BOISE (Vocus) March 31, 2010

The Apple iPhone and iPad Developer Program has led to an interesting phenomena: While traditional jobs may be scarce, gifted and above-average high school students now have the ability and opportunity to generate income not just during the summer, but year-round, even while they attend school.

In the down economy, jobs that are normally available for high school students are being filled by adult job seekers who have found themselves out of work and are willing to accept lower-paying jobs to make ends meet.

But phenomena such as the iPhone Developer Program are making it possible for young people to create their own opportunities and to learn about creating and running a business as well. One such teen is Cody Brown, age 16 and a student at the Treasure Valley Math and Science Center in Boise, Idaho, and also a sophomore at Kuna High

School in Kuna, Idaho. Recently, Cody chose to seize the opportunity from Apple to develop and release an iPhone application called “Messier” (released January 10, 2010) that is now available on the iTunes App Store for $ .99. The Messier application embodies Cody’s passion for astronomy and deep sky. It is a catalog of French astronomer Charles Messier’s deep sky objects and the constellations. The application does not require web access. All the images and data are stored on the phone.

Cody Brown is no stranger to high accomplishment. He entered gifted classes at the age of 10 and has never looked back. He became a Master Scuba Diver at the age of 12. He authored a book at age of entitled “Scuba For Kids” (http://www.scubaforkids.com). For the past three years he has written a monthly column called “Kids Corner” for Northwest Dive News Magazine. He has also been a student of martial arts for the past 10 years who holds a black belt in American Kenpo Karate and is a regular competitor at regional and international tournaments where he has won many awards.

And now, most recently, Cody taught himself Apple’s Objective C programming language with help from “MyCodeTeacher.com.” Now Cody looks forward every morning to checking Apple’s Developer Website for his most recent sales before heading off to school. He particularly enjoys seeing sales from foreign countries, and now Cody is excited about developing new applications this summer.

“I like the idea of making money while I sleep or during any other activity like while I’m at school,“ Cody says. “The challenge of learning Objective-C is really starting to pay off, and I’m looking forward to developing more programs in the future.”

While most kids will be working at fast food establishments and minimum wage jobs, the Apple Developer Program has given kids like Cody the chance to develop iPhone and iPad applications instead. Apple has changed the world in more ways than developing product. It has created new opportunities that can impact the youth of the world for years to come.

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Priced at 9 (8 GB), 9 (32GB) and 9 (64GB), Apple’s fourth-generation iPod touch takes everything we loved about the latest version and make it better. The screen is beautiful, the CPU faster, slimmer design and new features such as HD video calls and the camera’s Face Time But despite all the advantages, we still have to ask: is a little do-all box still worth the premium price tag? Is there any reason to buy an iPod touch? Read on to find.

Design As far as design goes, the fourth-generation iPod touch is much lighter and thinner than previous generations, but still retains a strong sense of a curved, chrome-plated steel back. The curve is slightly less pronounced than the second and third generation models, which allows it to lay flat without wobbling, but maintains a slimmer taper than the first generation of portable versions.

One of our biggest qualms with the iPod touch in the last two generations was the design of stainless steel support, which is prone to smudges and scuffs, and is incredibly hard to grip, and unfortunately, these issues are present in the current iPod touch in the fourth generation as well. Of course, most users will want to put a protective box for 9 or more of their investment, but one, the iPod touch is pretty vulnerable to damage. Features Not surprisingly, the iPod Touch will continue neck-and-neck race spec to-spec of the iPhone. Features that made the headlines when they made their debut in the iPhone 4 is trickled over the iPod Touch 4th generation, without much fanfare, but still impressive. You get the same processor, A4, the same three-axis gyro sensors, and identical to the Retina Display, sporting an impressive 960×640 pixels, 326 pixels per inch close. You still can not make phone calls on the 4th gen iPod Touch, 3G connection to surf or get a GPS signal, but the difference between Touch and the iPhone is more limited than ever before.

