It was a while ago that i got my very own ipodtouchmebaby, after seeing Sithu bring in his ipodtouchmebaby i was like totally determinded to get one of my own. Its way cool with all those crazy apps and i love its screen, i guess its a fitting size considering it IS a handheld device.
The 2 generation even comes with speaker, albeit not a very good one. Currently i have apps that checks what movie is available or are going to be released soon, gun sound mimicker, messenger-on-the-go, Strait Times, dog whistler and all kind of other craz … er creative apps !
Some of my bunkmates questioned me in their typical singlish accent, why don’t i just get an iphone ? Why ?
“Eh Dave, you quite stupid ah, just get an iphone la can do so much more somemore sia !”
“My esteemed friend to you i say nay, for it is the ipod touch that truly captured my eyes, consider if you would how much more liabilities combining a phone with a music player would bring, i know not of your habits but i would indulge myself in music at times where i were to leave my home. Imagine that if i were to use an iphone, i would have to charge it constantly, the battery would most likely drain at twice the rate. Consider this too, you would not usually turn your phone off would you now ? In this way it is like an MP3 player that you never turn off, i have little doubt my friend that you’re seeing the point i’m trying to make, that is the issue of the battery life.
Additionally there is the case of theft or carelessness that oftens bring about great misery in the owner, if i should ever lose my iphone, i would be losing both my phone and my mp3 player. That would be a great blow to me as i need the healing touch of music and the voice of my friends to smoothen my stress over hectic schedules.
Then there is the matter of the diversity and options i will be denying myself. Technology constantly grows, to think otherwise is foolhardy. Imagine if a yet more technologically advanced phone was to be released, as it surely would, the iphone would be left obsolete. Of course i’m aware that the iphone is plentiful powerful and has the ability to make use of the numerous apps to create diversity. But i speak of hardware limitation too, like the camera ? I love to take pictures and my handphone reflects that, opting always to go with the cybershot series. It just seems to me that if i get an iphone, i would be lessly likely to get a better phone since it is also intergrated with my mp3 player. I rather have my mp3 as my mp3 player and my handphone as my handphone.
Lastly It wasn’t a good idea to get an iphone then anyway, since the iphone 3G was coming out. I do not deny that the iphone did infact change things, as you might have noticed with brands like LG and phones like Arena, a lot more phones are have the same interface and touch-screen captabilities as the iphone, now i know touch screen has been around for a while, but honestly the designs of these phones are remarkable like a iphone but with more upgrades. That is what i’m trying to say you see, companies is copying the iphone and adding in much more incentives so that people will buy their phone and not the iphone. “
“Whatever la you very stupid la”
Speaking of ipod …
A compelling argument to get an ipod
Too bad it was obliterated though D=
