“A man's silence is wonderful to listen to.” — Thomas Hardy
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I convinced my mother to get me a digital camera of my own so I could carry it around and take cool pictures. I got a Canon PowerShot A510 for about $170. It’s supposed to be the best entry-level camera on the market today, as it’s loaded with features and takes great photos. I took a few photos to test it out, and, even in this incredibly low-light house, it did a great job. I’m happy.
My photo gallery should see some more population now.
Last Sunday, I got the new headphones I ordered, Sennheiser PX-100. These portable headphones are top rated everywhere, and are only $50 at list price. Since I bought from Amazon.com, I got over 20% off. They sound absolutely wonderful. Easily the best sounding headphones I’ve ever owned. Now I can finally enjoy my music without an equalizer.
My free iPod arrived today, two days sooner than FedEx projected. I went to Round Rock to pick it up today. Like everybody else who gets a free iPod, I took several pictures of it as I slowly opened it. The clear plastic wrapping the iPod to protect it reading, “Don’t steal music,” was amusing. What surprised me about the packaging was that there was thin plastic film stuck to the click wheel to protect it, but no protection dedicated to the screen… I really care less about scratches on the click wheel than scratches on the screen! In fact, the screen is so scratchable that it already has a few light scratches from being set down on a very soft cloth that came with a moderately expensive pair of sunglasses. I cut one of my PDA ScreenGuardz to cover the iPod screen with.
I’ve gotten it set up and copied all my music to it. I must say, I’m a bit disappointed at its flexibility of playback. The “On-the-Go” playlist functionality isn’t very flexible. Play modes include an amazing selection of shuffle and repeat, which are even buried very deep in the menu. But what irritates me is the absence of a custom EQ. They have many presets, but none of them do what I want, and the one that comes closest causes much distortion.
The largest of my gripes could be fixed with a firmware update. I’m hoping other people will want some of these features, especially the custom EQ, so that Apple might be convinced to add them.
Overall, I really don’t see why everybody loves the iPod so much. Not that it’s a bad player, but the only thing it has over other players on the market is its small size. And even then, its hardware isn’t perfect, being excessively easy to scratch. I was right all along: massively overpriced at $300. But mine was free, so I’ll take it!
Early this morning, my free iPod was shipped! I only had to wait two months. It’s currently in Shanghai, China. Projected delivery date is this Wednesday. Can’t wait…
Today I received ScreenGuardz for my Palm Tungsten E after ordering them on Sunday. They are just $15 for 30, with no charge for shipping. I have applied my first one, but didn’t get it on straight, unfortunately. They do seem quite good, though, as they are very thin and use no adhesive. The cut for the Palm Tungsten E could be just a tiny bit smaller, though, as I’m afraid it would still be too wide had I gotten it on straight. Maybe I will email support about it.
