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231 Dominicans Tweet
1:03 pm By Maegan La Mala · Dominican Republic|Tech · Comments Off
19 Aug 2008
There’s a really interesting article up about the use of Twitter in the Dominican Republic. According to the article there are 231 tweeters in D.R. 11 of them being non-Dominicans who live/work there. 26% of the Dominican users have protected entries (hmm what are you hiding). 42% of the tweeters have blogs. 1 of the tweeters is a politician.
For more on who tweets in D.R. check out the full post here.
Via / Global Voices, My 2 K-Cents
Head for the Border, But Leave Your Laptop at Home
8:36 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Tech|travel · 2 Comments
1 Aug 2008
If you are entering the U.S., Department of Homeland Security wants your laptop, and maybe your cellphone, iPods, pager, beepers, video and audio tapes. and “all papers and other written documentation,” including books, pamphlets and “written materials commonly referred to as ‘pocket trash’ or ‘pocket litter.”.
According to an article in the Washington Post, there has been a policy in place for some time that authorizes Homeland security to:
take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed.Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16…
Circo Plays Rock Band on XBox
7:24 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events|Music|Tech · Comments Off
31 Jul 2008
My friends have sung the praises of the interactive game Rock Band, and now one of the hottest Rican rock bands is playing it too!
Multiple Latin Grammy award nominees Circo will be showcasing their musical and gaming talents by playing Xbox LIVE® members in Rock Band(TM) on Thursday, July 31, 2008. If you’re an Xbox LIVE Gold member, and you want a chance to play with Circo, send a friend request to the following Gamertags ( *Circo GWF1, *Circo GWF2) and be online half an hour before (3:30 P.M. ET) the Game with Fame session starts on Thursday, July 31, 4:00 P.M. ET.
Circo’s third album, Cursi, is in stores now and it’s a successful mix of the innovative music the band has become known for. As lead singer José Luis Abreu states, “There are stories here, but the record is pretty danceable and radio-friendly. All our songs are an invitation to dance and to celebrate feelings.”
I don’t have an XBox or Rock Band but this sounds like fun!
Date: July 31st
Time: 4 – 6pm (EST)Game: Rock Band
Gamertags: Circo GWF1 & Circo GWF2 **please note space between Circo and GWF
Kids Sent to Institution Because of Cell Phone Addiction
12:56 pm By Maegan La Mala · children|Lifestyle|society|Spain|Tech · Comments Off
17 Jun 2008
Two Spanish children, aged 12 and 13, have been sent to a mental hospital because of their addiction to cell phones. BBC Mundo reports that the two boys were sent to the institution because they were “unable to do normal activities without their cell phones.” According to the parents, the children’s grades were affected by the excessive cell phone use and their conduct was also severely impacted.
The children will be receiving treatment in the Children’s Mental Health Clinic in Lleida (Catalunya) for three months in an attempt to get them off the cell phone habit.
The BBC reports that the boys had been showing signs of addiction to their cells for 18 months prior, but the parents had not intervened.
Maybe I’m old school, but do we really need a treatment program for this? How about just taking the cell phones away?
By the way, it’s not just kids who are addicted to cell phones in Spain. In a country of 44 million people, there are 50 million cell phones — more phones than people.
Via / BBC Mundo
Like I’m Not Crazy Enough: Doc Wants Internet/Tech Addiction to be a Mental Illness
11:45 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Health|Tech · Comments Off
25 Mar 2008
As a blogger, I’m always connected. There’s wifi, checking my email on my phone, texting, twittering, reading the blogs of others, and on and on and on. But does that make me sick?
Alcohol, drugs, food, sex, and even shopping are all candidates for medical treatment and are recognized as genuine mental disorders, so what about the Internet? Internet addiction -defined as “excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations, and email/text messaging” – is becoming so common that at least one psychiatrist says it merits inclusion in psychiatry’s official handbook of mental illness, the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.”
Ok well I’m not a big gamer and I don’t have sexual pre-occupations (trust me) so maybe I’m safe.
Via / Yahoo!
Iced Game Trailer
1:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration|Internet|Justice|Tech · Comments Off
17 Mar 2008
ICED, the video game that also teaches about the injustices of current immigration policy in the U.S. just released the above trailer for the game. The game puts you in the shoes of immigrants faced with various circumstances and depicts just how hard it is to live day to day.
Check out the game at www.ICEDGAME.com.
Amazon Indigenous Communities Get Technical
11:22 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Latin America|Tech · Comments Off
6 Nov 2007
Some indigenous tribes in the Amazon region have already embraced the internet. Now, Amazon communities are using GPS GPS devices to map out what belongs to them and to make sure their land stays in their hands.
To avoid getting steamrollered by developers, ranchers, loggers, miners, oilmen, and biopirates, tribes across the Amazon Basin have begun acquiring high tech tools to defend themselves. Much of the help in this effort has come from the Amazon Conservation Team, a Virginia environmental and cultural preservation organization, which provided equipment, cartographic expertise, and financial assistance. Now dozens of men like Wuta are walking the forests, mapping their lands with the aid of portable GPS devices.
L.A. Latino Kids get New Xbox 360 Arcade Console
10:18 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Los Angeles|Tech · Comments Off
24 Oct 2007
Most kids these days want a video gaming system and Xbox representatives along with the organization Para Los Niños made that want a reality.
The new Xbox 360 console and more than 200 educational games and entertainment programs in English and Spanish are being released nationwide, and to mark the occasion, Microsoft Corp. is making a donation for the benefit of Spanish-speaking and low-income families. Para Los Niños is being equipped with two Xbox 360 Arcade consoles that include five games, a wireless controller, a 256MB memory unit and parental controls to help parents or caregivers monitor use of the console.
Futbol Americano Goes Latino
1:41 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Entertainment|Tech · Comments Off
22 Oct 2007
EA Games has figured out that Latino is hot, especially in terms of dollars. This is why it’s making one of it’s top games fully translated into Spanish. Madden NFL 08 En Espanol will be available this December , just in time for the Christmas holidays. The game will be for the PlayStation 2 and the Xbox 360 video game systems.
There wil even be a Latino cover boy, Dominicano San Diego Chargers defensive end Luis Castillo. The game features exclusive Spanish language content, including additional music tracks, and Spanish play-by-play and game analysis voice-over.
Microsoft strikes out at iTunes for Latino listeners
11:50 am By Maegan La Mala · Marketing|Music|Tech · 1 Comment
22 Oct 2007
Anybody out there got a Microsoft Zune (a what?)? That’s Bill Gates’ answer to an iPod, and the Zune is out to conquer Latino music lovers and challenge the manzanita‘s iTunes Latino, released at about this time last year. Microsoft is leaning on some Latino celebs to promote the Zune and hopefully lure listeners away from the ubiquitous iPod:
Wisin & Yandel, the reggaeton duo with an uncanny knack for delivering hit singles, will become the first act to get its own customized Zune player, Billboard has learned.The limited-edition Wisin & Yandel Zune device will hit Wal-Mart stores nationwide October 29, before the release of the duo’s new album, “Los Extraterrestres,” November 6.
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