Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition

Spotlight 6: Digital Life

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Digital Life

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Digital Life • Multimedia

o Includes devices that stimulate more than one sense—sight, sound, touch, smell, or taste

o Part of computer games, computer-based education (CBE), computer-based training (CBT), and distance learning

o Information kiosks • Automated presentation systems used to provide

information to the public or for employee training

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Audio: MP3 Players and Voice Recorders

• MP3 files • Use a compressed audio format

• Normally used for music • Acronym MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) • Do not reduce sound quality • Can be recorded, stored, and played on a

computer, copied legally from CDs that the user paid for, or purchased from the Web

• Can be stored on portable players

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Audio: MP3 Players and Voice Recorders

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Audio: MP3 Players and Voice Recorders

• Portable MP3 players—the ability to take music anywhere

• Most MP3 players have solid-state memory o Some have

microdrives o Usually portable;

battery powered

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Audio: MP3 Players and Voice Recorders

• Digital voice recorders o Record and store sound

on a memory chip o Newer devices can record

voice messages to store or share via e-mail

o Two things to consider: • Storage • Price

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • E-books

o Digitized books made available on storage media

• E-book readers o Devices that display

e-books • PDAs • Handheld devices • Other computing

devices

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Six of the most

popular e-readers o Amazon’s Kindle 2 o Amazon’s Kindle DX o Sony’s Daily Edition o Barnes & Noble’s Nook o Plastic Logic’s Que

proReader o Apple iPad

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Digital cameras

o Store and display images using digital technology o Photos are usually moved to a computer for:

• Permanent storage • Printing

o Picture quality determined by how many elements the CCD (charge-couples device) has—more elements—sharper the picture

o 5- to 18-megapixel cameras produce high-quality photos that can be greatly enlarged without loss of quality

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Two popular

media for storing images are: o CompactFlash o xD Picture Cards o Both formats use flash

memory technology o Can be reused, once

pictures are transferred to the computer

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Photo-editing programs

o Used on computer after transferring o Allow photos to be edited, resized, cropped, & printed

• Photo printer o Used to print photos directly from camera

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Digital cameras

o Point-and-shoot • Auto focus, auto

exposure, optical zoom lenses

• Built-in LCD viewfinder o Single-lens relflex (SLR)

• More expensive • Professional

photographer features o Interchangeable

lenses o Override auto focus

and exposure settings

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Visual: E-Books, Digital Cameras, and Camcorders • Digital

camcorders o Also known as digital

video cameras o Connect to a

computer, usually via USB port

o Many smartphones and cell phones can take digital pictures and videos

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Communication and Entertainment Devices

• The Apple iPhone 4 includes: o 4G Technology o Phone with voice control o Widescreen iPod o Camera o Internet device with HTML e-mail and

Web browser

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Communication and Entertainment Devices

• Other smartphones include: oPalm Pre oDroid o EVO 4G o Samsung Galaxy X o Samsung Intercept

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Communication and Entertainment Devices

• Digital video recorders (DVRs) o Store videos on a hard disk o Function similarly to a VCR for recording purposes o Can record television shows through a service, e.g., TiVo

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Communication and Entertainment Devices

• Computer gaming devices

• Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3) • Nintendo's Wii • Microsoft's Xbox 360

o Play interactive games with a TV or monitor

o Play games on portable consoles • Nintendo DS/DSi/DSi XL

o Newer systems include: • Sony’s PSP-Go • Sony’s PSP4

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Communication and Entertainment Devices

• Headset o Wearable device that includes

twin LCD panels, creates the illusion of a 3D environment

• Cave Automated Virtual Environment (CAVE) o Uses 3D glasses instead of a

headset

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Smart Home • Home digital devices

are small, clever and ecofriendly o Digital photo frames o Slingbox—device lets users

view their home TV remotely

o Digital pet cameras o Power management utilities

• Smart home—environmentally responsible and full of technology

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