But what did I get for 2005? its a short list I guess but one I'm very happy about
Toshiba Portege a100 ( nice price)
Palm Tungsten T|5 + keyboard + Wifi Card ( nice discount)
SE K700i (nice trade)
iPod Shuffle (got it for free)
Desktop PC (rock bottom price)
Nvidia 6600GT (got it cheap)
Lexar Jumpdrive (thanks! especially the ***** heheheh)
Morris W-18 (It's a solid-top guitar not a gadget, but hey you can't blame me if I want it on my list)
As far as gear acquisitions are concerned I think I got what I wanted and maybe even more. And you probably know by now that I'm a cheapskate :D. So I'm looking forward to another year of cool gears at rock bottom prices.
But what is in store for 2006? A lot of surprises actually, the Treo700w is finally out, its a marriage of Palm's superior hardware and Microsoft's superior(?) mobile OS, but from the looks of things I'd still be lusting for a Treo 650. Apple's almighty Steve Jobs launched the Apple MacBook, sporting dual core Intel chips...yes boys and girls you read it right...Intel chips! no more PowerPC for the next generation of Mac users, so stop crying because hell didn't really freeze over :D
Frankly, I think its a welcome change, the new macBooks will be 4x faster and about an inch thin. The only drawback I guess is the absence of a 12” model (you just gotta love those ultra-portables). I'll leave you guys to read the specs because I'm pretty sure you'd be surprise at how powerful the macBooks has become and how cheap the older G4s will go( hopefully!) . Btw, the magsafe feature is a clever idea that only the guys at Cupertino could ever think of, how I wish my a100 has it too. Telecom giants Globe and Smart will be offering 3G this year, so expect an onslaught of mobile phones with model numbers that are too confusing to remember.
2006 will also be the year of web apps utilizing both .NET and AJAX ....finally the vision of a truly portable desktop can be realized. Visit www19.meebo.com and get a taste of what I'm talking about.
