My New Mp3 Player

I remember a post I made to simplify my life by having less gadgets. I had to modify that premise. Having done my homework on reviewing the pros and cons of having an iPhone, I had decided to buy the iPod Touch 5th Generation. I don’t need to justify why I bought it, but the main reason why I did is that I don’t want to be bothered by messages while immersing myself in music. In fact I am ready to ditch my Samsung Galaxy when the chance comes, but in this age of connectivity, it would not be possible. I don’t know but maybe someday, I would invest on an iPhone when I am financially capable. Owning an iPhone while living in my city is not that practical yet. If I lived in New York, Berlin…I would really use the iPhone’s full potential to explore new places and such things. So for now, I am happy with my iPod Touch. It does what the iPhone 5 can do, minus the price and the ability to make calls.

Footnote: My brother got my mother’s iPhone 4s instead. He offered to buy my mother a generic Android tablet, which my mother loved with delight. The only downside with the trade is that my brother found that the battery in his iPhone 4s drains faster than how the ice cream melts on a summer’s day.

Gadget Barter

For Christmas, my sister gave my mother a used iPhone 4s. The problem is that the phone is still locked with the US carrier. It never occurred to my mom until she put a micro sim on it. Well, the phone is still really usable. My mother being not used to very small screens finally decided that she would barter her iPhone 4s to my iPad Mini. I consented on one condition: have the iPhone unlocked! A few days ago my iPod 4th Gen died and I really needed to have an mp3 player. My goal this year is to reduce the gadgets I have. There was a time that I had a computer, an mp3 player, a phablet, a camera, an iPad. They really made somewhat dazed when they are all being charged at the same time. There is just too much stimulation from them and all I want is to reduce the consumer electronics I own and live in a simple way as what Thoreau once wrote:

“Simplify, simplify, simplify.”