Vol 9 Issue 12
HEADLINES SPORTS A & E STUDENT LIFE SCHOLASTIC BOWL ETC.
   
Updated: December 8, 2011

New Technology

By Katy Meidners
Staff Writer

     The Kindle Fire is the hot gift on the Amazon Market this year! It is more than often compared to the Apple I pad, just $300 cheaper, starting at $199. Its full color 7" multi-touch display is bright and vibrant! This digital book is the next big thing with over 18 million downloadable books, also with over 10,000 movies you download straight to your Kindle. Also, you can subscribe to some of your favorite magazines, along with the over millions of songs. You can enjoy thousands of popular apps and games, including Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora, and more. With built-in Wi-Fi you can access the internet anywhere!
    The iPad 2 had just come out, and would make a wonderful gift. Starting at a pricey $499. The iPad is like a notebook, but much easier to carry around, and it is more fun to play on. With the iPad you can instantly download apps, music, movies, TV shows to your ipad. iPad 2 is dramatically thinner and boasts front and rear cameras, FaceTime video chat, a faster processor, and 3G options for both AT&T and Verizon.?? Motorola’s Xoom
    One of these being Motorola Mobility’s XOOM, which is the first tablet to operate on Google’s hotly anticipated Android 3.0 Honeycomb system. The tablet boasts a two mega pixel front-facing camera for video chatting over the internet, as well as a back facing five mega pixel camera. It also has a 10.1 inch HD display screen, meaning you can enjoy watching HD movies and programs on this thin, light, and very sleek looking tablet. The main advantage the Motorola XOOM has over its competitors is that it offers a much higher resolution and larger display than most.
     http://ipad.appstorm.net/general/opinion/the-alternative-ipad-review
    http://www.uscellular.com/tablets/xoom-index.html?cm_ven=Google&cm_cat=HD_D_Hi%20Rnf&cm_pla=xoom%20tablet&cm_ite=1368939
    http://www.amazon.com


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