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just a little ditto on this summers day..
I have a five year old son and allow him to use my BeoCenter 1 and BV7 to watch TV and play DVD's. I normally power up and select DVD and just allow him to eject & load the disc as I'm wanting him to respect and appreciate what we own.
Last week I walked past him whilst he was watching one of his programmes and nonchalantly asked what he was doing, he said he did not like what he was watching and I then discovered he had deciphered how to use the Beo4 in moments and was skipping scenes, pausing etc
You know when you are getting old when it takes longer for you to understand the functionality of tech compared to a child...
we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.
Nice story and a sign of the times, the advancement of technology and the ability of younger ones to adapt very quickly.
Our 4 yr old first thing in the morning says 'can I use your tablet?' and then plays all sorts of games including 'The Room' and 'The Room 2' on my iPad. A 'good morning' usually comes second!
Kids today are brought up with this type of technology (digital media, phones, iPads etc) and absorb its use like a sponge. However, one of my favourite adverts on UK TV at the moment are the Barclay's Bank 'Digital Eagles' ones with us older people struggling with tech and being taught how to use it (e-mail and Skype). I don't think some younger people appreciate how daunting some of it can be to people who haven't been brought up with it.
Dave.
Beosound Stage, Beovision 8-40, Beolit 20, Beosound Explore.
Still, don't make them (or yourself) believe that gives them any edge in the future - all the kids are the same. Also, while they may be very handy in games and socializing, many of them won't have a clue how to use a word processor or Excel as it is not interesting. And many of the teens and early '20s can't even write complete words, let alone sentences, at least according to their Facebook activity...
--mika
tournedos: Still, don't make them (or yourself) believe that gives them any edge in the future - all the kids are the same. Also, while they may be very handy in games and socializing, many of them won't have a clue how to use a word processor or Excel as it is not interesting. And many of the teens and early '20s can't even write complete words, let alone sentences, at least according to their Facebook activity...
Half of them (and some here on Beoworld!) think that 'Of' means 'Have', as in "I would OF thought that ..." At some point the illiterate will be in the majority and OF will take on a new definition in the Oxford English Dictionary. Probably it all comes from abbreviating words in texting to the shortest version of something that almost sounds like the correct word. Are similar changes taking place in other languages?
On the original topic, my two year old granddaughter has worked out many Beo4 functions, but she also plays with TV remotes as if they were mobile phones.
Graham
@Mark
I had to laugh....
'...when you are getting old'
'...a five year old son'.
You are talking 'getting old'
I guess most (maybe not most, but a lot) of the Beoworlders have grandchildren.
M👴M
There is a tv - and there is a BV
I think it is our (parents/grandparents) responsibility to balance these things out.
MM
I have become a complete curmudgeon, my response to the younger generation is "your music sucks, and get off my lawn!"
Jeff
I'm afraid I'm recovering from the BeoVirus.
I have drilled into my children from a young age that correct grammar, both written and spoken, will give them the edge in their adult life.
I cringe when I hear the terrible English being spoken, and see written, by teenagers today.. I can honestly say that in most cases non-English people speak better English when they call me on the telephone.
As other countries up their educational game, we dumb ours down. It doesn't bode well for our country.
As for technology - I suppose it simply proves that if you're scared of it you cannot (or will not) learn. Children have no fear, which is why they are happy to take a new product in their stride and get down to the bones of it.
Lee
Jeff: I have become a complete curmudgeon, my response to the younger generation is "your music sucks, and get off my lawn!"
i'm with Lee on child education, and encourage my kids to always introduce themselves to adults and shake their hands.
Where i live in the north east, the local dialect and grammar are far removed from the Queens English, or anybody else's for that matter. But in the ten years I've been here i haven't heard a bad word cross anyones lips. This is the most important part of vocabulary in my book.
Beware: Geordie levels of foul language, but a fairly typical day out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYta-01f3lg
But I am from the North East! Born and bred - the local accent is just a con - they really all speak the same as me!
Peter
Peter: But I am from the North East! Born and bred - the local accent is just a con - they really all speak the same as me!
But you told me your parents built a perimeter fence around the house to keep the locals out and stop you picking up their accent?
Spend a night out with the girls from my work come payday, and you'll find its not that far off. We have a very well spoken plummy Captain who decided to try and take the girls on at their own game(going through a divorce), and he was last seen falling into a gutter in the middle of the Big Market.
