Okay, so Wendy was all like, “Hey, why don’t you write a post about your favorite gadget to kick things off?” And I was all like, “Sure, easy.” And then I couldn’t choose between all my babies. It’s like eSophie’s Choice, or something. Anyway. I’ll stop disparaging well-regarded cinema classics from now on*, and get to the tech nerdity.
Since I don’t want to choose one over the other, and this is a getting to know you period, I thought I’d throw out, in no particular order, the four gadgets that I currently use all the time. Now, I’m going to give you a warning, and this should also give you a fair idea about me: I don’t own the coolest gadgets. I usually own practical gadgets, and lust after the coolest gadgets/wait until the coolest gadgets get down to a price range where I won’t have to sell my girlfriend.
That being said, with all the overwhelming techno-lust us young people feel these days, it doesn’t hurt to have your wallet temper your heart, or, in this case, your brain.
Caveat over, list beginning:
- Powerbook G4 15” Laptop: It makes me sad to say I probably outgrew this about a year ago. However, there’s no one device I use more than this baby, and it’s lasted me for at least four years. At 15”, it’s a sizable machine, but not a brick of death like the 17 incher. At some point soon, I’ll be trading this in for something will a little more juice under the hood, but for now, they’ll have to pry this out of my cold, dead hands.
- Palm z22: I’m not going to lie to you: I hate this thing. I’ve consistently bought the lowest end Palm PDA available, and since college, have gone through three. They’re usually around $100, last for a good long time, and keep my schedule/don’t waste paper. That’s all I need a PDA for, and that’s all I want it for. However, this current model is slower and clunkier than even the generation before it. It has a hard time recognizing Graffiti. Which is ridiculous. If you’re going to invent a made up language that looks like nonsense, at least make sure the machine you created that only runs on that language can read it. Lame.
- Sony VX2000: I do a ton of video editing and shooting, I’ve owned this video camera since 2001, and it’s only recently started to go a bit bonkers. That’s some quality workmanship. I know a lot of shooters prefer the Panasonics, but I like the fact that the VX2000 looks like video, not muddy video. It’s not HD, it doesn’t have a million fancy modes, but it shoots really, really well. With more current cameras, the quality isn’t quite as discernable (in fact, I would say Sony has fallen behind on price-to-quality ratio), but the VX2000 is a fabulous workhorse of a machine.
- Nintendo Wii: I’ve had one since last Thanksgiving. Eat it, suckers.
So that's it... I'd love to hear from you guys, what gadgets you use more than anything else, and whether you hate 'em or love 'em. More lust worthy stuff from me as we continue!
*Probably not, to be honest.