This Virtual World

The pleasures derived from a great novel are something I am unwilling to give up. I love to adventure through nature, yet I also love a good book whilst relaxing in those rare moments. Modern technology certainly makes Life so very much easier with gadgets designed to enhance our lifestyles. One of my favorite modern day wonders is the Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device (9.7″ Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) Take this sweet little reader along with me on my favorite getaway, and my quiet moments in a faraway land takes on a whole new meaning. And the lack of clutter soothes my Virgo nature quite nicely! So many Kindle books to choose from, oh my!!

This Virtual World is full of magic and wonder to my eyes. I would love to share a virtual view, in which I found to be quite magical. World Hold On by Bob Sinclair. Video created by freeyourmind4evr… Enjoy!

Although I am really big on finding entertainment in the great outdoors, and Mother Earth’s boundless wonders, I do love my virtual goodies as well. Music, movies, and games seem to bring a special spark to my imagination, and I simply must feed the portion of my soul which craves the technologies which bring these virtual applications up to speed with the times.

I freely admit that the iPod touch is a great iPod, a great pocket computer, and a great portable game player. Listen to a mix of songs automatically put together by the new Genius Mixes feature. Watch a movie. Surf the web. Download countless apps. (Click here to jump over and learn all about apps.) View rich HTML email. Find your location and get directions with Google Maps. Discover games and apps you’re sure to love with new Genius recommendations for apps. And since iPod touch now comes with the latest 3.1 software already installed, you can start using fun, convenient features right out of the box.

Product Features

Music
Listen to a unique mix, or watch the video for your favorite song created just for you.

Cover Flow
What a song does for your ears, Cover Flow on iPod touch does for your eyes and fingers. It’s a virtual party for the senses.

Genius Mixes
Introducing Genius Mixes. All you do is sync iPod touch to iTunes, and Genius automatically searches your library to find songs that sound great together. Then it creates multiple mixes you’ll love.

Genius Playlists
Say you’re listening to a song you really like and want to hear other tracks that go great with it . Count on Genius to create a mix you wouldn’t have thought of yourself.

Shake to Shuffle
Shake things up a bit. Musically speaking, that is.

iTunes
Fill your iPod touch with songs and music videos from your iTunes library on your computer.

Bluetooth
 iPod touch includes the iPhone 3.1 software, so you can pair Bluetooth stereo headphones with it. Keep your iPod in your bag or charging on your desk across the room and still listen to your music.

Movies + TV shows
A feature film, a video podcast, your favorite TV show. Now appearing on a subway train or a plane near you.

Widescreen Viewing
Carry hours of video with you and watch it on the crisp 3.5-inch color widescreen display.  From Hollywood blockbusters to independent favorites, there’s something for everyone.  Prefer TV shows? Get a single episode or an entire season’s worth all at once.

Onscreen Controls
While watching your video, tap the display to bring up the onscreen controls. You can play or pause, view by chapter, and adjust the volume.

iTunes
Need some entertainment for your next flight or road trip? With iTunes on your iPod touch and a Wi-Fi connection, you can buy movies and TV shows on the fly.

App Store
Shop the App Store and discover over 75,000 apps that let you do even more with your iPod touch. Browse apps in categories from games to lifestyle, social networking to education, and more.

Browse Apps
Shop the App Store a number of ways. Tap Featured and get a list of new apps and to see what’s hot. Peruse by category. Check out the Top 25 apps.

Amazon-Related Apps
Have Amazon at your fingertips with these applications:

• Amazon Mobile:  Buy millions of products from the palm of your hand
• Kindle:  Read Kindle books on your iPhone or iPod touch

Genius Recommendations for Apps

There are tens of thousands of apps in the App Store, with more added every day.

Download Apps
When you find an app you want, buy and download it wirelessly to your iPod touch from anywhere over Wi-Fi, and start using it right away.

Update Apps
iPod touch tells you whenever an app update is available, so you’ll always have the latest versions of your favorite apps.

iTunes
Discover and download new music, movies, TV shows, and audiobooks with iTunes on your iPod touch.

Shop Anytime, Anywhere
The built-in Wi-Fi capability in iPod touch gives you access to the iTunes Store, where you can choose from millions of high-quality iTunes Plus songs and thousands of movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and free podcasts and iTunes U lectures.  Browse New Releases, Top Tens, and Genres.

Sync with iTunes
When you connect iPod touch to your computer, the music, movies, TV shows, audiobooks, and podcasts you downloaded on the go sync to your iTunes library on your Mac or PC.

Voice Control
Voice Control on the new 32 GB and 64 GB iPod touch gives you the ability to control music playback with spoken commands. You say it. iPod touch plays it. And shuffles it, pauses it, or names it.

