phone, catching up with missed TV shows on the move is becoming a more popular activity of late. With this increasing trend of on demand viewing, perhaps the MP4 player will begin to push the MP3 player out of the way.
It is strange how things so similar can represent the changing of the guard. Whilst the contrast between cassettes and CDs is huge, MP3 and MP4 players essentially do the same thing; MP4 players just play videos in addition. A CD trumps a cassette with capacity, quality and longevity, but an MP3 player can match an MP4 player in just about every department. The biggest difference would be the most fundamental one. Similarities include using headphones or portable speakers, size and weight, battery life and styling designs, but an MP4 file will always be able to play video whereas an MP3 file is simply audio.
So, as we witness the rise of MP4 players, and possibly the demise of MP3 players, history and advances in technology would suggest that something new will come along and replace MP4s. The computing world is surely furiously working on an update that will be known as MP5, and a new breed of players will take on these incremental advances.
Music has a long history, one so long that it is not really possible to pinpoint its creation. A collection of sounds and noises, in rhythm, time and harmony, music has provided entertainment and inspiration throughout its existence. In modern times, music has remained just as influential. So much, in fact, that it is extremely common to see people taking their music with them.
Before it was possible to record music to be listened to at leisure at a later time, people would have to have attended recitals to experience music. However, since the creation of analogue media such as cassettes and tapes, music has been passed around, shared, sold and taken home with ease. If recording music was revolutionary, the invention of the CD made things even easier as well as resigning cassette tapes to the bin. Unfortunately for the CD, MP3 files have developed and have well been on the way to laying the discs to rest.
Gone are the days when people carry portable CD players in their bags or grip them tightly in their hands. Now, the unit has been replaced by MP3 players. However, due to the virtual nature of the media they play, these come in all different shapes and sizes. Most of them will fit nicely into pockets, although the option of leaving it in the bag is still very much in use. Because of the flexible nature of their size, it’s also not uncommon to see them being clipped to garments and straps. Even smaller, lighter MP3 players can also be found dangling around owners’ necks.
Portable entertainment is no longer bound to just listening to music. Although portable TVs never really became genuinely mainstream, looking around a packed train will probably result in witnessing a good number of people who are watching something on electronic devices. Whether it’s an MP4 player, a specialist video player or a mobile phone, catching up with missed TV shows on the move is becoming a more popular activity of late. With this increasing trend of on demand viewing, perhaps the MP4 player will begin to push the MP3 player out of the way.
It is strange how things so similar can represent the changing of the guard. Whilst the contrast between cassettes and CDs is huge, MP3 and MP4 players essentially do the same thing; MP4 players just play videos in addition. A CD trumps a cassette with capacity, quality and longevity, but an MP3 player can match an MP4 player in just about every department. The biggest difference would be the most fundamental one. Similarities include using headphones or portable speakers, size and weight, battery life and styling designs, but an MP4 file will always be able to play video whereas an MP3 file is simply audio.
So, as we witness the rise of MP4 players, and possibly the demise of MP3 players, history and advances in technology would suggest that something new will come along and replace MP4s. The computing world is surely furiously working on an update that will be known as MP5, and a new breed of players will take on these incremental advances.
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