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NOSTALGIA AND THE SMART PHONE MARKET – Guest Host by Boring Bug
NOSTALGIA AND THE SMART PHONE MARKET
By Boring bug
Have you ever thought how nostalgia is played out in the telecom market? Presumably the smartphone market these days. New technologies play their disruptions by recreating familiar things i.e. design cues that evoke old objects inter alia software mimicking the look of the old things it has replaced. Primary examples being the settings icon that looks like a mechanical gear, notes app that looks like a yellow notepad and the mail icon as a postage stamp. Clicking a picture still, fakes the whir and click of a shutter from a Nikon/ Kodak camera, whereas in reality there is no sound making shutter present in the current devices.
One can argue that these types of equipment such as the camera were as recent as the year 2005, but that was an entirely different era for the mobile industry. Ever heard of the term “gone with the wind”? Exactly!
These days I-pods are collectibles, disc players and Walkman are already antiques. Although the old had a richness never rivaled by the digital world, there’s little of a reason to mourn the death of arid floppy discs. After all, nostalgia cycles don’t move around the world at the same pace. Imagine there are people like me who still own a classic Nokia unmindful of its death.
Technological nostalgia has a deeper meaning. People like me often refuse to accept that newer is automatically better. We cling to the stuff with possessiveness and give meaning to outdated objects. If we were sent back to the 1990’s would we be happy?
-by Boringbug
Boringbug can be reached on his blog- www.boringbug.wordpress.com
Some other posts by Boringbug:
- https://boringbug.wordpress.com/2017/07/30/a-weird-dream/
- https://boringbug.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/the-spirit-of-music/
- https://boringbug.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/listen-to-your-innerself/
- https://boringbug.wordpress.com/2017/07/22/the-missing-chapters-from-the-book-of-life/
Feast of Fates (Four Feasts Till Darkness #1) by Christian A. Brown (Book #274)
Geadhain is heading for war. The two mystical brothers, Magnus and Brutus, lead the two kingdoms of Eod and Zioch. Magnus is possessed by a dark force and believes Brutus has something to do with it. Magnus marches to Brutus for answers while Queen Lila is left in charge. She hires Thule to investigate the matter. There is also a Queen that is waiting for her moment to attack the land. She is seeking revenge and resides in the city of Menos.
The story is not only a fantasy book, but it also touches on paranormal romance, sci-fi and has historical features to it. The chapters are divided into sections, each marked and organized for a clear, descriptive flow of pace, for the story. The literature has some getting used to, however, is very well written and easy to follow.
The book, although being short, has good character development and provides a very solid foundation for the next books to come. I believe anyone that enjoys fantasy books would appreciate this one.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Connected (Talon #4) by Gigi Sedlmayer (Book Review #272)
The story has a strong message embedded within its tale and that is the connection we all have to one another. There is also a hint of romance between Marica and Amos, a young boy from the tribe, which was nice. I loved how the story demonstrated the reality of things we face today. The fact that our lands and nature are always threatened by people that only seek beneficial gain for themselves is another message this book provides to its reader.
Come Fly with Me (Talon #1) by Gigi Sedlmayer
The literature standard and the flow of content was superbly done. The author is consistent with her style of writing and her beautiful descriptive nature in storytelling. The birds shape Matica’s personality and the love she has for these animals is wonderful to see.
I recommend this book to young adult readers, bird lovers and fantasy fans.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Our Justice by John W. Howell (Book Review #18)
‘Our Justice’ is the third book in a trilogy written by the same Author. Book 1 is (My GRL) and Book 2 is (His Revenge). I read the third book (Our Justice) having no idea about the other two. I did not even read the description of book 1 or 2 either.
The Author was happy to provide me with the other books, but I thought that this would be a good challenge for me to review the book without having any back-story.
Bad boy John Cannon is a national hero that gets mixed up with a terrorist named Jacobs. He manages to cheat death with near life threatening experiences, explosions, gunfire and many heart-breaking situations that seem unfair for someone that is just trying to do his job.
Most of the time he does not have a clue or a lead as to why these things are happening to him. He has a nice boss that supports him but is also just as clueless. It is as if the terrorist is on to him rather than he is after finding Jacobs. You don’t realize why that is until 77% of the book is read.
This is a very well written, fast-paced book, full of action, fights, drama and many cars destruction, action thriller story. I am almost smiling and a little relieved at the financial implications this story would have endured if the scenes were filmed rather than written. You also have a slight love tale that is always the case for action stories just to keep the merry men happy. Author Howell, has a charming and witty writing skill. His fiction thriller is something I believe Hollywood typically likes to invest in.
Almost from the start, I thought to myself that this is an inside job and that someone is betraying the country, or there is a twist of some sort about to happen! And nope, no jaw dropping event happened. There was no significant twist to the tale. Thank you for keeping me guessing!
I recommend that if you are a John Cannon fan, then you better start reading the series from book one. I believe even though the Author did a good job adding some back story to the third book, you still need to have read the other two to understand everything fully. Also, by reading the book from the start, you will get to have a stronger bond with the characters and the plot in general. Therefore, you will enjoy this book more and have a stronger feeling about it.
Written by Jeyran Main
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Leonardo the Florentine by Catherine Jaime (Book Review #286)
After reading the book, there is no doubt in the vast and immense knowledge of the author over the subject matter, however, what did transpire within the content may not have been as informational as it could have been. This may have been due to the shortness of the book or, it could have been because a majority of the work focused on building up the foundation of future coming additions?
Having said this, I believe what the book did cover, was Leonardo’s beautiful young life and how he ended to invent and what inspired him. Leonardo, being an Italian Renaissance polymath, whose area of interests included art, architecture, science, mathematics, music, literature and much more, is not an easy job to write about.
The father of paleontology, ichnology and, architecture would most likely need many more pages to represent who he really was.
I recommend this book to anyone that is interested in Leonardo da Vinci, history and enjoys reading on similar topics.
Written by Jeyran Main
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