Technology: Is Compaction Really Satisfaction?


by Alex C - Date: 2007-05-31 - Word Count: 427 Share This!

Why is it that I find myself inevitably being drawn to things that are smaller than the competition? It doesn't really mean that it's a better product, and yet, when deciding between an iPod Mini and an iPod Nano, I was willing to sacrifice the storage of the mini for compactness of the nano (and the satisfaction of knowing that smaller pocket in my jeans has a purpose). Isn't it strange? Especially when I find myself losing, breaking, or needing to get glasses because of just how small the nano is. At what point will such mp3 players become so small that people finally start to go for the size bigger.

It's kind of happening with remote controls (cause how many times to those get lost in the couch?). Everyone likes a big screen TV, but even then the focus becomes on how flat it can be.

Further down the line, I think we also need to ask ourselves how much of our lives we're willing to invest in a single product. Is the convenience of it worth it? First of all, there's the monetary value, so losing something like an iPod or similar mp3 player (I like CREATIVE) is sure to bring tears to even the most hardened music lover. Then of course there's the sentimental value. Some people, due to their computer space, keep ALL of their music on their mp3 player, and in some cases, videos and photos as well. So if you lose that, what's left? What's supposed to occupy your time on the subway, the car, or walking to work? Suddenly your life is half as fulfilling.

This is why I'm terrified, but also extremely tempted to invest in something like an iPhone. On top of keeping all your digital media on your iPod, your iPhone also can house much more advanced video games, as well as the gateway to your social life. The convenience of this is staggering, but boy, would I spend a lot of time making sure it's exactly where I left it. Like a surrogate child. Cause if you lose or break that, you may as well be lost at sea, or in the middle of the Sahara.

Oh well, ignorance is bliss, and the best way to maintain that for me is playing old school Tetris on my ol' Series 60 phone while listening to the latest song by Maroon 5 with a background showing a slideshow of my last vacation. Aaahhhhh...

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