I'm a father, husband, marathoner, half marathoner and regular runner guy hoping to promote a healthy balanced lifestyle especially in the African-American community.
My reaction to the iPhone 4s
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The new iPhone 4s release was kind of like that feeling you used to get around Christmas when you just had to have that new Nintendo system. Then, you look under the tree and it's not there, but you go over your cousins house and find out it's not that much better than the Nintendo you already have-- and it plays all the same games. You wonder if it is worth the hype but still tell your friend that its the coolest game ever.
I think we've been waiting and dreaming of what Apple could come up with next for so long that some of us were half expected a hovercraft or something (Back to the Future reference.)
If you're connected to Sprint's network.. you're probably doing back-flips and somersaults. Now you can stop pretending that Droid is better than Apple. So, my guess is that Verizon customers who just got the 4 last year.. will probably wait until their contract is up to re-up on the 4s while Sprint customers will be camping outside Apple stores on October 14th. Although by the time my contract is up, there will probably be an iPhone 4sd or 4 retro or 4 squared.
The new iPhone is still pretty on the outside, but now it has a good personality too (beauty is no longer skin deep.) Apple engineers have beefed up the innards making it faster, with a better camera and it won't need a computer to sync your pictures, music and contacts. Meanwhile, the iPod has officially killed Zune (my first music player.) I got that one when I was anti-Apple. My eyes have been opened. And I'm sure Apple has something to do with the downfall of Eastman Kodak. Afterall why would you need to buy a film camera or even print your pictures if you can take all your pictures with your iPhone and share them on Facebook and Twitter. By the way Kodak has been around for 131 years and literally birthed consumer photography.
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back
Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Camera, Photos, and Video
8-megapixel camera
Autofocus
Tap to focus
Face detection in still images
LED flash
Video recording, HD (1080p) up to 30 frames per second with audio
Video stabilization
Front camera with VGA-quality photos and video at up to 30 frames per second
Photo and video geotagging
Power and Battery5
Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G, up to 14 hours on 2G (GSM)
Standby time: Up to 200 hours
Internet use: Up to 6 hours on 3G, up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
Video playback: Up to 10 hours
Audio playback: Up to 40 hours
TV and Video
AirPlay Mirroring to Apple TV support at 720p
Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV
Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable (cables sold
separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 30 frames
per second, High Profile level 4.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps,
48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video
up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile
with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in
.m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps,
1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo
audio in .avi file format
I don't think I'll get yelled at by too many people for this.. But I decided to take my Camera Completely apart to fix a problem inside. OK, relax -- It was my dad's 20 year old EOS 630. It wasn't a 70D, 5D or 1DX. This camera is the very first SLR that I learned to take pictures on. So its pretty special to me. I''l probably never junk it...or sell it on EBay. So, It's been hanging around in the back of a closet somewhere collecting dust. But the digital camera age isn't the only thing that killed this camera. It's the battery drain issue. You can put a brand new 10 dollar battery in this thing.. and it'll be dead the next morning. I did some research and found a write up below on how to fix it. I also tried to record a video of the fix. This is from ... I've shortened the directions on how to fix it just a tad.. but here you go: my camera with the latch plate off the latch plate Here's a link to
So, since diving into the world of Photography, .. I've heard of this extravagant expensive pieces of machinery that take Amazing photos. They're usually reserved for fashion and product, photographers. They're called medium Format cameras. I won't be reviewing one of those things today -sorry. But, I'll get pretty close. A friend of mine kept telling me about this camera that she had collecting dust in a closet somewhere. So, Naturally - as a fan of Pawn Stars and American Pickers-- I had my hopes really high for something cool and unique. When she finally got around to bring this camera kit around... I couldn't wipe the smile off my face. The name is familiar.. the camera was not. But I was still surprised. Mamiya. A big, huge name in Medium format cameras .. next to Hasslebad and Pentax.. also used to make SLR cameras. In my opinion they seemed to be some pretty good quality cameras too. But the much smaller company folded under the pre
I've always been intrigued by the mystery of the Underground Railroad. Like the black inventors I featured earlier this week, these are stories of people who beat the odds stacked against them to reach a goal- their freedom. They all risked their lives for freedom, preferring almost certain death and a chance to be free over slavery. Some cases were more extreme than others.. traveling in shipping boxes to safe houses on the UGRR. A lot of those travels were documented in the account of The Underground Railroad Records. These are not sad stories. They are testimonies of triumph written sometimes in their own word in letters to "The Father of the UGRR(Underground Railroad) William Still . Still often used his Philadelphia home to help hundreds of slaves to escape. He kept detailed records and maintained stayed in contact with man of them.. becoming a contact between escaped slaves and those left behind. These people exhibited tremendous courage e
Meanwhile, the iPod has officially killed Zune (my first music player.) I got that one when I was anti-Apple. My eyes have been opened. And I'm sure Apple has something to do with the downfall of Eastman Kodak. Afterall why would you need to buy a film camera or even print your pictures if you can take all your pictures with your iPhone and share them on Facebook and Twitter. By the way Kodak has been around for 131 years and literally birthed consumer photography.
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