Ipod

Played around with the touch screen ipod for the first time. I know it sounds so lame talking about a product that has been around for so long now, but music aficionados are a rare breed and most people feel that their meagre needs in the music department are met with by their cell-phones and their tinny speakers. So PMPs are not on the top of their wish list. This guy who’s given it to me to test it and see if it’s working properly before he buys it is also obviously buying it second-hand.
One thing I must say, having used the iphone too is that no one has yet made a better touch screen interface than Apple. It is just so smooth and sure, it’s a pleasure to use. Hardly a missed tap and little chance of wrong presses. Until you come to the keyboard typing, that is. I find typing on the virtual keyboard a hassle even with the bigger keys and proximity sensor that Apple offers. And I think I have medium large hands, so how difficult it must be for guys with real big hands! But this issue will not be resolved till they come out with that rollable screen I keep hearing about. Apart from that touch screens are a pleasure, and I’ve gotten used to the stylus on my P320 too. Once you get used to the touch screen, you’ll never want to go back to the old phones again. How often I find myself stretching to touch the screen of my laptop to press an icon!!! HP has come out with a touch screen LCD PC, but I’ll wait till Dell comes out with one, and one with good picture quality as well. No matter how much these ad guys market LCDs, they’re just not comparable to CRT in terms of image quality.
Using the touch ipod for the first time was a bewitching experience. I almost thought about buying one for myself. But within a few minutes I remembered why I hated Apple products in the first place. The tight rein they keep their consumers on, the lack of any leeway whether it comes to software or hardware, it’s almost like a dictatorship. Why should I plonk my hard earned cash to buy something and then have someone else tell me what I can and cannot do with it? No third party software, no memory expansion, only connect through itunes, can’t replace the battery yourself, no way am I going to agree to all those restrictions, no matter how enticing the product is.