And now, to let my true techie side come out *squee!* I'm just gonna babble a bit about some mp3 players. Let me start off with the fact that I am not a fan of iPods. I don't own one, I uninstalled iTunes, I'm just not a fan.
I had a 15 GB Archos Jukebox Recorder mp3 player before they even came out (it's a bit bigger than my Sony Cyber-Shot camera, and uses an obsolete double-ended male USB cord to connect to the computer; pictured above).
My other mp3 player is a bit newer; it's a 1 GB MobiBlu Cube (as pictured above, except mine is red). They're rather neat, they not only play mp3's, but they also have an FM tuner, and can record mp3's from it. They also have an OLED screen (organic light emitting diodes, for those who don't know all the jargon).
So I've got these two mp3 players. I don't really use them all that much anymore. I use them more on trips, or times when I can't have my laptop, or music playing out loud from my cell phone. But ever since the iPods and other mp3 players came out with photo viewing, and video playback, I've wanted a new one. And now the iPod Touch had really gotten my attention, with wi-fi capabilities. I'd be connected all the time! There are wireless networks at my dad's house, my mom's house, and school. So I headed over to my local Best Buy one day, and decided to check them out. While I was looking though the mp3 players, an Archos mp3 player caught my eye. It had a bigger screen than the iTouch (it was touch screen though too), it had the wi-fi, photo viewing, and video playback capabilities, and it was cheaper than the iTouch! But what really caught my attention was the fact that the $410 iTouch was only 32 GB, and the $350 Archos was 60 GB! Or you could get a 120 GB Archos for $400. That doesn't seem like much of a choice for me. I still haven't gotten a super-cool, uber mp3 player, but when I do, I'm pretty sure about which touch-screen, wi-fi capable player I'm not going with. I think I'll go with Archos; my old Jukebox Recorder has been very reliable, even after it's been dropped a few million times, with many bangs and dings in it.
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