Tag Archives: gadget

Jul 08 2001
Technology

It's pronounced, "Clee-ay"

Okay I went to the mall and found the new Sony PDA. I have never really had technolust this bad for anything ever before. I know I don’t need it. But I want it. There are reasons why I shouldn’t get it. One of them being that I don’t need it, and the other being that my current Palm IIIxe does just fine.

But damn, it’s sexy. I mean, look at it. LOOK AT IT! Higher resolution screen, it plays mp3s, movies, can run applications off of the memory card now, and has the simple Palm OS that does exactly what I need it to do.

It won’t make my life better. It won’t shorten my commute. It doesn’t do windows. It will not get me women. It is, put quite simply, a gadget, a mere toy that replicates a function of another toy that I already own and yet I want it. Argh.

Need, not want. Need, not want. Need, not want. Want is the wallet killer. Want is the little death that comes to all paychecks.

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Jul 08 2001
Technology

Life Advanced

Well, I went to the mall and saw this:

(game boy ad: Life Advanced

Interesting, is it not? Advertising never ceases to amaze me. Yes, I own one, but it’s certainly not the second coming. I mean, this sign is at least, twenty feet tall. And what’s this bit about “life” being advanced? Please. I picked up Dodge Ball Advance today, and it’s just like the NES version, but better graphics. And it seems a bit slower, but it is a lot of fun.

And yes, I carry a digital camera around (one of three) wherever I go. They’re all cheap and disposable, and sub megapixel. Which is fine for my purposes. I’m not printing out any of these things, just taking memories composed of digital bits and reflected light.

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Jul 06 2001
Games

POX

Knowing my penchant (some would say obsession) with all things electronic, it is no surprise that I’m somewhat interested in a little gadget from Hasbro called, POX. From what I can tell, it’s Pokemon and Digimon, fused with battlebots and an RF transmitter for wireless battling. There’s some alien DNA nanobot nonsense on the website, but basically, I’m looking to kick some nanobot butt. When I get my hands on one, it’ll probably be more of a battle to find other folks to battle against.

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Jul 03 2001
Games

Ready for July 4th

The Fourth of July is tomorrow, and that means that it’s also a friend’s birthday. Well, happy birthday, Enrico.

In other news, I’m still playing Diablo II: Lord of Destruction. Here’s a pic, courtesy the highest resolution black and white camera that Nintendo ever made available to the public for under ten dollars. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the Game Boy Camera:


Dammit, let me sleep.

A couple of friends should be coming down this weekend. I’m looking forward to celebrating the 4th of July in air conditioned comfort. The last two years have been really, really bad. As in chew your air before you breathe it and don’t trample any children on your way home via the metro bad.

Well, I’d best be going, I’m wasting valuable Diablo time.

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