Say and Play
Voice Control knows the music in your iPod touch. Want to hear something specific? All you have to do is ask. For instance, say “Play artist Bob Dylan,” and iPod touch does just that. Ask what song is playing and hear iPod touch answer. Tell it to play your favorite album, artist, or playlist.

Speak into the Mic
The new 32 GB and 64 GB iPod touch come with the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic. So you can reap the benefits (and the fun) of Voice Control even when your iPod touch is tucked in your pocket or bag.

Language Support
Voice Control features support for the following languages: Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (China), Chinese (Taiwan), Dutch, English (UK), English (US), Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish

Photos
With storage for up to 90,000 of your favorite photos, iPod touch lets you flick through and share all those remember-that-day moments.

Share Photos
Show thousands of photos from the palm of your hand.

Save Photos
If you receive a great image in an email, save it to your photo library on iPod touch. Once there, it acts just like any other photo. You can set it as your wallpaper, share it on the web, or pass it on.

Sync Photos
Just choose which photos or albums to sync to your iPod touch, then you can look at them–and share them–anywhere you go.

Home Screen
Maybe you want Maps as the first app in the second row. Or Mail down in the Dock. Whatever the arrangement, make iPod touch your own with customized Home screens.

Customize Your Home Screen
Move an app one row up, two apps over, or even to another Home screen. Create up to 11 Home screens for quick access to games and applications.

Home Button
No matter where you are on iPod touch, one press of the Home button at the bottom of iPod touch takes you to the main Home screen.

Spotlight Search
Looking for something? Search the entire contents of your iPod touch, all from one place.

Add Apps and Web Clips
Whenever you download an application from the App Store, a new icon appears on your Home screen. And if you check the same websites every day, just create web clips.

Safari
iPod touch features Safari, the most advanced web browser ever on a portable device. See the web in your hands the same way you see it on a computer. All you need is a Wi-Fi connection.

Browse Anywhere
iPod touch is the only iPod with built-in wireless access to the web.

Search the Web
iPod touch syncs your bookmarks from your PC or Mac, so you can access your favorite sites quickly. It has Google and Yahoo! search built in, so it’s easy to find what you’re looking for on the web.

Web Clips
If you check a website frequently–a favorite newspaper, blog, or sports site–why not create a Home screen icon, or web clip, for it?

Zoom
Get a closer look at any web page by zooming in and out with a tap or a pinch of the Multi-Touch display. View websites in portrait or landscape. Rotate iPod touch 90 degrees and the web page rotates, too.

Mail                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Email on iPod touch looks and works just like email on your computer. And it works with the email accounts you already have.

View Messages and Attachments
iPod touch supports rich HTML email, so vivid images and photos appear alongside text.

Access All Your Accounts
Access your email from popular providers–including MobileMe, Google Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, Yahoo! Mail, and AOL–and most industry-standard IMAP and POP mail systems.

Compose Instantly
iPod touch recognizes email addresses in different applications.

Type Smart
With its built-in dictionary, the intelligent iPod touch keyboard predicts and suggests words as you type, making it fast and easy to write email. And when you rotate iPod touch on its side, the keyboard instantly switches from portrait to landscape for larger keys and more room to type.

Search Your Inbox
No need to scroll through message after message in your inbox looking for the right one.

Maps
Find your way and a place to eat. With Maps and a Wi-Fi connection, you can get directions, find local businesses, and check traffic.

Find Yourself
iPod touch finds your location using known Wi-Fi hotspots. It also finds points of interest by keyword: Search for “coffee” and iPod touch shows you cafes nearby.

Get Directions
Just type in an address and get directions from wherever you are. Choose the method of transportation–car, public transit, or on foot–and view a list of turn-by-turn directions. See a highlighted map route with estimated travel time.

Switch Map Views
Just like Google Maps on your computer, Maps on iPod touch lets you switch between views of Google map data, satellite images, and a hybrid of both. Multi-Touch makes the difference.

See Traffic
Maps on iPod touch shows you live traffic information, indicating traffic speed along your route in easy-to-read green, red, and yellow highlights.

YouTube
Skateboarding moves gone wrong. Hilarious commercials from another country. Whatever the video, iPod touch has your YouTube addiction covered.

Share from Anywhere
Email your favorite videos to your favorite people. Tap Share on any YouTube video detail page and iPod touch creates an email with the video link already in it.

Search YouTube
Explore Featured, Most Viewed, Most Recent, and Top Rated videos. Or search for the video you want using a keyword search. Once you find what you’re looking for, bookmark it to watch later.

