SunChips Part 2 – Frito’s Revenge from heathaplexVISION on Vimeo.
At first, it was noisy…now it’s new and improved! Check out the difference in SunChips new 100% Compostable bag. You won’t believe your ears! To see Part I visit my first audio/video test here at heathaplexVISION.com
Link: http://heathaplexvision.com/2010/02/22/potato-chip-techonology-that-destroys-your-hearing/
Another year has come and gone and boy did we see some serious technological wonders hit the streets! If you had to pick one device in 2010 “to rule them all” it was certainly Apple’s iPad. What will be the defining gadget or technological gizmo for 2011? What gadget do you think will define our lives in the coming year? Check out the video below to see how I did on last year’s predictions and what I’m hoping to see in 2011. Happy Holidays to each and every one of you. May the New Year bring you much love and joy….and well….many more gadgets! Thank you for following heathaplexVISION. heathaplexVISION would certainly not be as successful as it was last year if it wasn’t for you. I look forward to helping you in the New Year!
heathaplexVISION 2011 Predictions from heathaplexVISION on Vimeo.
How did we do with last year’s predictions? Well…not too shabby, but let’s hope 2011 meets our expectations!
A recent article I ran across on FastCompany.com entitled, “Creed Get Crowdsourced On the iPhone” describes an amazing partnership between technology and monitoring the local environment we all enjoy and love. David Zax points out in his article that ”A new iPhone app wants to harness the collective power of joggers, hikers, and dog-walkers to document the health of creeks. The free and simple app developed by IBM asks users to snap a photo and click buttons to indicate water level, flow rate, and trash.”
Check out the video below to see how IBM helped develop an intuitive way to effectively collect and analyze our local creeks, streams and ponds and push that data to the folks who “monitor the health of our watersheds.”
This post is drifting a bit from the world of home theater and technology, but it is important to understand how autistic behavior and the roles people with autism have played in developing some of the great technological achievements of the world. Many of you may be familiar with Dr. Temple Grandin and you might have seen HBO’s movie about her life entitled, “Temple Grandin: Thinking in Pictures.” This video is the real, Temple Grandin and she walks folks through what it is to be an autistic human being in today’s world. The subject of Autism is near and dear to my family since we have a 5-year-old son with autism. Temple Grandin’s writings and presentations helped ourselves and many others to better understand autism and how to effectively interact with our son. Telling you my son is brilliant is simply an understatement. Despite being autistic he is very high-functioning and an extremely happy little boy. I don’t know of too many other 5-year-olds who can tell me, in detail, about the systems of the human body, educate me on the solar system and work an iPod Touch better than most adults. Bottom line folks, it’s important to understand how to properly interact, educate and mentor people with autism and I thought I’d share with you all just how eloquently Temple Grandin explains the world of Autism through her own personal autistic challenges. Enjoy!
Potato Chip Technology That Destroys Your Hearing from heathaplexVISION on Vimeo.
Sun Chips now comes in a new, 100% compostable bag that completely disintegrates in approximately 14 weeks. Sun Chips are not only better for you than regular chips, but they are better for the environment. There’s only one downside to this new bag technology, it’s TOO FREAKING LOUD!
Sun Chips now comes in a new, 100% compostable bag that completely disintegrates in approximately 14 weeks. Sun Chips are not only better for you than regular chips, but they are better for the environment. There’s only one downside to this new bag technology, it’s TOO FREAKING LOUD!
Part DEUX!!!!!
SunChips Part 2 – Frito’s Revenge from heathaplexVISION on Vimeo.
At first, it was noisy…now it’s new and improved! Check out the difference in SunChips new 100% Compostable bag. You won’t believe your ears! To see Part I visit my first audio/video test here at heathaplexVISION.com
Link: http://heathaplexvision.com/2010/02/22/potato-chip-techonology-that-destroys-your-hearing/
For many many years I’ve been in to all things TECH!!! It all started with my passion for a nice sound system at the age of 12. When I turned 12 years I bought my first Kenwood receiver and a set of generic bookshelf speakers. I truly felt like a HiFi aristocrat. A year later, with money I received from selling my snowmobile I bought a Kenwood Double Tape Deck with Dolby B and C Noise Reduction. This was a top of the line piece of equipment for it’s time. Shortly thereafter, I purchased a Kenwood CD player with money I received from confirmation. This was a big decision for me since CDs were very new at the time. I debated the lack of being able to record, the initial investment, and the longevity of CD technology and based on my research made the plunge. Look at what CD technology has led to now?
Over the next few years I would add a television and a VCR and eventually take the entire system to college. My system gained a nameskae that would forever be known as the “Heathaplex.” People would ask to come by and watch a movie at the Heathaplex. I certainly had no problem showing off my system, the sound quality and the surround sound system. Over the years, the Heathaplex would grow and upgrade. I started to sell of pieces of equipment to purchase new ones. The Heathaplex would come with me to Air Force Pilot Training in Del Rio, TX to my first assignment at Farichild AFB in Spokane, WA. This is where I purchased my first projection screen televison. The Heathaplex moved with me to Charleston AFB, SC during my time as an airlift pilot and eventually to my current home in Leavenworth, KS. It was during the move that my projection television was damaged beyond repair as well as a DVD player and a VCR. Once I received replacement value for the damaged items I purchased a Plasma television and a Blu Ray player. The Heathaplex is in full effect with 7.1 THX Surround Sound and 1080p vision. In short, the Heathaplex is off the Hizzle!!!
Now you see where my passion stemmed from, but it certainly doesn’t stop there. I’ve been exposed to computers since the first grade and never passed up the opportunity to crash a computer or physically take it apart to fix them. I’ve expanded my knowledge of the various sound processing formats along with all the new media available for Home Theater and Media Centers. It seems as if my dreams of having a computer in the living room are finally coming true with the ability of my PlayStation3, TiVo, and Sony Blu Ray player all being able to stream music off my network, access the internet, stream and rent movies from Amazon and NetFlix, and provide some incredible additional content to compliment my Blu Ray discs. In short, I spend a lot of time keep up with the Tech Joneses in an effort to share this knowledge with you.
Heathaplex Vision has a simple mission: to provide you with quality home and personal technology advice. Over the years I’ve helped design home theater setups, provided computer tech support, offered ways to setup computer networks, given guided tours of the Heathaplex and the options people have in Home Theater means. There is no length I won’t go to in order to give you the best advice possible. Even if you don’t know what you are looking for….let me know your ideas and I can introduce you to what is out there. I’ve had people give me a vision and a budget and made it a reality for the best price I can find. I want this to be a simple and fun endeavor. Let me help with your technology needs.
I hope you understand my passion and why I am starting up this outlet for my interests. You can follow me here at heathaplexvision.com or on my Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heathaplex-Vision/179754316645. I also have a Twitter page at Heathaplexvsn.
Let me know what you think and please let me know what I can do to help
Enjoy!
J. Scot Heathman
