Sweet.

I finally got an iPod, and the new models rock house. I'll post some glamour shots when I get a chance... ;) My only problem is that I have to go to my mom's house to rip CDs on her iMac yet.

I was psyched when I saw that it came with an adapter to allow me to plug it into my Vaio. But I've been nursing this old Vaio for years now, and it's still running 98 — iPod no like 98...

So, I'm planning to get a new laptop to use in law school anyway, and I'm really thinking that the TR1 is the sweet package. ;) Hey Albi — maybe I'll ask you to snag me one of these puppies in Akihabara... ;) A sony would be nice, since they all have built-in firewire. Apple will also be coming out with a software update to allow the new iPods to use USB 2, but I'd have to buy a separate cable...

They're also supposed to come out with a version of iTunes for Windows later this year, so maybe I can finally use iTunes and resize the grid control fields by clicking on their edges (one of my pet peeves about OSX).

But as for the iPod, I got the 10gig version as a gift, and it's extremely cool. I've got about 3.5 gigs on it so far; awesome. I put a writeright screen protector over the screen, cut to fit. Those things are great as well. Yuki and I both have them on our palms, and she had one on her phone screen too. I recommend that if you have any electronics with a screen, just slap one of these on and cut it to fit. They last a very long time.

So I'm walking around feeling cool now with this iPod. You know, I thought I'd see more people with them... I guess it's still more popular among students than among businesspeople.

It's also nice to note how well it supports Japanese and other Asian languages. I have some song names in Japanese, some English, and some Icelandic. ;) No problem for this device. hehe.

Another thing — you don't really need the remote for the iPod, because the new one is so small anyway. I like to browse around it and see what I'm going to listen to next.

As for my other gadgets, they're rapidly approaching obsolescence. My Palm V has served me since '98, and my Vaio, while reliable, seems to be getting slower and slower, while in reality other machines have just gotten faster. I'm running into things I can't do with it, since it can only run Win98. My phone is ok, but I can't expect to get a really cool phone here in the U.S. Service is always spotty and we won't be getting 3G anytime soon. My second best gadget now (after the iPod) is probably my Japanese dictionary.