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mishap · Jul 26, 2003, 01:54 AM

see topic.

Sherwin · Jul 26, 2003, 06:57 AM

I seem to be doing quite well without either.

Powaqqatsi · Jul 26, 2003, 07:04 AM

Sony MZ-E10

SomeToast · Jul 26, 2003, 12:31 PM

No TiVo?

Timo · Jul 26, 2003, 12:36 PM

What digital lifestyle device could you not survive without? (sight or sound)

Why, there isn't one I "could...not survive without."

Adam Betts · Jul 26, 2003, 12:57 PM

Originally posted by Powaqqatsi:
Sony MZ-E10

What's with Sony's crappy product name? They think it's cool?

icruise · Jul 26, 2003, 12:58 PM

Originally posted by Sherwin:
I seem to be doing quite well without either.

That's what you think.

Kenneth · Jul 26, 2003, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
What's with Sony's crappy product name? They think it's cool?

I used to have a SONY recordable MD player before the iPod. Technology-wise, MD isn't that bad.

scaught · Jul 26, 2003, 01:01 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
What's with Sony's crappy product name? They think it's cool?

cmon now. theyve only released a half a million or so products. you think theyre all gonna have cool names?

icruise · Jul 26, 2003, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by Kenneth:
I used to have a SONY recordable MD player before the iPod. Technology-wise, MD isn't that bad.

Yeah, before the iPod, MD was the way to go. I used MD players/recorders for years, back before MP3 was even a possibility (my computer at the time had about 700mb of hard disk space -- see how many MP3s that will hold... But now it just seems pointless to mess with MD, except maybe for recording live music or something.

Link · Jul 26, 2003, 01:29 PM

digicam.

I have 180 songs.
However I have about 1400 pictures.

I will say this. The ipod is a high quality music player... still the best on the market.

(both 2g and 3g).

And my digicam is just.. a cheap .... consumer.... lousy... HP cam..... yuck.

I actually have to call and get it fixed because the clips that held down the battery compartment stripped off.

What kind of an idiot puts the battery door on the bottom of the camera and makes it clip onto the front edge?! (it's attatched to the body by a hinge but it takes a lot of pressure from the sprint loaded batteries and there's these 2 puny clips)

Superchicken · Jul 27, 2003, 04:05 AM

I have exactly 1.5 gigs of Photos. Granted some of those are dupilcates and fix ups and junk with the orignals still saved and stuff. But I seriously would like be reduced to tears without my Yoshi (Fujifilm Finepix 2600) my FinePix is second in loveability only to my iMac. They're both covered in any band merch that'll stick too hahaha.

Or rather Yoshi's case is.

Anyway, I want a portable player, but right now it's just not reasonable moneywise. I'd love an iPod but haha ain't got a firewire port, perhaps in a year or so I might. We'll have to see.

Although if it came down between a 4 megapixel camera with some sorta internal 1 inch HD or something like that, like that samsung I think is supposed to be comming out. OR an iPod... I hate to say it but I'd probably go with the spiffy camera

I do want an iPod some day though.

nredman · Jul 27, 2003, 09:31 AM

ipod - because i can't stand the radio, if its not some jacka$$ talking out of his a$$ its the same old songs over and over again...

dampeoples · Jul 27, 2003, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by Link:
<HP stuff>
Photosmart 715?
Mine's breaking as well, I got a Powershot s50 and never use it anymore though

funkboy · Jul 27, 2003, 02:09 PM

Once you start taking pictures - well, once *I* start - you can never go back. It just works so easily. Someone borrowed my digital camera for today and even so I'm feeling a bit crappy about not having it here to take photos.

What would I take photos of? No clue, it's rainy outside.

Adam Betts · 04:45 PM

Originally posted by scaught:
cmon now. theyve only released a half a million or so products. you think theyre all gonna have cool names?

That doesn't make any sense. If they have tons of products, they can't give them all a name? Yeah right

There's a reason Creative/Marketing Department exist.

wataru · 06:22 PM

MD was great back in the day, but the whole format was flawed to begin with (they neglected to include an "unknown" bit, so using 2x and 4x recording throws away lots of data in order to keep old MD players from playing garbage noise). NETMD came too late and too crippled (proprietary software, PC-only, AFAIK).

iPod is where it's at. I use mine almost every day.

Plaides · Jul 27, 2003, 04:43 PM

my wang...

wdlove · Jul 27, 2003, 05:40 PM

I voted sight, because the only digital device that I own is the camera. Enjoy the camera greatly!

Cipher13 · Jul 27, 2003, 05:53 PM

My discman.

Dogma · Jul 27, 2003, 08:12 PM

Neither. I don't believe in cameras and hardly use my Rio500 - so no use for an iPod or anything here.

I suppose my mobile would be hard to live without, it's my only phone that everyone has the number for and is kinda my communication centre.

I would also say, if I had to ditch all the computers I have and stick with one, the iBook would be kept. It may be sluggish, it may be getting dated, but you can't lug a PowerMac everywhere and you don't need to play your Playstation all the time. (obviously I would choose to replace it with a nice new PowerBook - but we're saying what we can't live without - not what we want...)

Kilbey · Jul 27, 2003, 08:56 PM

Originally posted by Dogma:
Neither. I don't believe in cameras and ***SNIP***

WHAT?!?!

I bet cameras don't believe in you either.

What the he11 does "I don't believe in cameras" mean?!?!

Kilbey · Jul 27, 2003, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by SomeToast:
No TiVo?

I 2nd the TiVo vote.

I HATE watching live TV. I pause live TV for a few minutes just so I can fast-forward through commercials.

I have shows from 2 years ago i can call up in seconds with my TiVo.

The only tech gadget my wife suggested we buy before I could ask her if we should get one.

funkboy · Jul 28, 2003, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by Kilbey:
WHAT?!?!

I bet cameras don't believe in you either.

What the he11 does "I don't believe in cameras" mean?!?!

Derek, I'm not sure if you're familiar with the belief that some aboriginal tribes hold. It's the concept that a photo might steal a part of your soul. What are your thoughts on that as someone who gets their picture taken for a living?

Well I guess I'm going to have to answer your question with another question. How many abidiginals do you see modeling?

scottiB · Jul 28, 2003, 11:00 AM

Currently, I'd vote for my iPod because I can't imagine doing yard work without it.

I voted for my digital camera(s), though, because I use them year-round and have shared tons of images with my friends and family.

Phanguye · Jul 28, 2003, 11:25 AM

due to the fact that i am at work... and my ipod's battery has mysteriously drained itself...

i would have to say the iPod

davesimondotcom · Jul 28, 2003, 11:30 AM

Having almost lost my camera (thought it was stolen), I would greatly miss the camera.

But I would also greatly miss the iPod.

And my PVR... live TV with ads is sooooo 20th century.

wulf · Jul 28, 2003, 11:46 AM

Well I could live without any of them. But if I could only keep one, it would have to be my P800.

So the camera's not that great, and it's no iPod, but I can fit a CD or so worth of music on it, take pictures, play games, do email and a bit of surfing (as well as the usual mobile phone functions, of course). Keeps me happy when my gf insists on making me leave my powerbook at home.