Nike + iPod Compatibility
Rock out your workout. iPod touch has built-in support for Nike + iPod. It’s music and motivation rolled into one.

Tune Your Run
iPod touch includes built-in Nike + iPod support. Just slip the Nike + iPod Sensor (available separately) into your Nike+ shoe and start your run. The sensor communicates wirelessly with your iPod touch, tracking your time, distance, and calories burned. It even gives you voice feedback on your progress.

Tune Your Cardio Workout
This feature also works with new cardio equipment available in many fitness centers. Just look for Nike + iPod compatible treadmills, ellipticals, stair steppers, and stationary bikes.

Sync with nikeplus.com
When you get back to your computer, sync your iPod touch with iTunes and transfer your exercise data to nikeplus.com, where you can track your workouts, set goals, and challenge friends.

Voice Memos
You might have a good memory. But sometimes, it’s nice to have a backup. With Voice Memos, you can record little (and big) bits of information to your iPod touch.

Record Memos (or Any Audio)
Record a simple to-do, your next big idea, or a bet between you and your friend.

Edit Memos
You can trim recorded memos right on iPod touch. That way, you keep only what you need.

Manage Memos
Keep all your memos organized by choosing labels from a predefined list or by creating custom labels.

Share Memos
Send memos to your friends and colleagues via email. Memos you record on iPod touch sync back to your Mac or PC via iTunes, so you can share them later. 

ipod Touch Technology

~ Multi-Touch
The Multi-Touch display layers a protective shield over a capacitive panel that senses your touch using electrical fields. It then transmits that information to the LCD screen below it. So you can glide through albums with Cover Flow, flick through photos and enlarge them with a pinch, zoom in and out on a section of a web page, and control game elements precisely.

~ Accelerometer
The accelerometer inside iPod touch allows it to detect when you rotate iPod touch from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display. The accelerometer really shines when you play games, because it immerses you in the action. It’s perfect for racing games, where your entire iPod touch acts as a steering wheel, and for tap-and-tilt games such as Rolando, in which your movements control the action.

~ Wireless
iPod touch has built-in support for 802.11b/g wireless technology. That means you can get online anywhere there’s Wi-Fi. Send email from a coffee shop. Surf the web at the airport. Shop for games from your couch. Browse, buy, and download music and more from the iTunes Store. iPod touch locates nearby wireless hotspots, including protected networks. If you’ve never used a particular network, Wireless Icon it asks you to enter a password the first time, and it remembers the password from then on. So the next time you’re within range, it connects automatically.

~ Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a form of wireless technology that lets you use devices without the hassle of cables or wires. What does that mean for iPod touch? It means you can use iPod touch with Bluetooth headphones and listen to your music no matter where in the room your iPod touch is. So lounge on your bed, while your iPod touch charges on your desk. Bluetooth on iPod touch is also great for peer-to-peer gaming.

~ Design
iPod touch is as remarkable outside as it is inside. Holding one is all the proof you need. With its curved design, iPod touch is a mere 8.5 mm thin. Its optical glass front and polished stainless steel back feel sleek and smooth in your hand. Turn it on, and instantly you’re impressed by the brilliant 3.5-inch display. iPod touch is the perfect combination of stunning design and revolutionary technology–the total, beautiful package.\

Read Kindle Books on the iPod touch

~ No Kindle required.
~ Get the best reading experience available on your iPhone or iPod touch.
~ Access your Kindle books even if you don’t have your Kindle with you.
~ Automatically synchronizes your last page read between devices with Amazon Whispersync.
~ Adjust the text size, add bookmarks, and view the annotations you created on your Kindle.

My daughter is good at spotting great virtual lands to adventure in. Of course Moshi Monsters was first introduced to her through her super cool friend Bert, yet she gave me the whole scoop on this totally cool world of colorful monsters. A bright, vividly colorful land of fun and frightening creatures. Explore the land of Moshi with your little monsters, and discover new adventures at every turn.

Monstro City holds exciting alleys and ingenious shops. I dare you to traverse the land of Moshi Monsters. Change your monsters clothes to show off their personal style. Customize the different monsters colors, and give them a home. You can even decorate their room, and have your friends rate it. Find items to decororate your room and add the horror to your monsters house!

Go from Ooh La Lane, to Sludge Street, and from there to Gift Island. See what you cand discover in Monstro City! Start your very own garden by planting seeds to attract cute, atrocious, or terrifying Moshlings.

When all of that serious exploring has tired out your Moshi Monster, you can go home to your personal domain. Don’t forget to feed your monster! Visit the Puzzle Palace and Moshling Garden. You may visit the Port as well, and the Dress Up Room. Does your sassy pet want to see the DIY shop, or maybe Horrods. Explore all the Monstro streets. They are your gateway to games, and meeting new Monsters. Let’s not forget to say “Hi”!