The girls piled him into a taxi with a massive orange girl from Byker, and he wasn't seen for the rest of the night. Whatever happened, it seemed to sort out his divorce blues
vikinger: tournedos: Still, don't make them (or yourself) believe that gives them any edge in the future - all the kids are the same. Also, while they may be very handy in games and socializing, many of them won't have a clue how to use a word processor or Excel as it is not interesting. And many of the teens and early '20s can't even write complete words, let alone sentences, at least according to their Facebook activity... Half of them (and some here on Beoworld!) think that 'Of' means 'Have', as in "I would OF thought that ..." At some point the illiterate will be in the majority and OF will take on a new definition in the Oxford English Dictionary. Probably it all comes from abbreviating words in texting to the shortest version of something that almost sounds like the correct word. Are similar changes taking place in other languages? On the original topic, my two year old granddaughter has worked out many Beo4 functions, but she also plays with TV remotes as if they were mobile phones. Graham
But Graham, people were misspelling "alright" and "alot" and confusing there with they're DECADES before texting even existed.
I walked past B&O in Knightsbridge today with my children and they stood looking at the window display of the new remote. My daughter said to her brother " you like displays don't you ?" and it was as if all of the beo4s in the house will be replaced!
Beo Century ,Beoplay V1, Beocenter 6, Ex-Beolit 12, Beotime , A8. Beolit 15 , Form 2i , Beolab 2000, Beoplay A3.Beosound 1
9 LEE: I have drilled into my children from a young age that correct grammar, both written and spoken, will give them the edge in their adult life. I cringe when I hear the terrible English being spoken, and see written, by teenagers today.. I can honestly say that in most cases non-English people speak better English when they call me on the telephone. As other countries up their educational game, we dumb ours down. It doesn't bode well for our country. As for technology - I suppose it simply proves that if you're scared of it you cannot (or will not) learn. Children have no fear, which is why they are happy to take a new product in their stride and get down to the bones of it. Lee
Cemtolelpy aerge wtih tihs. You mkae smoe enclelext pniots.
B&O products are V1-32, BS2, H95, E8 and an Essence remote.11-46 now replaced with Sony A90J 65”, Sony HT-A9, Sony UBP-X800M2 and Sony SRS-NS7.
Chris Townsend: Spend a night out with the girls from my work come payday, and you'll find its not that far off. We have a very well spoken plummy Captain who decided to try and take the girls on at their own game(going through a divorce), and he was last seen falling into a gutter in the middle of the Big Market. The girls piled him into a taxi with a massive orange girl from Byker, and he wasn't seen for the rest of the night. Whatever happened, it seemed to sort out his divorce blues
You are making me home sick for Newcastle !
I used to have an apartment at the top of Gray Street and see many interesting sights on Friday and Saturday nights
BeoNut since '75
vikinger: On the original topic, my two year old granddaughter has worked out many Beo4 functions, but she also plays with TV remotes as if they were mobile phones. Graham
I did not witness this ....
But on friday's we have our grandson over, and we hide the Beo4 remote. He is 18 months old, and for six months has been picking up are blue wooden block that is about the length, width, and depth of a Beo4 and pointing it at the B&O and happily "controlling" it.
This Friday he discovered a BeoLink 1000 that had not been hidden ... picked it up ... looked at it ... looked at the blue wooden block in the other hand, and threw it down in disgust as he realised he NOW had the real control
As we used to mis-quote from LOTR ...
One Control to rule them all, One Control to find them,One Control to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
elephant: vikinger: On the original topic, my two year old granddaughter has worked out many Beo4 functions, but she also plays with TV remotes as if they were mobile phones. Graham I did not witness this .... But on friday's we have our grandson over, and we hide the Beo4 remote. He is 18 months old, and for six months has been picking up are blue wooden block that is about the length, width, and depth of a Beo4 and pointing it at the B&O and happily "controlling" it. This Friday he discovered a BeoLink 1000 that had not been hidden ... picked it up ... looked at it ... looked at the blue wooden block in the other hand, and threw it down in disgust as he realised he NOW had the real control As we used to mis-quote from LOTR ... One Control to rule them all, One Control to find them,One Control to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
My wife would say he's a true male, latches onto the remote and won't give it up! I heard a comedian once say women will take the remote, use it, then place it on the coffee table so the next person can use it, whereas men will seize it, and sit it on the arm of their lounge chair like the control panel on the captain's chair on the Starship Enterprise.
MCP6500 etc Is good for the star trek experience on your armchair
ajames: MCP6500 etc Is good for the star trek experience on your armchair
5000's MCP
et cetera
The boy with his new headphones . Ideal for iPad gaming in the same room as the family!