Current Events 3/17/10

Delan Chen

7/8 Blue

Do You Know How to Call 911? This Tween Does!

      On a day, three armed assailants entered a boy's house holding his parents prisoners while the boy and his sister was hiding in a locked bathroom. The boy's name is Carlos and he called 911 telling the dispatcher, Monique Patino, to bring a lot of cops to his house. The assailants entered the house as Carlo's sister left the door open to grab her lunch box. When the police came within 3 minutes, the assailants fled the house taking nothing. Which of the descriptions below fits the car the assailants fled in?

  A. It was a black van.
  B. It was a gray or green two-door compact car
  C. It was a blue BMW.

Apple's Ipad rules while Microsoft Drools

     Apple had started selling it's latest product which is the Ipad. The Ipad resembles a large iphone and netbook combines together. Some of the ipad models would have the data plans with at&t. The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, claimed that the Ipad would be better than a laptop or smartphone for reading books, watching videos, and playing game. What would be the initial price of the Ipad to consumers?

  A. $499

  B. $399

  C. $450

  

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Current Events 3/9/10

Sony's 3-D TVS Are Compatible With Playstation

     Sony announced that they would be selling four types of 3-D televisions. The 40 and 46-inch 3-D TV which would start on an initial price of 3,200 dollars and will go on sale on June 10 while the 52 and 60-inch TV which would cost around 6,400 dollars will go on sale on July 16 in Japan. Each 3-D TV would include two pairs of 3-D glasses and a camera sensor on the TV that would change the picture quality and sound depending on the viewer's position. Sony also said that the 3-D TV would also be compatible with the playstation 3 so consumers can play it on 3-D. How would they make the playstation 3 compatible?

  A. They would make a new playstation 3 with the compatibility mode in it thus causing consumers to buy another one in order to play it on 3-D.

  B. They would release a firmware update to download and install onto your playstation 3.

  C. They would make an accessory or gadget to insert into your playstation 3.

Click on the comments for the correct answer! :-)


Source: http://tweentribune.com/content/sony-sell-3-d-tvs-june