Ages: 7-10 Fun for all ages, and younger kids.
Safety: Very safe Community for all Monsters.
Fun: Super, super fun for young Moshi’s
Navigate: Easy. Very easy site to navigate.
Price – Free

Adoption Monster Rules

Play Safe – Keep your personal information personal.
Respect the Moshi Community – Treat Moshi players with respect, and you will be respected.
No Bullying or Rudeness – Put your best behaviour foot forward.
No Cheating or Scamming – Scamming and cheating are stealing.. don’t do it!

This post is courtesy of my daughter, who shall remain unnamed, yet is a faithful and fearless Moshi Monster who enjoys having fun and trekking through the colorful lands of cyber space. Thank you dear…

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Incendia Health. All opinions are 100% mine.

Although I have been blessed with near perfect vision for my entire life, my daughter, and two of my grandchildren have not been so lucky in the vision department. While wearing glasses grants them a clearer view of the world around them, they have a hard time being active. They are always breaking their glasses, and being the young souls they are, they seem to misplace them often as well. Complaints are expressed quite often as to the inconvenience of wearing glasses, and I have seriously looked into viable alternatives to this unfortunate circumstance. Not to mention the safety factor… who wants to have a glass object directly in front of such a valuable sense as our vision?

I recently heard about a iLASIK Video Contest, which although the winners have now been chosen, brings about a suitable solution to these issues surrounding their state of being in their active lifestyles and their vision problems. I can truly see the benefits of lasic surgery to correct eye vision, and the convenience of not having to deal with eye glasses and their many downfalls.

You can still check out the winners in the iLASIK Video Contest, which is not only entertaining, yet gives some great examples of how our lives can be vastly improved upon with a simple procedure to correct eye vision. Just imagine a clear view of the world without having to deal with eye glasses on a daily basis.

As I get older, I truly value my luck so far in the vision department, and am grateful for the technological advances which bring us options to this annoying issue. If you, or someone you care about, has a vision problem, I would seriously consider checking out this option to leading a free lifestyle, without the hassle and stress eye glasses present. What a great way to view this virtual world we live in!

This virtual world we live in brings us many wonders to save time, money, and enhance our entertainment options, taking our pleasure time to a whole new level. Watch the entire Amazon Video On Demand library, including HD titles in 5.1 Surround Sound, instantly on your television.

Simply connect your compatible HDTV or device to your broadband internet connection, register your device, and you’re ready to go. We can watch ove 50,000 of our favorite TV shows and Movies on our TV’s, instantly… how cool is that?

Todays favorite feature is Sherlock Holmes (2010), and I am quite pleased to find it available at Amazon’s video On Demand in HD.

Synopsis:

Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

As one can see from the previews, this movie is sure to entertain with lots of action, adventure, and intrigue to keep most folks who enjoy this type of entertainment on the happy side of Life. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material.

Well then, looks like Avatar
is now available on Blue-ray/DVD in a 2 disc combo. For those in the virtual realms who have been waiting to bring this amazing adventure home for personal viewing, this is good news indeed! I will update very soon with my own personal review on this film, which touches upon a vital sense of the world we live in.

Description

A reluctant hero. An epic journey. A choice between the life he left behind and the incredible new world he’s learned to call home. Return to James Cameron’s Avatar — the greatest adventure of all time.

Enjoy!

Well then, this past two weeks has been a HUGE learning experience! No computer, and this virtual girl was going absolutely nuts trying to take care of business on a shared computer. My hard drive decided to take a dive, and despite all of my valiant efforts I could not revive it. So I now have a shiny new hard drive, and I installed it myself, and now have all the drivers and lots of cool stuff all loaded up and ready to go. So far so good, and everything is up to par, and my own expectations have been met. I like things smooth and efficient, and LOTS of power to back up my adventurous nature.

Now I can get back to work. My blogs need some new content, and I need to express my creative nature in a big way! I love researching new projects, adding spice to my daughters home taught activities, and I love to play. When I mix things up, it adds a whole lot more excitement to my virtual journeys. And I missed Pandora… I live for music!

So wish me luck, and I will keep movin’ on, and I will eventually come close to finding all of my Favorites again. It is amazing how much I truly rely on my virtual travels in my quest for information, and to satisfy my bottomless well of curiosity. And taking care of business is a breeze when we can just tap into the world wide web to make Life sooooo much easier. Technology rocks! Let’s just hope my brain doesn’t freeze gathering all of this crucial information which is totally necessary to survive in This Virtual World.

Enjoy!

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