Annoying Devices (Based on an MSN Article)

[PRC777]

Blackberry
iPhone
Bluetooth
Segway (though I've never seen one)
Sony PSP
I'm pretty sure there are a lot more douchebag devices out there but these gadgets are just some of what I can think of
* Here's a link to clarify: Gadgets that make you look like a jerk - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com
I hope this solves everything. Basically this post was typed as my response to how some people look like jerks with certain devices (i.e iPhones and Blackberries; not-so-smart people with smartphones). Disregard how good some of these devices sell.
This article from MSN just reminded me of what I see where I live; most people who have blackberries and iPhones are self-centered people who happen to be Apple fanboys, for instance. Your take?.
*Don't be like these guys (Photo courtesy of some guy at flickr.com)
(Photo courtesy of MSN.com)

[fisetdavid26]

Link? Reasons why they are annoying?

[Niko_Fx]

I'm still trying to understand how they can be annoying..

[CdocZ]

Segway's - "all the convenience of walking with none of the dignity"

More seriously, views on these devices::
Blackberries are only annoying if people just have them for the sake of spending money. One of my friends has one simply because her parents are rich and she just decided it would be fun to be on facebook a little more often....

Iphone's have practical purpose, I will admit, if still very gimmicky in my view.

Sony PSP - only if the person is just someone attempting to pull off a geeky nature. If they are not geeky, they generally just end up looking like a lazy poser.

Bluetooth is useful if you are pretty much always on call. I will admit however, that the people who buy it because it is either "cool" or because they want to feel more like a successful businessman usually need to find a better way to spend money. Please.

Other devices, that would be on my version of this list:

Ipod Touch. You spend twice the money for a feature I have heard more people complaining about the use-ability of for what is essentially an external harddrive with a graphical user interface, that has half the memory available for serving the purpose for which it was created.....Success at its best.

Can't think of any other device that generally annoys me. There probably are some out there, but I am usually not too picky.

[Bleeding Heart]

actually, bluetooth is not that annoying

[fisetdavid26]

I think the touch's usability is top notch, unless you have butter fingers, and I don't see the point of carrying 10³³ songs in your pocket. I have a 8GB touch and I'm more than happy. I carry 1,000 songs that I listen to. And I have 46k songs on my computer, so it's not like I couldn't fill up a 160GB classic. It's just not necessary to carry them all.

[Bleeding Heart]

I think the touch's usability is top notch, unless you have butter fingers, and I don't see the point of carrying 10³³ songs in your pocket. I have a 8GB touch and I'm more than happy. I carry 1,000 songs that I listen to. And I have 46k songs on my computer, so it's not like I couldn't fill up a 160GB classic. It's just not necessary to carry them all.

In my country, it is necessary... If you're a showoff...

[Ferrer]

I hate mobile phones with all sorts of gizmos I'll never use (or know how to). Phones are for phoning.

[fisetdavid26]

In my country, it is necessary... If you're a showoff...

It's not like you don't showoff with a touch either...

[CdocZ]

I mean, Apple is famous for some of the best interfaces so I generally assume that it is my friend's fault for buying a device they suck at using. (Most of my issues with products generally come via the people who use them poorly/improperly/etc.)

As for the size, I know what you mean. Personally, I am way too music A.D.D. to settle on 1,000 songs - not that I need more, but that I would find myself changing the songs on the device every other day or so. As for others, a lot of my friends get the touch and then say "well, I like it, but it doesn't hold enough music". Really now, if they cared that much they should either not have bought it or deal with it since it did not seem to matter when they decided to spend the money on it

Generally though, I agree - it serves it's purpose well. Unfortunately many buy it and then realize that they are idiots.

[Niko_Fx]

I hate mobile phones with all sorts of gizmos I'll never use (or know how to). Phones are for phoning.

... and texting, hence my Blackberry is extremely useful imo.

[Ferrer]

... and texting, hence my Blackberry is extremely useful imo.

I'll give you that.

But only those 2 things.

[fisetdavid26]

I mean, Apple is famous for some of the best interfaces so I generally assume that it is my friend's fault for buying a device they suck at using. (Most of my issues with products generally come via the people who use them poorly/improperly/etc.)

As for the size, I know what you mean. Personally, I am way too music A.D.D. to settle on 1,000 songs - not that I need more, but that I would find myself changing the songs on the device every other day or so. As for others, a lot of my friends get the touch and then say "well, I like it, but it doesn't hold enough music". Really now, if they cared that much they should either not have bought it or deal with it since it did not seem to matter when they decided to spend the money on it

Generally though, I agree - it serves it's purpose well. Unfortunately many buy it and then realize that they are idiots.

