iPhotos to go!

I was given one of the new iPods as a present by some outrageously generous friends.

It’s really nice to be able to carry a whole library of digital photos around in one’s pocket. But the nicest thing of all is the special cable which enables one to hook it up to a TV and show them to other people. The appalling resolution of conventional television screens, however, reminds one of how primitive TV technology is compared to a PowerBook (or, for that matter, a Sony Vaio).

And the gadget wars continue. Not only does Quentin have a new iPod, but he’s gone out and bought a Griffin iTalk for it — which turns it into a really nifty digital recorder. So he’s ahead again. That’s the trouble with arms races — in the end they bankrupt both parties. Sigh.