What happens when you give people an iPhone 4S and tell them it’s an iPhone 5?

After a day of iPhone 5 announcements, it might be difficult to remember that the product doesn't actually ship until September 21.

Seconds ago, my colleague Dana walked into our office and said he tried to talk to the people sharing his elevator up to our floor about the new iPhone 5. To his surprise, neither one of the two people knew what he was talking about, and hadn’t even realized Apple announced a new product.

In our tech-obsessed professions, it can be hard to remember that not everyone (especially not in our industry) keep up with the ever-changing world of consumer technology. Of course, Jimmy Kimmel had a different take on the matter. The late-night talk show host decided to take it to the streets of Hollywood and showed random people the iPhone 4S and told them they were previewing the iPhone 5. This resulted in a ton of people truly believing the phone was new and different, even though some of the previewers owned an iPhone 4/4S themselves.

 

Some of the comments include a change in weight, thinness, and processing speed. One guy was even holding his own iPhone 4 in the other hand and still commented that the weight was different, while another says he owns an iPhone 4S and likes the “new one” better.

We’re not sure what Jimmy Kimmel actually thinks of the iPhone 5, but maybe this is his way of saying what we’ve all mentioned yesterday… been there, done that, nothing remarkably new. But of course, we’ll be the judge of that when we actually get the authentic iPhone 5 in our hands to see if what this lightweight, skinny body, A6 processor really means. If you see anyone in the street telling you to preview an iPhone 5, just remember: the official Apple product ships September 21. Anything before that is a jerk trying to hoax you!

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com

Usain Bolt wins 200m gold – then grabs pro photographer’s DSLR to snap some pics

You'd have thought Usain Bolt would've had other things on his mind seconds after becoming the first athlete in history to retain the Olympic 100 meter and 200 meter titles, but no, the charismatic character still found a moment to entertain, this time by grabbing a camera from a professional photographer and taking a few pics himself.

When superstar athlete Usain Bolt comes to hang up his running shoes, there’s a chance he might turn to photography for his next career.

Following his storming run to his second gold at the London Olympics – this one in the 200 meters – the Jamaican sprinter grabbed a Nikon DSLR off one of the trackside professional photographers and proceeded to take a few shots himself.

After getting some pics of fellow countryman and sprinter Yohan Blake, Bolt turned the camera on the huddle of trackside pro snappers, which included the owner of the camera, Jimmy Wixtröm.

Wixtröm, who shoots for Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, can be seen grinning broadly in one of Bolt’s pictures (below), no doubt thinking, “Wait till I tell the picture editor about this.”

Interviewed by his paper after Bolt’s shenanigans, Wixtröm described the superhuman sprinter as “charming” and said he was a “pretty good” photographer.

He also revealed that for several days prior to the 200 meters final, he’d been pestering Bolt for a decent photo opportunity. Bolt kept declining to pose for Wixtröm, and instead promised him he’d get his picture after the final. The runner certainly delivered on that front.

Now Wixtröm is in possession of one very special memory card, and one that will probably never be formatted again.

Check out all the post-race shots, by both Wixtröm and Bolt, over at Aftonbladet.

[via PetaPixel: images by Jimmy Wixtröm and Usain Bolt]

Source : digitaltrends[dot]com