The Gadgets of Barack Obama

Tech News 6 March 2009 | 0 Comments

The new president of the United States, Barack Obama, is very much associated with technology. He will be famous for using gadgets by the end of his reign as President.
For one thing he has confessed to being addicted to his Black Berry. He wears it in a holster like a weapon on his belt. He is rarely seen without out it but because it is too tempting of a target for hackers and foreign spies it would not be surprising if it was taken away from him. Also the laws in the Unitized States require that the president’s correspondence be archived in a special official record. Basically he may not be allowed to use his Blackberry email.
It also seems that he uses a Microsoft Zune when he works out. The president was spotted using one of these at a local gym by a blogger on the internet. This surprised most of the American public because they figured he would use an iPod like everyone else. Of course the end result of this was a statement actually issued by an Obama spokesman that the player the president actually had in hand was an iPod.
He is also supposed to be a Mac guy when it comes to computers. You don’t normally see electronic devices in the White House but with this president you well. The tradition is that the President always uses the telephone and paper. However Obama seems intent on making addresses on YouTube and updates on the popular microblogging service known as Twitter.
He hopes to be the first president to use a Mac Book in the Oval Office. Having any computer at all in there will definitely be setting a precedent.
Obama is also dealing with big issues publicly to do with high definition television (HDTV). The U.S. is scheduled to switch to all digital television broadcasts text months which means that owners of old school analog television sets will need a government subsidized converter box to keep tuning in. Obama is urging congress to put of the switch because he is concerned that not enough of the American population is ready for the switch. In fact, it is likely that Obama is right when he says that most of the American people have no idea what does not define HDTV nor do they have a realization of how it may affect their television viewing.
There is also going to be Nintendo Wii in the white house. It won’t be allowed in the Oval office but it may be something that his daughters will be playing with in the residential quarters. The president is rumored to be best at playing the bowling game that is featured on Wiki. It is one way for the president to work off some stress and get some exercise.

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