Gadgets & Gizmos (Apr09)

Gadgets & Gizmos & Digital Media ... and your Library ... Scott Kehoe, Technology Consultant Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System (NMRLS), Danvers, Mass. 978-762-4433 x16 / scott@nmrls.org / www.nmrls.org IM me @: AOL-bibliotechy / MSN-bibliotekky /Yahoo!-biblioteky links for this workshop and more @: http://del.icio.us/bibliotechy/gadgets Scott’s websites on related topics @: Digital Media & the Library - http://www.nmrls.org/ce/digitalmedia.htm Scott’s Tech Tips / STT blog- http://www.nmrls.org/ce/stt/ revised: 03/30/09 1

It’s All About the WiFi 2

Future (and Current) Library Users 7 e 200 U.S. kids begin using ... ts , Jun sigh dy - In p stu Grou PD N • computers by 5 1/2 • video game consoles by 6 • digital cameras by 8 3

e-readers & e-paper the future of books??? • Amazon.com Kindle 2 reader! (February’09 - $359) • continuous WiFi via Sprint cellular network, no docking • The future of Textbooks! • e-paper: ﬂexible, ultra-thin. Soon? wireless, color, cheap? • making other gadgets more smaller & slimmer 4

Cell Phones Jitterbug iPhone T-Mobile G1 “Google Phone” 5

Smart Phones Not-So-Smart-Phones • Apple iPhone started a revolution! • Simple basic phones that just make calls • -introduced June 2007 -iPhone 3G, 3 million sold in ﬁrst weekend, July 2008 • Jitterbug -17.5 million total iPhones through Dec. 2008 -In 2 years Apple becomes 3rd largest phone manufacturer behind Nokia & Samsung • Phone companies want to be • Google piles on! Hollywood ... T-Mobile G1 using Android • Overpriced music and video and pictures • sales forecasts over a half million by end of 2008? and text messages ... • Smart Phones are expensive! More all-in-one touch-screen devices! EXAMPLE iPhone = $199 • Bluetooth (hands-free, “safe” for driving) 2-year contract @ $70/month = $1680 Total after 2 years = $1879* • *does NOT include 15¢ ~ 20¢ per Text-Message or Unlocked phones! Phones not tied to accessories (cases, cables, software Apps). carriers or contracts! 6

iPod Touch • WiFi • touch-screen • Apps = applications • email / IM / web browser • dedicated Apps for New York Times, Google, You Tube, Wikipedia, stocks, weather, sports scores, tides, ... • calendar/appointment book & address book • games! • it’s a mobile computer • it’s also an iPod ... 7

The Future is Apps • Apps = programs that perform one task on a portable device. - Bejeweled, Solitaire, Google Earth, New York Times, email, address book, calendar • a positive mobile computer experience = quick access to useful web site features a mobil version of a web sites ≠ positive mobile computer experience • • Scott’s Ideal library App: -access my patron record -renew & reserve items (and sends me notices & reminders) -search catalog -download digital audio & video to my device -IM with a Librarian • Mobile devices using Apps: iPhone; iPod Touch; Google phone; Blackberry; Palm 8

iPods • Apple has sold over 150 MILLION in 7 years ... since 2001 • Chrysler has sold 12 million mini-vans in 25 years ... since 1982 • Apple sells at least 10 million every three months (Ars Technica, 4/23/08) • iPods hold nearly 80% of U.S. market-share (Digital Music News June 23, 2006, NPD Group) • iPod-ready cars & airlines • Apple iTunes #1 music retailer in U.S. (Ars Technica 4/2/08) • iTunes has sold over 6 Billion songs online since 2003 (Ars Technica, 3/09) • April 2009 - Variable pricing - 69cents to $1.29 based on popularity, ALL no-DRM! 9

other MP3 players ... • Trends: • iPod & iTunes dominance • continued use of DRM (digital right management) • confusing options: devices & services & multiple DRM schemes • more legal MP3s choices - amazon.com MP3 Downloads: http://www.amazon.com/MP3-Music-Download • ... no easy choices for libraries ... 10

Gaming not just for kids! • increased popularity across all ages & genders • gaming generation starts is in the work force! • libraries circulating games, check WorldCat! • Nintendo DS Lite • Sales: U.S., 15+ million / Worldwide, 50+ million 11

Game Stats • 72% of all U.S. population plays video games (NPD Group, 4/08) • $18.8 Billion - 2007 U.S. video & PC game sales (NPD Group, 1/31/08) • 62% online gamers are female, majority “casual” gamers (Nielsen, 2006) • 69% head of households play computer/video games* • Average age of frequent game buyer = 40* • 35% of parents play computer/video games , average age of parent-gamers = 37* • 73% of parent-gamers are regular voters* • 93% of gamers read books or newspapers on a daily basis* *Report, May 2006 Entertainment Software Assoc. (ESA) - http://www.theesa.com/ 12

