Apple's New Ipad
Oh, Steve Jobs. You beast. You’ve done it again.
No other company inspires such gadget lust, but it’s true. Whenever Apple comes out with a new device, I want to lick it and yell, “MINE!” before my 13 year old grabs it.
Make no mistake: when (Not if, WHEN!) an Ipad shows up at my house, I’m sticking my Mabel’s Label’s stickers alllll over it to denote EXACTLY. Whose. it is. Namely, Mine.
I’ve been holding out- haven’t bought a Kindle, haven’t bought a Sony E-reader, despite being very interested in their Daily model. Something about Apple makes me want to see what they’ll throw in the ring before I commit.
And I haven’t been disappointed yet- I’ve been running on Apple Laptops for ten years now, and it’s the kind of tech I like- the kind that does what I want it too, so I don’t have to think very hard about it.
I do wish they would replace the screens on Iphones for free when their klutzy owners (moi, c’est moi) drop them. But I suppose they would quickly go broke if all are as clumsy as me.
But, to their credit, when I recently dropped said 13 year old’s NEW Ipod touch into a mixture of soapy water and pancake batter, it worked after I roasted it overnight in the oven.
Read that sentence again. It says exactly what you think.
Yes. I roasted the Ipod Touch at 125 degrees, slightly angled for the moisture to disperse. Towards the front of the oven, in a cake pan, with the oven open.
For seven hours.
Then we left it alone, went to Boston for a few days, and came back. And it works.
There are 2 pancake batter smudges under the glass that I need to have rectified, but overall? Not too shabby.
Now, I don’t want to think about what he might do to my precious Ipad to be in retaliation. (Shudder)
How bout you? Gadget lust, or meh???
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