How are laptops shaping the lives of teenagers especially when combined with the social networking phenomenon and the wireless Internet capability. Websites like Facebook, MySpace, StumbleUpon and more have totally changed the way we relate online. These sites connect friends and acquaintances and have the ability for one to build groups around their interests. Within these groups are members share special interests like other websites, video, music, software and more. Chat is also conducted randomly and the websites have applications that can tell which of your friends is online and which one is not. Then phone, cable network providers and Internet providers have made it possible for the world to experience wireless Internet. This means that with the pink laptop, one can actually be online while away from home. Another reason why laptops are popular is because of the advent of the gaming craze. While computer games have been around for decades, the new generation of games is more intense, more intelligent and the graphics are way better and more realistic than even before. Games such as Madden, World of Warlock, Half Life, Doom and more have taken the gaming craze to new heights. Droves of youths and adults as well are now spending billions of dollars every year and laptop makers are positioning themselves to cater to this market by making laptops that have more speed, more power and more storage capacity (because of music and sound). Computer manufactures conduct aggressive research into their target markets and this research has revealed that more laptops are now being purchased by younger people. This is all because of the factors we have listed above; the fact that laptops are now multimedia and gaming centers. Then there are many who actually do both-gaming and audio-video entertainment although all are part of entertainment. Today laptops are not simply made for traveling businessmen, university researchers working on projects or lecturers and teachers. Laptops have become more geared towards the young who are crazy about music, videos, Internet chat and more. To accommodate this, we can expect today's laptops to come with much more in terms of memory, additional accessories such as Bluetooth, webcam and extensive graphic cards. This also caters to the fact that more time is now spent outdoors especially where students hold study sessions out in the park or open field with fellow students. This is also necessitates that the laptops come with the capacity for wireless Internet. The major laptop manufacturers such as Dell, Toshiba, Sony, HP-Compaq and others are attracting more youth into the laptop market by making it possible for them to customize the way the laptop looks and feels. This can be done right from the seller's website or via the use of skins. These skins have made it possible for young to add artwork and even their own photo to the laptop outward appearance. The competition to look unique is intense as more graphics are added to cater to the different tastes. All this has made transformed the way teenagers work, live and interact.
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