Who’s got Game? The Gaming Industry Story Reports: may 2006; July 2008 - Entertainment Software Assoc. (ESA) - http://www.theesa.com/ Combined computer/video games sales in 2007 = $9.5 billion • 65% of U.S. households play computer/video games • Average age of gamers = 35 • (26% over 50 / 49% 18-49) 59% gamers play with others in person • 36% gamers play on wireless devices (smart/cell phones, iPods) • • 35% of parents play computer/video games • 73% of parent-gamers are regular voters • 93% of gamers read books or newspapers on a daily basis 13

Who’s got Game? Pew Internet & American Life Surveys Report, Sept. 2008 & Data Memo, December 2008 53% of all American adults play video games • 81% of 18-29 year olds play video games • 21% adult gamers play every day • 36% of age 65+ gamers play everyday • 76% teens play online games • 66% of parents with children under 18 play games • 2% of gamers overall / 11% teens visit virtual worlds • (e.g. Second Life) 9% of gamers overall / 21% teens play MMOGs • (Massive Multiplayer Online Games: World of Warcraft, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars) Gamer Proﬁle: • 55% male 56% urbanites 57% college educated 62% annual income $50,000+ no signiﬁcant ethnic differences among game players 14

Gaming consoles get your exercise! ➡ Nintendo Wii ➡ Microsoft XBox 360 ➡ Sony PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 2 ➡ Library games ➡ Dance, Dance, Revolution ➡ Guitar Hero ➡ Wii Sports 15

Nintendo DS Lite • WiFi • touch-screen • built-in microphone • games for all ages • memory building games for grown-ups (Big Brain Academy & Brian Age) • relatively affordable device & games • shop for used! • Library Programming: • Nintendogs • Super Mario Brothers • MarioKarts Breaking News! New DSi will have larger screen, extra memory, WiFi store access & 2 cameras - Due in April ‘09 16

Nintendo Wii • WiFi • wireless controllers • games for all ages & interests • hard to ﬁnd ... • Library Programing: • WiiSports (bowling, tennis, baseball) • MarioKarts team racing 17

Video made easy ~ Flip Video • simple digital video camera • includes built-in: USB connector ~ microphone ~ display ~ software • just plug it into your PC or Mac to upload to YouTube or you own website • $130 ~ $180 • Great for Library programs/events/ speakers (with written consent from participants) • a secret ... the digital camera you already own does the same thing and probably better ... 18

Flash-drives thumb drive ~ ﬂash drive ~ jump drive ~ key drive ~ thumb key ~USB key ~ USB stick ~ USB fob ~ memory stick … PROS • No formatting, just plug and it works on any computer! • Ability to run self-contained software (email, browser, word processor) • Getting cheaper and memory capacity growing, 4GB/$30! CONS • Not a permanent backup device, will wear out from excessive use • Static electricity may damage or ruin 19

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Blu-ray peace in our time! high-deﬁnition video DVD format stores 25 GB ~ 50GB disc players: $250+ ﬁlms: $25 - $60 per disc Sony’s gaming console, Playstation3, features a Blu-ray DVD player, both for games and movies another format for libraries to stock ... 21

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Where to get the info? Print Sources • Sunday paper sales ﬂyers! Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples, Target • Boston Globe – see Monday’s Business & Technology section • also at: http://www.boston.com/business/technology/ • New York Times - David Pogue’s weekly columns & reviews • Pogue’s columns are also FREE online at: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/technology/index.html • Wall Street Journal – Walt Mossberg’s weekly columns & reviews • Mossberg’s columns are also FREE online at: http://ptech.wsj.com/ptech.html. 23

Where to get the info? Web sites with RSS feeds • Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki - ideas on what’s worked and what’s being tried out in libraries, not just technology topics! - http://www.libsuccess.org/ • Pew Internet & American Life Project - easy-to-read, succinct reports on all aspects internet use by Americans - http://www.pewinternet.org • engadget - breaking news & photos of latest gadgets - http://www.engadget.com/ • ars technica - all aspects of technology & science, informative & witty - http://arstechnica.com Podcasts • CNET Buzz Out Loud - daily - http://podcast.cnet.com • NPR Technology & Popular Culture podcasts - weekly - http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast • David Pogue videos, New York Times technology columnist - weekly - http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/ 24

Where to get more info from Scott • Scott's del.icio.us techy & gadget bookmarks: http://del.icio.us/bibliotechy • Scott’s all-things digital media website: http://www.nmrls.org/ce/digitalmedia.htm • Scott’s gadget, webware, and all-things digital blog: STT http://www.nmrls.org/ce/stt/ • These slides online (for sharing) at Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/skaasz • Scott Kehoe, Technology Consultant, NMRLS scott@nmrls.org / 978-762-4433 x16 IM: AIM-bibliotechy / MSN-bibliotekky /Yahoo!-biblioteky 25

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