June 10, 2004
Shameless
Posted by nerdling | June 10, 2004 12:02 AM
I've finally gone over the edge, thinking that a stereo is sexy.
Is it wrong to relentlessly covet items that—while useful and of noticeably higher quality—are not absolutely necessary in my day-to-day existence?
I drooled the first time I saw the Titanium PowerBook; you might think I'm kidding, but there was an actual puddle below my slack jaw. My iPod fetish is rather mild; I really like them, but the technology hasn't reached a point where I can't live without one. (Though the thought of an iPod radio transmitter for use in the car is awfully tempting.) And that new AirPort Express, which is bound to improve considerably with time? Yeah, I want one of those, too.
But man oh man, what I wouldn't give to have a Bose DVD/Audio player (PDF). One that stores up to 350 CDs digitally; that remembers what songs you like to hear together, and plays songs according to your mood. With an LCD display and a remote that controls audio, video, TV, DVD; it even figures out where in the room your speakers are and automatically adjusts sound output to provide the best quality for the room. Did I mention that it saves lots and lots of CDs?
I'm going to have dreams about a black box with an LCD screen. I'm a very sick person.
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