Thursday, April 08, 2004
In the past couple of years gadgets have gotten rediculously small. This is important since you want to be able to carry these devices with you everywhere. Some reviews:
Sony Ericsson T610 Phone, 3.3oz
I've talked about this before. Small, light, color screen, shitty camera, bluetooth so I can sync with my computer, wireless headset, etc etc.
Pentax Optio S4, 4.1oz
Badass camera. Fits INSIDE an Altoid's tin. 4 megapixel, 3X optical zoom, great battery life, and more manual functions than any other camera I've ever had (which is great since I will know how to use them after my photography class).
I compared pictures of this camera and the Canon S400 and I blindly picked the Pentax as the better picture 100% of the time. Plus this camera is CHEAPER than all the other cameras, I think because not many people know about it.
iPod mini, 3.6oz
I traded in my iPod for an iPod mini. I passed 20gb of music so an iPod couldn't hold it all anyway. This thing is amazing! It's so tiny. I carry it around with me everywhere (I didn't do that with my iPod). Forget a case. Just wrap the headphones around the iPod and stick it in your pocket.
The controls and interface are much nicer than the big iPod. And it holds enough music for my car or most trips. I would take size over capacity any day. This thing is so much more portable. Everyone I know who traded in their iPod for a mini is very happy.
And if you think the iPod is a better deal for $50 more and 4X the capacity, remember that you have to pay a premium for size. Smaller cell phones, cameras, smaller (in depth) TVs, always cost more.
If you think the iPod mini is overpriced, think about this: the hard drive inside the iPod mini costs $300 by itself. The hard drive inside the iPod costs less than $150. There is very little profit margins on the mini. This is how it was when the iPod first came out too: the hard drive alone cost as much as the iPod.
The beauty with these tiny gadgets is I can be carrying all of them at once and not even feel it. I can have any 2 in the same pocket. I can have any 1 in my top shirt pocket. The key with gadgets is carrying them around enough so you actually use them, and for that size really makes a big difference.
Sony Ericsson T610 Phone, 3.3oz
I've talked about this before. Small, light, color screen, shitty camera, bluetooth so I can sync with my computer, wireless headset, etc etc.
Pentax Optio S4, 4.1oz
Badass camera. Fits INSIDE an Altoid's tin. 4 megapixel, 3X optical zoom, great battery life, and more manual functions than any other camera I've ever had (which is great since I will know how to use them after my photography class).
I compared pictures of this camera and the Canon S400 and I blindly picked the Pentax as the better picture 100% of the time. Plus this camera is CHEAPER than all the other cameras, I think because not many people know about it.
iPod mini, 3.6oz
I traded in my iPod for an iPod mini. I passed 20gb of music so an iPod couldn't hold it all anyway. This thing is amazing! It's so tiny. I carry it around with me everywhere (I didn't do that with my iPod). Forget a case. Just wrap the headphones around the iPod and stick it in your pocket.
The controls and interface are much nicer than the big iPod. And it holds enough music for my car or most trips. I would take size over capacity any day. This thing is so much more portable. Everyone I know who traded in their iPod for a mini is very happy.
And if you think the iPod is a better deal for $50 more and 4X the capacity, remember that you have to pay a premium for size. Smaller cell phones, cameras, smaller (in depth) TVs, always cost more.
If you think the iPod mini is overpriced, think about this: the hard drive inside the iPod mini costs $300 by itself. The hard drive inside the iPod costs less than $150. There is very little profit margins on the mini. This is how it was when the iPod first came out too: the hard drive alone cost as much as the iPod.
The beauty with these tiny gadgets is I can be carrying all of them at once and not even feel it. I can have any 2 in the same pocket. I can have any 1 in my top shirt pocket. The key with gadgets is carrying them around enough so you actually use them, and for that size really makes a big difference.
(Lizard is not to scale)