It’s very difficult. The temptation, the urge, the peer pressure to spend on the sleek little thingies. They have several titillating flavours. One of them can be used as a phone! Ok ok, it’s the other way round. Every one, and their granny (with the shiny walker), has one. They make perfect gifts for someone you (no, not love) are related to.
If its not obvious what I'm talking about let me give you a clue - they are the second most desirable objects to stick into ones ears (no, I don’t have a survey result to prove this). Following the path of the Transistor -> Radio -> Walkman and CD Player, MP3 players became instantaneously popular. The devices became smaller with advancements in flash memory technology. Then allowed more songs to be stored. Then started growing bigger to include more features. Touch pads/sliders were introduced. Non-audio files were allowed inside, photos were stored and then they started playing videos. The screens became wider and now display crisp images. The UI keeps improving in every new version. And a new version is out almost every other month1.
Despite all this, I don’t own one. Neither will I anytime in the near future. What could be the reasons for owning one?
Listen to music - the latest, your favourite or someone else's favourite. I'm not a great fan of music now. Listening to old music stored on my laptop is more than enough. Multitasking is very difficult; if I'm jogging its only jogging that I want to do and listen only to my feet hit the road, none thing.
Time pass - Listening to my favourite band prevents me from engaging in my favourite activity for passing time - books. I carry one with me wherever I go - the bus to work, travelling or waiting in the queue to book a ticket (stopped taking one to the loo).
It’s shiny - or its the 'in' thing. Even though I love new technology, I never own the latest gadgets. Be it mobile phones, laptops, watches, camera. MP3 players fall into the same category.
Are there more reasons for buying one?
[1] You'd know all this, I was just showing off that I know my tech history too
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