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December 2013

Gadget Gifts for Geeks
Technology Gift Ideas for 2013
Jake Snyder
Staff Writer
Two thousand and thirteen
is the year to fill up your
gift list with electronic and
technology gifts for both
home and school. Below are
our top four picks for either
giving or receiving this year!
Our number four pick for
this year is the Google Chromecast. It is a simple to use
and inexpensive device that
allows you to stream videos
from your iPad or your
Smartphone directly to the
TV. All you need is Wi-Fi and
you are good to see all of
your YouTube videos, Vines
and Instagram posts on the
big screen.
Our number three pick is
this year‟s two biggest gaming consoles, PS4 and Xbox
One. These two consoles
will be difficult to find this
year, but if you do, it will be
worth the effort. New to
Xbox One is the built in
ability to Skype through
Kinect. There is also a brand
new dashboard that allows
you to “pin” or bookmark
any of your content and
allows you to sync your

games up with your
friends. PS4 houses some
of the biggest hardware
to date in video gaming
systems. This new system
will streamline all of your
apps quickly and will become your one source for
viewing media of all
kinds: videos, movies,
Vines, pictures, and Netflix. Some games out for
these next generation
consoles are “Titanfall,” a
multi-player game for
Xbox One where the players fight giant Mech Suits
and “Infamous: Second
Son” for PS4 which is the
third game in the
“Infamous,” series where
you can control a super
powered graffiti artist
who uses smoke and ash
powers in a totalitarian
version of Seattle. With
these games and many
others, you will have a
great time with either system.
Our number two pick this
year is the Fitbit Flex. This
device is great for the
fitness expert or just the
person trying to lose
those last few pounds. It
helps you manage your
exercise by keeping track

of your steps,
distance, and
calories
burned. This is
all done on a
device that
goes on your
wrist and provides you all the information you need through the
use of LED lights. You
customize it yourself using a daily dashboard and
you are good to go for the
day.
And finally, our number
one gift pick for 2013 is
the GoPro Hero 3+. With
this camera you can capture your adventures in
larger than life quality.
This camera can mount to
anything: your bike,
skateboard, or just onto
your baseball cap. It is a
waterproof camera with
built in Wi-Fi that allows
you to take pictures and
make videos from a much
different point of view
than a normal camera. The person watching
these videos or looking at
these pictures will feel
like they are taking part in
your adventures.

Google Chromecast (MCT)

“Our number four
pick for this year
is the Google
Chromecast. It is
a simple to use
and inexpensive
device that allows
you to stream
videos from your
iPad or your
Smartphone
directly to the
TV.” - Jake Snyder

YouTube Stardom
From YouTube to Television

Amanda Beaver
Staff Writer
It‟s hard to believe YouTube
is only five years old. It‟s
already the third most popular website in the world! YouTube has about two billion
views every day. It has advanced so much, allowing
anyone to make videos that
can end up going viral and
kick starting the careers
of actors, comedians, musicians and all sorts
of entertainers.

―It’s amazing. Shane Dawson started off with a few
simple skits, and now might have his own network
TV show. ‖— Amanda Beaver
There have been numerous
“YouTubers” who now have
their own TV show, or have
gotten their big break in the
music industry. Shane Dawson a director/actor/
comedian has been on YouTube since 2008. He has
become so popular that he
now has the 33rd most subscribed to channel on YouTube. He is also developing a
new show called “Losin‟ It”

for Sony Pictures that has a
chance to be picked up by
NBC next year. Other YouTubers who started off making
silly videos include Dane
Boedigheimere, the creator of
the “Annoying Orange”
show. It features talking fruit
and corny puns. Its YouTube
success led to its own show
on the Cartoon Network. Another YouTuber,
Toby Turner, better known as

“Annoying Orange” (courtesy of
the Cartoon Network)
Tobuscus, is also on the show
playing the only human who can
interact with the fruit. It seems as
YouTube expands, the possibilities are limitless. If you have an
idea for a video to showcase your
talents, now might be a great to
time to give it a try.