My iPod Experience

Hey guys!

This blog is all about my very first experience with a gadget that most of you are so familiar with, mainly because:

1. You have it. Or
2. Somebody you know has it.

Yes people, it’s the Apple iPod!

Eversince the very first iPod was introduced, I must admit that my curiosity about how it affected the lifestyle of millions lingered for the longest time.

Until i bought my very own…my very first iPod!

I recently bought a fourth-generation, 64gb iPod touch (Last year, actually). The thought that I finally have an iPod was funny for the following reasons:

1. I felt I was too old to have an iPod. Being 34, I truly felt I should have started early in terms of buying these “things.” But hey, if my 61-year-old dad can handle a laptop…

2. Buying an iPod was not really a high-priority purchase for me. But you would understand that if you had several people around you (at work and at home) strutting their iPods and their iPhone 4s…well, you get the drift. It’s that “gotta have it” feeling.

3. I sincerely believed that I am not an “Apple guy.” There were other brands that i felt was more user-friendly (If you’re from the Philippines, you should know about CD-R King products!). But I had to prove once and for all that I am cool enough to handle an i Pod.

So, being a month-owner of the iPod, I can say that it has been a positive experience for me. So far, I’ve learned so much about the product and it somehow affected my lifestyle. Case (or cases) in point:

1. iTunes now rules in my laptop. Sorry WMP. Sorry VLC (just because there’s a VLC app available for iPod).
2. Incidentally, since my job requires me to travel on a yearly basis, I now have the iPod as an additional travel buddy, along with my laptop. But I am tempted to leave my laptop at home since my iPod is WiFi -enabled.
3. My pants are heavier (Cellular phone on my left pocket, iPod on my right). If not my pants, my backpack.
4. I always expect objects to move with the touch of my finger-tip, especially when reading a book (viva la touch screen!).
5. I can relate with my loved ones better, since they have their own iPods and iPhones (much love to you guys!).

I do hope you can relate with me with some (if not all) of the stuff i mentioned. But really, I’m happy that i gave myself the chance to get an iPod for myself.

Having said that, here are my raves about the iPod:

1. Facetime (Especially the first time i tried it, haha!)
2. Retina display
3. HD-quality videos (Even the mp4 movies I synced are high-quality)
4. Cool applications (Right now, i’m very much into games like Skyburger, iBasket, 0.03s, Can Knockdown, and Paper Toss. So what if they’re free? I got Plants vs. Zombies haha! Special mention to VLC player the App.).
5. Sleek design

Unfortunately, I do have some rants about the iPod as well:

1. Pixel rating of cameras (If iPhone4 has 5 megapixels on it, why not the iPod?).
2. Bluetooth (Does it even work at all?)
3. Photo file management (I do hope they can do something to help the users erase pics from the iPod. And i’m not talking about the Camera Roll, because you can erase pics with ease. I’m talking about files or folders that are synced with the iPod. Is there an App that can do this?)
4. The battery life drops faster if you leave WiFi on (That’s why I don’t “Safari” that much)
5. Apps that require WiFi connectivity (Shame on you! Hahaha)

Well, these are just some of the things that I have gone through as a new owner of an iPod. I’m taking the good with the bad, or vice versa. The thing with iPods (or any other gadget) is, you can’t have the best (of the best) features in them. Otherwise, there’s no use salivating over the next-gen or the new-improved tech toys.

So far, I am enjoying my iPod experience. I’m having fun with it, and I’m still discovering how it can positively affect my lifestyle.

This early, I wouldn’t say it’s a must-have for everyone, or it’s the best thing that happened to people since the Walkman.

The people at Apple have been doing a good job so far in terms of convincing us of that, don’t you think? =)