Well the iPhone/iPod touch interface is based on Mac OS X, and it's far from being a poor OS...

I set my iTunes library to sync the songs I recently listened on my iPod, and it's always docked when I'm at home, so whatever I recently listened to on my computer is synced automatically, so my touch library changes everyday.

I can only understand the purpose of carrying all your songs if you're going on an epically long road trip and don't have any way to sync more songs once you're done with your current library. Otherwise for everyday use it's not necessary.

[Rockefella]

Blackberry
iPhone
Bluetooth
Segway (though I've never seen one)
Sony PSP
I'm pretty sure there are a lot more douchebag devices out there but these gadgets are just some of what I can think of
* Here's a link to clarify: Gadgets that make you look like a jerk - Tech and gadgets- msnbc.com
I hope this solves everything. Basically this post was typed as my response to how some people look like jerks with certain devices (i.e iPhones and Blackberries; not-so-smart people with smartphones). Disregard how good some of these devices sell.
This article from MSN just reminded me of what I see where I live; most people who have blackberries and iPhones are self-centered people who happen to be Apple fanboys, for instance. Your take?.
*Don't be like these guys (Photo courtesy of some guy at flickr.com)
(Photo courtesy of MSN.com)

Lol, I own or owned 4 of those things. I'm also a self-centered apple fanboy.


I hate apple products

[Kitdy]

I have seen the iPhone used but I must say this touch screen keyboard business bothers me. I love technology yet am surprisingly tech old school - I have a CD player, I don't have a cell phone, my computers are all years old and used. I can't really justify buying really flashy new stuff because I don't think I'd use it enough to justify the money. I see many people that buy expensive tech and never use it enough to justify the money they spent on it. Part of this is due to my joblessness but even so, were I to get a job a cell phone would not be a priority, certainly not an iPhone which is a massive ripoff in my eyes.

Ferrer has it right I think - I spend so much time on the net already, why do I need a phone that connects me to the internet? Am I so dependent on it that I can't go places without accessing it? I mean it is sorta handy and if it was cheaper and faster I'd consider getting it but my buddy has an iPhone spent hundreds on it and spends probably 60-100 a month on a cell phone bill. A cheap cell phone will have many of the features of an iPhone but what it will never have is sexiness - and this is what apple products have. The fact that they are brilliantly designed is almost secondary to their (what I said about smart cars earlier and this is only semi-serious) fashion accessory status. They are hot, they are cool, everyone that's anyone has one, so you must as well. It doesn't bother me that they have all this cool stuff in them, what bothers me is frankly the cost of what you're paying for - 3G mobile internet is quite expensive at least here in Canada, and so are cell phone bills in general at least according to me. MY parent's have a cell and on the rare time a cell would be handy, I take it. This is probably around 30 times a year and even when I take it, I don't even always use it. When I'm out, it's often with friends so I could always use one of their phones and if I really need a phone and am alone, then phones are pretty much everywhere anyways. Mind you, if I could pay 10 bucks a month for absolutely unlimited calling on a cell phone and I had to lock into a contract for 3 years I'd probably do it, but this is a far cry form what it'd actually cost. As for cell phones themselves, I hardly care what I have, I guess a nicer lighter thinner shinier fancier one would be cool, but I find that the entry-level "free" ones typically have all the features I would ever need. I'm not sure I've ever texted with a cell phone and while I realise that there is some degree of practicality to texting, I am adverse to it largely as I think if you are going to talk to someone it's easier to just call them up.

Back to the iStuff, looking at the 8 GB iPod touch reveals that it is slightly cheaper than the 120 GB iPod Classic, it does have a larger screen too I guess but what I like most is that it is solid state memory - should be more reliable and I just like the fact that it has no rotating pieces - solid state may well be the wave of the future. I only have a few gigs worth of music - a vast majority of it is from my CD collection of about 120 CDs, a small amount downloaded off iTunes so I wouldn't need a huge amount of storage I suppose but I'd want to store all of my library on my iPod and never think of running out of space - advantage Classic, plus I think I prefer the classic interface. However, the touch has up to 32 GB (for 400 dollars mind you) and as I mentioned is solid state which could be handy. I suppose the choice is not too clear for me were I to get one but I am holding off until I get a job/a car with an audio jack in it as I don't really use my CD player much anyways because there are not many circumstances where I need it - when I used to take the subway an iPod woulda been superior to the CD player but that is no longer the case and mobile music outside the car is rare so why do I need an iPod if my car has no jack for it? I could buy a radio but I am cheap and I think aftermarket stereos are gaudy.

Yes I rambled but I had things to say and there is not much else to do tonight as me and my friends are all boring people and doing nothing sexy.