QR Code Generator

Today we’re going to be looking into a nifty little site called the QR code generator. What is a QR code? You ever seen on of those white squares with a bunch of black spots all over it? That’s a QR code. You would find these codes mostly on products or advertised in some kind of service around a local store. The benefits behind these codes are essentials a more digital way of using a business card. You can scan these cards with your tablet or smartphone device. Well today we are going to be trying out this website and making ourselves a QR code for our website, product, or service. You can try this application/website out by clicking the link below. I hope you found this useful, and have a good day.

http://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/

My First Electronic Device

Tune in as I give a brief explanation of my electronic history. What was my first tech device? How did I begin using a Mac? Thanks to Jack Hide-Smith for submitting this question!

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My first electronic device was given to me by my uncle somewhere between my 3rd and 5th birthdays and it was the classic Sega Gamegear. Back then, I lived for games like Sonic and The Lion King. Gamegear slowly led me to Nintendo products, such as Game Boy Color. My love for tech began to grow, inducing the purchase of an iPod Mini in 2005 at age 13. After joining a forum to learn how to use the iPod, I was quickly ambushed by Mac geeks, encouraging I switch from Windows. So, I gave the cheapest Mac at the time, an iBook G4, a try. The rest is history. What is your electronic history? Leave it in the comments below! I'd love to hear the story!

The iPad 3 Announcement: What to Expect

There have been, so far, many rumors leading up to the iPad 3 announcement, expected to take place on March 7th. Many of these rumors detail new features like an upgraded processor, quad-core, LTE, etc.. But what exactly can we expect from the iPad 3 announcement?

First of all, the processor. While an A6 processor would be the logical next-generation processor in Apple's sequence, there has supposedly been a leaked iPad 3 part containing the processor, which has been dubbed the "A5x". This has lead to some speculation that the processor will be an improved version of the current A5 processor rather than a new A6 processor. The A5x Processor shown on a leak part of, supposedly, the iPad 3. Apple is expected to announce the iPad 3 on March 7th.

A lot of Android devices have started to get quad-core processors recently. This has lead some to believe that Apple will be doing the same with their iPad 3. The extra 2 cores could significantly improve their processor performance.

Unlike many rumors that came along prior to the iPad 2 launch, we don't expect a change in screen size. However, a retina display would be very possible. Just as we saw with the iPhone and iPod Touch, this would improve the resolution on the iPad's display. The current display, running at a resolution of 1024 x 768, would get more pixels, supposedly upgrading it to a 2048 x 1536 screen resolution. This would make text and images, especially games, more sharp and allow for even more detail. "Real Racing 2" being played on an iOS device with a retina display. A retina display could be coming to the iPad 3.

As we've also heard, Apple has been hiring LTE engineers. It is a possibility that we may see this technology come to the 3G iPad. Many speculate that the delay of the implementation of this technology has been caused by possible reduced battery life. Or the technology could simply be too new. We have constantly seen Apple hold-off on including brand-new technology in their products in the past.

As in the iPhone 4S, improved cameras may be an option as well. Siri is unlikely, however. As always, there will be more last-minute rumors that will surely circulate in the days directly before the announcement.

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A Device's UI

As more and more devices come to the market, the companies need to focus more on their device's software rather mainly on their hardware. As I have seen with many feature phones on carriers such as Verizon, the user interface (or UI) is not nearly as responsive or attractively appearing as the high end smart phones.

Now, you could argue that feature phones shouldn't be the same as smart phones. But think of it like this. Shouldn't the features that the phones offer be the only difference between smart phones and feature phones? Why does the UI have to suffer? From my past phones as well as the current feature phones that I have seen on the Verizon lineup, the UI seems to have been designed very quickly with barely any thought process put into it. Not only that, but touch screen phones in that category are not responsive at all and take multiple tries to get to where you want.

Another thing I have noticed is that the UI on all the non-smart phones on Verizon seem to have the same basic framework. They all have a main screen with 3 or 4 main buttons on the bottom of the screen: Dialer, Messages, Contacts, and Menu. If you were to click on the Menu button, you were taken to a screen with all of your phones features in a grid-like fashion.

People would be much happier to buy a feature phone if the UI were more responsive and more sleek-looking. A device's user interface is one the most important characteristics that producers should get right. It keeps the user happy if its responsive and it makes it look more mature with a nice appearance rather than the childish appearance that I have seen on feature phones today.