So guess who’s going to drive across the border (Buffalo, to be exact) next month, walking into an Apple Store, and purchasing an iPhone for $399?
Yes, it’s me. I’ve decided!
Though I have to finish paying all my bills first… but I’ve had enough saved up for a new iPod. Since the parity, I might as well pay $50 more to get an iPhone. Who needs an iPod touch when you can have the best of both worlds?
I’m currently in the market for a new music player. I’m not in a rush to buy one already since I can wait for another 3-6 months to purchase one. I’ve had a first-gen iPod mini for a few years now. Even though it’s still in a great working condition, I think it’s about time that I update my music player capabilities.
Now, I can always stay with the iPod line since I’ve already invested so much into it (library, purchased tracks from iTunes, podcasts, etc.), but I feel like there are better players out there with more features that I might need for the same price. While I do find the iPod touch very sexy and so tempting to just walk into an Apple Store and buy one, I think it’s a waste of money (for now) since it only has 8/16GB of storage for $329+. The only novelty it has for now is the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store and Safari browser… and the touch interface, of course! I think that the iPod classic in 80/160GB is so much worth it to buy instead of that. I have quite the music library so it would really be nice to carry all of it around in just one device and not having to select playlists or songs you want in it. Also, there’s buzz going on that the iPhone should be releasing here in Canada very soon… either the end of the year or early 2008. Now, that’ll totally make me get one since it’ll be totally better and more worth it than the iPod touch since it’s a mobile phone too!
I’m also looking at Zune 2 . It’s still not available in Canada, but it’s not like I can’t get it from the US or anything. You might be wondering why I would even consider getting it, but there’s just a few more features it has that the iPod touch doesn’t (and which, I believe should have!) The new Zunes will come with wi-fi syncing (meaning, you can sync your library/tunes wirelessly without having to plug the device in your computer), FM radio, and the ability to get my Windows Media Center recorded TV shows. The TV show syncing is the one I love since I use WMC. What I love about it too is that even the old Zunes (with the round navigation wheel) can be updated with those functions just by a simple software update. iPods can’t do that.
We’ll see how it goes in the next little while. I might just skip buying one altogether since I really just use my iPod mini to listen to songs while driving and whenever I take transit from time to time. If I was still taking transit frequently, then I would’ve already bought a newer player a long time ago. Also, I’ll need to save up money for it. It’s not like I’m already not living paycheck to paycheck! *sigh*
I wish I could tell you that I have something on my mind to talk about right now, but I really don’t. I guess it’s just one of those nights where you wake up in the middle of your slumber and you’re just not able to fall back asleep for reasons unknown. I just really got up to go to the washroom, but when I went back to bed, I just couldn’t fall back asleep. I’m completely awake and refreshed, so I guess my brain must’ve treated my few hours of sleep as if it was some kind of a power nap or something. I’m not really sleepy at the moment since most of my weekend was already about just resting. I feel great and a whole lot better now though!
I’m glad that I’m back in the groove of working during the day. I miss those 9 to 5 shifts where you wake up in the morning, go to work, head back home at night and relax… maybe even go out for dinner or a couple of drinks. My sleeping pattern’s slowly, but surely going back, since I find myself somewhat starting to get tired/sleepy around midnight in the last couple of weeks. It’s quite the departure from working 1:30-10pm. I do still work that occasional shift, but just once a week.
I guess this is just one of those random entries to say that I’m still well. I still have a backlog of entries that I have to edit, then post. Since I know I have time this week, I will make sure that they’re posted by the end of this week. I have one or two more entries to post, so I guess I better get started!
