Tek Nation Episode 8: "Back to the Mac" Event

Today I'm presenting you with episode 8 of Tek Nation. We're also in a MacBook Air, because it may get updated come October 20th. In this episode we talked about the BlackBerry Playbook, Windows Phone 7, and the "Back to the Mac" event. 

The BlackBerry Playbook has potential to be a very legitimate contender to the iPad. I think the specs for the device are pretty impressive. It packs a 7-inch capacitive display, a 1 GHz Dual-Core Processor, and runs on BlackBerry Tablet OS. For more information please refer to the video. 

The "Back to the Mac" event came as a bit of surprise to me. Usually Apple doesn't schedule events right after their annual music event until January. I hope to see an update to iLife. I'd really like an iWeb update and/or an iMovie update. I use iMovie to edit my videos, so I'd like more features to play around with. Rumor has it that we may also see an update to Mac OS X. I've heard it will be called Lion. I don't know what to expect with the new operating system will improve or do different than previous versions, but it will be very interesting to see. Many technology websites such as Engadget, Gizmodo and Technobuffalo are also reporting that we may see an update to the MacBook Air as well as the MacBook.

Windows Phone 7 was unveiled by Microsoft last week. It's a very interesting platform. The interface looks pretty great. It looks almost identical to the Zune HD. You can also access Xbox LIVE content right from your phone. I use Xbox LIVE like many others, so this feature could potentially go a long way. For more information, please refer to the video. 

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Overview: Microsoft Kin 1 and Kin 2

Microsoft announced Monday that they would be releasing two new phones to the Verizon network. The two phones are named the Kin 1 and Kin 2. Both of these phones were designed for primary use with social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace.

The Kin 1 is designed in the shape of a beefy hockey puck that slides up to reveal a hidden QWERTY keyboard. The Kin 1 also features 4GB of Memory, QVGA Display, and an astounding 5 Megapixel Camera that includes an LED Flash.

However, the Kin 2 is oval shaped with well rounded edges. This device features 8GB of Memory, full QWERTY keyboard, QVGA Display, and an even more amazing 8 Megapixel Camera including LED Flash.

Again, both devices are aimed at providing a new experience to "Social Media" by allowing users to stream to the homepage of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace.

To wrap up, both the Kin 1, and 2 are very ergonomic in both design and functionality. They both have easy to use keyboards, texting, and calling features. Additionally, they are mixed with a big camera, LED flash, Bluetooth, WiFi, and large internal memory.