Socially conscious, tech savvy – these are some of the words often used to describe the generation that has grown up in the digital age. They are often viewed as more sophisticated than previous generations in their ability to connect globally with people from different walks of life and cultures. Over the past few years, [...]
As technology advances offering myriad ways to exploit our voyeuristic instincts, many of us will forget what it means to have privacy. With mediums such as twitter that have altered the way we communicate, people are revealing more and more information about themselves. There is no escaping our fascination with ourselves as we embrace the [...]
The twenty-first century citizen really has it made. Let me see, we have got the ipod, the iphone and now the ipad and to sound innovative these days, every new product launch must be prefixed with the small letter i. We are ten years deep into the digital renaissance and already spoilt for choice with [...]
We live in very dramatic times indeed. Over the last fifteen years we have felt and seen the seismic impact of the internet. And if you are a digital ancient like me, then you will no doubt still remember the good old days when a picture on a web page would have taken an eternal [...]
Hot Smart phone: HTC Hero Android G3 A6262 Smartphone Unlocked – International Version with No U.S. Warranty (White) From tweet streams on Twitter to an endless list of “unknown” friends on facebook and Friendfeed, more and more, computer code by computer code, we are rapidly becoming prisoners of technology. From a personal point of view, [...]
var infolink_pid = 18912; In the beginning the controller was wired — and it was good. Then it became wireless — even better. Now it’s gone. Puff! Totally awesome. The days of the burdensome hand-held gaming controller are finally numbered. Last Monday, at E3 2009, Microsoft unveiled their closely guarded secret and introduced the world to Project Natal, an audio [...]
Interesting Book: The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief Death is a topic most of us become familiar with very early on in life. During our childhood phase, our parents’ fragility was easy to spot in the deepening network of wrinkles we saw forming under their eyes like garden cobwebs. They never really talked about it that much but it [...]
Loneliness has no meaning in regions like Africa. The army of extended family structure won’t allow that to happen. Everybody knows everybody and concepts like privacy simply don’t exist. Don’t misunderstand me, salacious secrets still thrive in small pockets of resistance, but are easily overcome by the African culture of sharing your personal burdens with the entire [...]
Try switching off your mobile phone and computer for a week. There is a chance that you will suffer from withdrawal symptoms almost on the same level as a drug addict. With no twittering or instant messaging, anyone hooked on technology is bound to feel incapacitated and impotent. Most people wonder how effective they would [...]
Like besotted lovers, we exchange vows at the altar of the cash till, vowing “till death do us part”. If you were to randomly ask any group of young people what their favourite brands are, there’s a strong probability that among those mentioned would be Cocacola, Pepsi, Apple, McDonald’s and Nike. And there’s good reason for that too – what these hyper-brands all have in [...]
