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Chapter 7 Digital devices and Media : Managing a Digital Lifestyle…
Chapter 7
Digital devices and Media : Managing a Digital Lifestyle
Digital Convergence
Single unifying device
Media, Internet, entertainment, and telephony needs
Smartphones
Electronics systems in cars
Internet of Things (IoT) Digital Living Network Alliance
Synchronizing (syncing)
Two main ways to transfer information
Wired
Wireless
Wired solutions
USB port
Insert flash card
Wireless synchronization
Other providers of wireless synchronization
Google Sync
Amazon Kindle
Mobile hot spot
MiFi devices
Tethering
Viruses
Antivirus software for mobile devices
Kaspersky
McAfee
F-Secure
Virtual phone number
http://www.vonage.com/personal/features/virtual-phone-number
-Digital phone service
-Technology similar to e-mail
Skype
-Vonage
Calls can be placed anywhere you have Internet access
Android or iOS phone or tablet
Free or low-cost long-distance calling
Portability
Drawbacks
Sound quality and reliability
Loss of service at home if power is out
Security risks
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Short message service (SMS)
Short text messages
Up to 160 characters
Convenient and quick
Uses cell phone network
Multimedia message (MMS)
Digital Defined
Guidelines to determine what fits your personal needs
Screen size and style of keyboard
Weight
Number of devices
Any kind of information can be digitized
Sound
Digital formats
Long strings of numbers
Analog-to-digital conversion
Entertainment industry has become all-digital
Electronic text (e-text)
E-readers
Digital Media
Digital Music
Digital Photography
Digital Video
Ethical Issues of Living in the Digital Age
Tablets, Netbooks, and Ultrabooks
Telephony: Smartphones and Beyond
Telephony
The use of equipment to provide voice communications over a distance
Smartphone functions and features
Smartphone operating systems
Android OS
iOS (Apple iPhone)
Windows 8 mobile OS
Memory stores information and programs
OS—read-only memory (ROM)
Data is stored in separate internal memory chips
Additional memory
Micro SD flash cards
iPhones don’t let you add memory
Primary input devices
Microphone
Touch pad
BlackBerry Porsche
Apple iPhone
Output devices
Speaker
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
OLED: newer display screen
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Cellular (cell) phones
Mobile, cellular technology
Feature phones
Enhanced 911 program
Automatically gives precise location
Built and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense
Light, very portable devices
Top-selling tablets
Apple iPad and Samsung Galaxy
More than 75 tablets on the market
Screen size
Smartphone and tablet similarities
Operating systems
Processors
Touch-screen interfaces
Long battery life
Similar software applications
Similar Internet connectivity
Bluetooth
Cannot make cell phone calls
Can place audio or video phone calls
HeyWire
Netbooks
Traditional OS
Keyboard
Weigh 2 pounds or less
Inexpensive compared with tablets and ultrabooks
Ultrabooks
Full-featured computers
Very thin, lightweight computing solution
Don’t have optical drives
Offer SSD drives
Weigh under 3 pounds
Full-size keyboards
13- to 15-inch screens
Examples—Apple Macbook Air and Asus Zenbook
Guidelines to determine what fits your personal needs
Screen size and style of keyboard
Weight
Number of devices
Digital Publishing
Advantages of e-readers
Integrated dictionaries
Note taking and highlighting
URL links or links to glossary
Bookmarks
