Playstation 3

With all of the competition these days between video game company's, Sony is the latest to come out with their big new product, the Playstation 3. It is said to be able to "do everything", but does it really live up to the hype? First off, the console was released much later than any of the other video game consoles, and does not seem to have any features that are much different than the others. Along with that, the starting price for the full console was a whopping $600. A cheaper console was available for about $400, but did not include everything that the full one did. So the question still lingers, is the Playstation 3 as good as the Xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii? And, is the console itself worth all of the money that the buyer must spend for it? I personally have never played it so I don't know the answer to those questions.

iPhone vs. competitors

As everybody knows already, the iPhone is completely dominating the world when it comes to cell phone technology. Apple is making extremely rapid advances with the iPhone and it seems as if everybody will soon have one. But what about its competitors? How close are they to catching up with the iPhone and all of its applications? Apple was asked this question and they replied stating that some other phones are close, and maybe even as advanced, to the first iPhone that was released, but that they have moved way beyond that technology with the new iPhones. They also stated that the new Droid phone could be the toughest competitor that the iPhone will have to face. Will there ever be a phone as easy to use or as advanced as the iPhone? Who knows.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/10/19/apple-on-its-iphone-competitors-theyre-still-catching-up-to-the-first-iphone/

Video games and obesity

I think that childhood obesity is getting way too out of hand today. Most of that has to do with the diet that kid's are used to and the foods that they are eating every day of their lives, but I also think that the lack of exercise that children are getting can lead to the problem of obesity. An article shown in Obesity Research states that a study found that children who play video games excessively may double their risk of obesity. I feel that this needs to turn around fast or there will be major health problems for these children later in their lives. With all of the video games advancing as fast as they are, it does not look like the conditions will get any better in the near future.

http://children.webmd.com/news/20040702/video-games-tv-double-childhood-obesity-risk