Since the iPod touch in the fourth generation runs iOS 4.1, a lot of processing power is dedicated to the multi-tasking and other new features, not to mention running the retina display, then follow the speed improvements are small. 4th gen iPod touch iOS performs exactly like any other device – games do not lag and getting around the OS is as painless as it was the fourth of the iPhone

Camera as well as the addition of front and rear cameras, built-in microphone, iPod touch 4th generation, were certainly a welcome addition, as these features were not available in previous models. But the cameras, this device is not quite the same as a few that you have an iPhone 4th Rear camera device is capable of 720p video, but it means that the maximum resolution is 1280 x 720 – and if it is used for still photos, the resolution is 960 x 720th Obviously this is not the same lens or sensor 4th iPhone

is a fixed focus camera with auto-focus, rather, which means that touching the screen, the result is not significant except for changing the white balance and exposure. And although he does not have a built-in flash as the iPhone 4, recordings are quite honored, even less than ideal lighting conditions. Since this is the first iPod Touch models feature Apple’s camera, we can certainly expect to improve this in the fifth gen iPod touch.

Face Time iPod touch in the fourth generation does not come equipped with Face Time, a stranger to them, is Apple’s proprietary Face The time mobile video conferencing app, which allows the iPhone is now 4 and the fourth gen iPod touch users to video chat with each other over Wi-Fi connection using the built-in camera. The iPod touch version of Face Time is a lot like the iPhone 4, except that instead of your phone number (and SMS) to connect, it asks for your e-mail address variable. Unfortunately, the only other 4.1 devices can do the touch.

In general, the application worked as effortlessly as it is an iPhone, but it seems that some of the freezes, breakups and even with a strong Wi-Fi. One thing to note about the iPod touch in the fourth Face Time This is a generation that looked very low volume even when cranked up.

gaming iPod touch unveiling of the fourth generation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the 4th gen iPod touch has exceeded both Nintendo and Sony are the highest selling mobile games platform and new hardware improvements, such as A4, processor, display, and the retina of the gyroscope, the latest model is uniquely prepared to take a richer, more complex games such as Epic promised a Citadel-type.

Another game feature is the introduction of fourth-generation Apple iPod Touch app called Game Center evolved, which must be pre-installed. Game Center app, the driver on board, that collects on your progress and achievements of all the games installed on your iPod touch in the fourth gen. It also shows the top scores and rankings in the game with your friends, and simplifies the wireless, multiplayer game among your friends or random players with the car fit for you. If you’re into gaming, the iPod touch, the latest model of the game may be worth the upgrade alone applications.

Audio and Video Video and audio quality for the 4th iPod Touch is just fine, and right in line with previous models. Apple could always do better in this area, providing custom EQ or audio enhancement settings beyond the stock set of EQ presets, but we do not hold your breath. Assuming that you upgrade your headphones to the universally loathed stock-and-white ear buds that come in, then you should be able to attract a great audio experience with the iPod Touch. However, if you plan to use external speakers for listening, you might want to look at. Even if it is similar to the iPhone 4 spot as speaker volume and quality of the audio it produces is not even in the same vicinity.

file support, in principle, similar to previous models. Audio, Codec supported include AAC (protected and unprotected), HE-AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV. Still not FLAC, which is still a bummer for the audiophiles. Video, the player can manage up to 720p30 H.264, MPEG-4, 640 x 480 at 30fps and motion JPEG. Also, if you use the Dock Connector to VGA Adapter (not included), you can play H.264 files with 268 in 1024. JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, PSD (Mac only) and PNG photo files. Touch Integrated 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi, 802.11n, although only works in the 2.4GHz band. Nike + iPod support is also for those who want to use touch to help keep in shape.

Conclusion iPod touch is not changed much over the last few years, has been at the same time, a number of small improvements in performance and aesthetics, the overall design and feature set has remained unchanged. Despite the improvements are getting smaller, since it launched in 2007, the iPod touch has proven to be one of the most successful models in Apple’s iPod lineup. PMP with hands and short enough to convince most that the Apple premium is worth it. 9 8GB model iPod Nano is a step forward, true, but you’re getting a lot more options for your money.