Slow Appearing Photos and "Quick" Time Units

With the impending death of Polaroid, much action is surrounding the brand. Some are trying to revive Polaroid by buying a factory that used to manufacture the film, while others are bring Polaroids into the digital age. Here is one such example: The Digital Polaroid Frame. It is just a digital frame like you see from Kodak and other brands, but this one's frame is the special part. Here is a "clipping" from the original article:

"The design incorporates retro features such as a “Classic” mode where the photos gradually appear over about a minute or so, just like a real Polaroid photo; while “Standard” mode functions like any other digital picture frame. The bottom portion of the frame features a dry erase surface, so you can write your own title for your slideshow by hand, using a dry erase marker."

I like that it has the option for "Classic" mode. Although the gradual appearance might be annoying. I think it would be neat if they could make the part on the bottom for writing digital too. So name of the photo file would show up in a handwriting-like font. Also, I am trying to find a price for this, but nothing is coming up.

Interesting fact for the Day: "Back in a Jiffy!"
A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

Also, I was listening to Adele's "Make You Feel My Love" and it reminded me of Billy Joel. Then I realized that I had written about that before... I mustn't be too crazy, if I think of it twice! :P

On a Lighter Note... Adele!

Too many serious posts lately. And so we return to music!

I heard Adele last summer on CBC's Q radio podcast hosted by Jian Ghomeshi (I quite enjoy him!). Since then she has become pretty popular! Just check out her myspace page- see how many shows are sold out! Part of the fame has to do with her two recently won grammy awards for her single "Chasing Pavements".

This is both exciting and a little annoying. Of course I am happy that she is gaining success in the industry, but I get sort of possessive of my relatively unknown artists. I mean that I tend to think of them as my find- sort of like a secret. So if the secret is out, well- they a little bit of appeal. That's pretty bad, eh? Can't I just be happy for them? No... :S

So Adele is from the UK. She sounds like... jazz/pop/soul/R&B. iTunes says her genre is "pop", but what is that anyway? She has a big, soulful voice, but I wouldn't say her style is always the same- it ranges from jazz influenced songs to the upbeat "Right as Rain" to pop-sounding songs. I'm not sure how to explain her, but I would give her a listen if you like easy listening soft or upbeat music (depending on the song). -Oooh - I just realized that the song I'm listening to right now "Make You Feel My Love" makes me think of Billy Joel singing "Leningrad"- But maybe that's just me. *shrug*

BTW Billy Joel is one of my great music loves of all time. I fell in love with "Piano Man" when I was around 9 years old. If you've heard this song many times before, you may want to click the link and watch the video. It makes me happy to watch it. I think it's the familiarity. I mean I've heard about these people for years and years, but I actually get to see them in the music video!

"Talkin' with Davy who's still in the Navy and probably will be for life" haha