Posted: 6/11/2009 04:53:00 PM
DISCLAIMER: I am not an uber tech geek. Aside from video game consoles, I rarely feel the urge to own the "latest and greatest" gadgets. I have owned an 4GB iPod Nano for about five years. That is the extent of my "gadget geek cred".
The Blackberry is the single greatest gizmo ever invented by man, at least as far as small and functional devices go. Here is a gadget that can snap photographs, record videos, play music, double as a potent alarm clock, and even...function as a flashlight? Oh, it's also a phone.
It has a spherical scrolling interface that puts the iPod wheel to shame. The tiny keyboard is surprisingly usable and intuitive. I was texting and inputting file names like a "mo'fo" within minutes. The initial 256MB memory can be updated by swapping in higher capacity Micro SD Cards. I just ordered a 4 gigabyte card off Amazon for only $10, which is the same capacity as my old iPod. (Which is on the market. As soon as it goes, I'm divorcing my computer from Apple's cumbersome iTunes software.)
Unlike any of Apple's overpriced trinkets, it seems you don't need a software "middle man" to transfer music files from your computer to your phone. I have seen T-Mobile's "G1" phone in action, and was impressed to find that file transfers were painless and mp3 file tags were displayed like an iPod. What a sucker I've been, being forced to use iTunes for the last half-decade. Steve Jobs is not only a despicable business man, but his engineers are either incompetent or twisted.
No more. I am a Blackberry man now. I have been liberated from the oppresive world of overpriced iPod accessories, low-quality iTunes downloads, chunky Apple software, and sterile Apple aesthetics. Long live Blackberry and Amazon Digital!










