Technology rises in 2010

Will the PlayStation 4 (PS4) be released this year? What does Apple have in store? 

There are so many questions about the technology of 2010 and it is still very early in the year. Because 2010 has only just begun we will have to wait to have most questions answered, however we have the scoop on some gadgets that technology users everywhere will be excited about, most are for consumer entertainment. 

Apple made a big announcement on January 27, 2010. The public will soon be able to own an “iPad,” Apple’s latest technology. The “iPad” will be much like a large “iPhone,” and comes loaded with so many features that you will just have to read more for yourself at www.apple.com/ipad. Just know that it allows wireless web browsing, is ultra thin, weighs only 1.5 pounds, has a multi-touch screen and provides 10 hours of battery life. Look for it in late March and expect to pay a starting price of $499.

Technology has again changed music. Misa, a Sydney, Australia based company, has created a digital guitar. Before judging read this statement from the creator, “I did not intend the Misa digital guitar to replicate a traditional guitar.” The digital guitar requires no strings, only your hand. Your hand controls the sound and the digital guitar is used to create electronic music. To read more about the specs and software of the digital guitar go to www.misadigital.com. On the website you can also view a video of the digital guitar in use and appreciate its abilities, as well as put your name on a waiting list. Remember, “don’t compare Misa digital guitars to acoustic guitars or electric guitars. Those are different instruments, for different artforms, for different music.”

The computer gaming community can look forward to the release of the much-anticipated StarCraft 2. Blizzard Entertainment will be releasing the game in the early half of 2010. The StarCraft2 website, www.starcraft2.com, claims that the game will continue the “edgy sci-fi” StarCraft story, offer “unparalleled online play,” and run on a new 3-D graphics engine. The 3-D graphics engine will make renderings more vibrant and the game playing experience more “memorable.”

Video gamers can continue to anticipate the Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4); the release date is still unsure. There are many hopeful rumors claiming that the game console will be released in 2010, but for now PlayStation fans will have to keep fingers crossed because Sony has made no confirmations.

There is no doubt that the remaining ten months of 2010 will be packed with more new and exciting technology. Be on the lookout for new.