Thursday, November 19, 2009

Why have an ipod when you can have Dancepants.(2nd Mp article 3)


I don't know exactly dance pants work but this is how it looks. There are small iPod speakers that you can put in your ear. This is when the pants part comes in: The speakers are motion activated so they only play music when you are running. The way they do this is there is a mp3 player in the hip that is controlled by the feet. Near the feet there is kinetic energy (and no, I do not know what that is). Somehow that kinetic energy makes the mp3 player play and you hear music.(But only if you are running). I think this is a torture device. Why would people want there music to stop when they stop running. It takes the point away from listening to your iPod while running. I do understand that maybe it encourages you to keep exercising, but c'mon, who would really buy this. Not me.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Crash Bandicoot Controversy(2nd Mp article 2)


I am sure some of you are familiar with the "Crash Bandicoot" series. The first game was distibuted in 1996 by "Naughtydog". The game was a hit and the company made many more games like Crash Bandicoot 2:Cortex strikes back, Crash Bandicoot 3:Warped, And then finishing with there last game: Crash Team racing. So then another company, Sierra, took over. Most people were happy that the series would go on. The first game Sierra made of the series was "Crash Bash". That was a hit but then they made the next game. That's when I started to hate them. Well first off, they changed the design of the characters. That made me mad because it was like it was a completely different game. Also they changed the gameplay. Most of the "Crash Bandicoot" games were played like this: There are 5 warp rooms and in each warp room there are 5 levels and a boss. "Sierra" completely changed it. I am really frustrated that "Naughtydog"

stopped doing the series. I am not the only person who thinks this. I know so many people who are mad about the situation and also, the Crash Bandicoot franchise has gone down and not that many peole like the videogames. So please "Naughtdog" Show "Sierra" how to really make a Crash Bandicoot Game.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Fast food((2nd mp article 1)


My topic of the week is fast food. Don't get me wrong, I think it tastes great , But it's so unhealthy.Here are some facts about fast food: Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant, You would have to walk for seven hours straight to burn off a Super Sized Coke, fry and Big Mac, 60 percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese( If you really want to know some fast food facts watch the movie "Super Size Me"). I think this is horrible. Fast food should be for when you have no time to cook or you need a quick meal, but it has turned into a everyday meal. I know people who annualy, for dinner, go to fast food resturants. Fast food can cause Obesity, which has been linked many diseases like: Stroke, Asthma, Prostate and Colon Cancers, Adult onset diabetes, Gall bladder disease, And many more bad sicknesses. I kinda find this suprsing. I mean, I knew fast food was bad but not this bad. So, I hope after reading this article you think differently about fast food and think twice about getting Big Mac.