Ypulse Essentials: Next Gen PSP, College Students Are Depressed, Google 'Censors'
- January 27th, 2011
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Sony unveils its successor to the PSP, (codenamed NGP for “next generation portable,” which features a touch screen, front and back cameras, and online access via wifi and 3G. Expect the device to be a popular holiday wish list item, as it’s slated for release “by the end of 2011.” Sony is also making some PlayStation games available on the Android platform through the PlayStationStore app. For fear that videogames are corrupting players, a congressional rep has introduced a bill to include warning labels stating that exposure to violent games and media can lead to excessive aggression) (PSFK) (ReadWriteWeb) (Forbes)
- College students (are under more stress than ever before; they’re reporting higher rates of depression and use of psychiatric medications, particularly among young women. Gawker offers a roundup of possible causes for the disturbed mental state of today’s students) (NYT)
- Justin Bieber (will star alongside Ozzy Osbourne in a Super Bowl ad for Best Buy, which the retailer says is a strategic move to appeal to younger shoppers) (USA Today)
- Old Spice (is planning yet another new Isaiah Mustafa ad that it will release sometime in the next few weeks to a single superfan. And Lady Gaga has shared the inspiration for her forthcoming fragrance from Coty, which will smell of “blood and semen.” Yep) (Mashable) (Fashionista)
- Children’s books (may take on a new form thanks to digital apps that offer video, audio, and animation. Mediabistro notes only a few apps amid the 30K in the genre are actually any good) (Publishers Weekly)
- A few high schoolers sparked media attention (one by artistically placing a piano in the Biscayne Bay, and one by coming out as gay in front of her entire school) (NYT) (BuzzFeed)
- Google ‘censors’ (peer-to-peer sites by not allowing them to pop up in autocomplete when someone starts a search. Meanwhile, Hulu has growing pains as Disney and Fox discuss pulling some of their free content from the site) (Ars Technica) (Wall Street Journal)
