How are laptops shaping the lives of teenagers, especially when combined with the phenomenon of social networking and the wireless capability of the Internet? Websites like Facebook, MySpace, StumbleUpon and more have completely changed the way we interact online. These sites connect friends and acquaintances and have the ability to create groups around your interests. Within these groups, members share special interests, such as other websites, videos, music, software, and more. Chatting also takes place randomly and websites have apps that can tell which of your friends is online and which is not. Then telephone and 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 be online while away from home.
Another reason 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 are more intense, smarter, and the graphics are much better and more realistic than ever before. Games like Madden, World of Warlock, Half Life, Doom and more have taken the gaming craze to new heights. Crowds of young and old alike are also spending billions of dollars each year, and laptop manufacturers are positioning themselves to serve this market by making laptops that have more speed, more power, and more storage (thanks to music and Sound).
Computer manufacturers conduct aggressive research on their target markets and this research has revealed that young people are buying more laptops. This is all due to the factors we have listed above; the fact that laptops are now media and gaming hubs. Then there are many who are really into both gaming and entertainment with audio and video, although they are all part of the entertainment.
Today’s laptops aren’t simply made for traveling businessmen, university researchers working on projects, or professors and professors. Laptops have become more geared towards youngsters who are crazy about music, videos, internet chat and more. To accommodate this, we can expect today’s laptops to come with a lot more in terms of memory, additional accessories like Bluetooth, webcam, and extensive graphics cards. This is also due to the fact that more time is now being spent outdoors, especially when students have study sessions in the park or in the open field with other students. This also requires laptops to come with wireless Internet capability.
Major laptop manufacturers like Dell, Toshiba, Sony, HP-Compaq and others are attracting more youth to the laptop market by allowing them to customize the look and feel of the laptop. This can be done directly from the seller’s website or by using skins. These skins have made it possible for young people to add illustrations and even their own photo to the external appearance of the laptop. The competition to look unique is intense as more graphics are added to suit different tastes. All of this has transformed the way teenagers work, live and interact.