I found another review floating around for the Samsung Galaxy Player that seems to be a bit more complimentary & unbiased (?) than
the review link I posted on here yesterday.
Again, I have personally taken this device for a spin or two
& I really dig it, despite being a Sammy (don't care for Samsung). It's
very fast, light, speaker is fairly loud (no problem hearing inside busy,
crowded Best Buy), good video, & best of all- it has an earpiece, unlike
the iPod Touch (4th Generation).
This, in my honest unbiased opinion is slightly better than
the iPod Touch for the simple fact that it was faster, has the built in
earpiece, & has a larger screen.
My daughter has an iPod Touch & I've noticed that it
lags quite a bit. I didn't run into this issue with the Galaxy Player. Also,
most will love the larger screen for web browsing & video. Fast &
responsive. But, what I believe could be the best feature of all of these is
the earpiece for phone calls. No, it's not a phone by default, however, one can
easily configure this device to be one, unlike the iPod Touch which does not
have an earpiece, so one must insert the earphones to hear or put it in
speakerphone mode.
Since the Galaxy Player runs on Android, it has Google Voice
& Talk preinstalled. Just go here & set up a FREE
Google Voice account. You can choose your own Google Voice number & as a
parent myself, I have to say that it's a parent's paradise as far as implementing
controls & security.
I hope this helps. Christmas is right around the corner
& I know alot of teens & tweens will be bucking for something like
this.
As I stated in my previous review, this is a
great iPod Touch alternative that gives users the added benefit of being used
as a phone with ability to send/receive calls & text, without having to add
a line to your current mobile phone account ($10 extra/mo!)
I'm disgusted by what I'm seeing & reading about on a daily basis, about this ignorant "movement" currently going on called "Occupy". Basically, it's a bunch of people who have bought into this whole self-entitled, why does he have more than me? mentality.
I was raised to believe that if I want something, the first thing I need to do is get off my butt. The next thing is figure the price, the cost, the expense to me. Whether it be monetary, time, or education. It'll be one of those aspects. If you want this or that, you have to earn it. And that brings me to my next point...
I've been noticing, over the last decade or so, that there are more & more people running around claiming to have "the right" to do this or have this or say that. I've noticed that the mentality of my generation has become so different from what my parents' generation believed. It's certainly different from my grandparents' generation's mentality. They believed what I mentioned above: If you want or need something, you earn it.
Why earn? Simple. You appreciate it much more than if it was given or taken. I understand this mentality. Why don't more of my generation get it? Why have so many become so ungrateful for what they do have? I'll tell you why.... I don't mind at all:) This whole "occupy movement" crap is entirely unfortunate & could've been prevented. It begins with "Johnny" throwing a temper tantrum about a toy & Mommy or Daddy (sometimes both) not wanting to be the "bad guy", buys that toy for Johnny. Mommy or Daddy coddles him & even at times, attempts to tell him "no" but doesn't have the balls to follow through with the proclamation & caves; giving in to Johnny's tantrums & ends up giving him whatever he wants, again. This turns into a routine. The problem here is that Johnny's Mommy & Daddy don't understand what it means to be a parent. They didn't wrap their brain around the fact that parenting means disciplining your freaking kid. They don't want to be the bad guy, so they try to be Johnny's friend... but atsome point, want Johnny to obey what they ask or tell him to do. What happens? You're exactly right: Johnny doesn't obey. Johnny, in fact, runs all over them. Johnny, believing he is entitled, throws a temper tantrum & gets his way again, and again, and again. Parents cave each time because they slowly lose power & control over their household to... a kid.
Fast forward 15-20 years. Johnny, now in his late teens or early 20's, is seeing how that guy over there is driving a really nice car. Maybe it's a really nice house. Johnny wants one, too. Johnny tries to buy one & is turned down for a loan because he has no money or doesn't earn enough money. Most of us ( yes, most of us, contrary to what the media would have you believe....) would either pursue a better paying position and/or save until we have the money or enough for a very good down payment. But see, Johnny doesn't understand this because Johnny's parents didn't enforce that mentality; that principle. So Johnny just gets jealous. And over time, that jealousy becomes bitterness. After awhile, that bitterness becomes a mentality, as well.
Take "Johnny" & multiply him or her by several thousand. All have that same bitterness inside. They each have a chip on their shoulder against anyone who has more than them, regardless of the fact that those people worked for & earned what they have. These bitter folks blame the fact that they don't have all kinds of cool stuff or money on the people at the top of the hill being greedy, & plotting to keep the little guy down. They use terms like "corporate greed", "Big insert-name-of-business-or-industry-here" to explain why they don't have or can't get what they want. So they begin to assemble together & decide to protest against businesses & the government. They set up shop in public places, in front of large business or institutions around the country, & protest. Keep in mind, alot or even most of them, have no job. They block the entrances to the businesses so that the people that do have jobs & work there can't get in. They block city traffic. They can't understand why the police begin to force them to move out of the way (blocking business & traffic is illegal & a safety hazard, folks...) & become aggitated. The police begin using pepperspray & physical force. The police don't cave in like "Johnny's" parents did. The police kick their asses & hand them back to'em. Street cleared. Business entrance cleared. Traffic resumes. Business resumes. Commerce is now back in session. The Police had to do what Johnny's parent's didn't do. The police were forced to assault & injure Johnny because Johnny's parents didn't spank him, ground him, take things away for a little while, or force him/her to earn by doing chores.
That, in a nutshell is what caused the stupidity that is, the Occupy Movement. Your tax dollars are now going toward paying for extra enforcement of the law in these areas around the country where these protests are occuring. It's paying for the doctor bills & miscellaneous other expenses birthed from this crap because the majority of those "Johnnys" out there protesting are unemployed. Unemployed people still normally have access to healthcare, only they don't pay for it; you & I do through the taxes you & I pay. From our paychecks. From working. From earning. This is unacceptable.
My opinion through observation, is this:
The current administration is & has been pushing a thing called "distribution of wealth". These protesters are pushing the same thing. Basically, it means taking the money you & I earn & reallocating it to people who don't make as much as you or I do. Currently, if I go to work, I earn a wage. That wage is mine to do what I will with it. If I choose to work harder or extra hours, I can earn more money. That extra money is still mine to do what I will with it. Doesn't matter if I choose to build debt or build wealth with it- it's mine. Under distribution of wealth, or Communism or Socialism, as it really is; you work & earn but that money is automatically calculated & spread out across the board. Your money is my money & my money is yours. Nobody can get ahead or have more than the other. Assets you current own are taken & you are forced to move into something more "accommodating" to you- this could be a step up if you haven't got much or a step down if you worked your butt off to succeed & excel. Sound appealing?
I personally, wish to keep things as it is: a Capitalistic society (for the most part). A place where I decide what I want to do for a living, how hard I want to work for the things I want or need, who I want to help with the money I earn, & whether or not I want to save it or spend it.
Watch the video, below. It is a commentary by Adam Corolla describing what's going on & how it happened. He absolutely hits the nail on the head, here. I encourage you to listen & let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Thanks.
