Palm Pre
The reviews are starting to come in on the Palm Pre. Reviews from Engadget, Gizmodo, Walt Mossberg. and David Pogue. All the reviews seem positive for the most part. I don’t think I’ll be swayed to leave my iPhone though. I hate Sprint more than any other cellphone carrier I’ve ever had.
It’s a fact that when it comes to hi-tech toys you will eventually be behind the curve. Sometimes it can take a year to fall behind. Other times it can be weeks.
I was reminded of this when I read Gizmodo this morning. I found out a new version of Drobo came out. I only bought mine three weeks ago. Should I send back the old one (if I can) and get the new improved one? Actually it would be too much of a pain to do so. I would need to offload the tons of data I already stored on the hard drives, then box up the unit, go to UPS and pay the shipping. I would then be without a unit for some time.
It’s like when I bought the iPhone, or the iMac, or the Powerbook – I knew something better was going to come along. But you can’t wait on your purchase. If you need that hi-tech device, buy it after doing the research. It just needs to do what you want it to do. Waiting isn’t going to stop a newer and better version from coming out after your purchase. Just do it.
Other notable behind the curve moments for me:
All I can say is keep up with the read the reviews and keep up with the news before buying.
The reasons haven’t changed why I bought the Drobo in the first place. I was tired of buying external hard drives and wanted a simple and secure solution that Drobo offers. So what if it’s only USB 2.0. I did my research and knew this fact going in.
Are you going to get the iPhone 2.0?
I have been asked that several times the past fews days. As Friday fast approaches the answer is still the same, no I won’t be upgrading.
My three reasons why I won’t be upgrading:
The iPhone App Store will still work with my current iPhone when it goes online. The only applications I won’t be able to take advantage of – that I can foresee – are those using GPS. I haven’t really played with GPS enough to say I need it. Goggle Maps have worked very well for my current purposes.
A year from now when my AT&T plan is up I will consider whatever version of the iPhone is available. I think I’ll consider upgrading then.
My sister sent me this mobile photo of the kids, who I have not seen in a very long time. I was surprised to receive the photo by phone.
Unfortunately, AT&T does this very funky thing with multimedia messages received for an iPhone. Instead of just sending you the image or item, they send you a text message saying you received a message. They require you to go to a web site, viewmymessage.com, and input a username and password that you receive by text. The site is pretty lame as it only stores the photo for a short time.
So sis, next time you send a photo just email it to me from your phone. I can then view it in my email.
If you haven’t heard, I have dumped my problematic LG-VX8500 (aka The Chocolate) and moved onto an iPhone. The recent price cut, coupled with the frustration with my possessed Chocolate auto dialing, helped make my decision easier.
So what do I think of the iPhone?
What I Like:
My main concern was that the phone, as well as the AT & T service, would provide a horrible experience. Up to this point the phone use has been a pleasant experience. Call quality is good both from a headset and the iPhone directly. I haven’t had a dropped call or weak signal through my normal travel and use.
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