Flash memory gear that’s just too damn small
I’ve spent way too much time recently trying to track down the following items that have mysteriously vanished in plain sight:
- A second-generation iPod shuffle.
- A 512MB Sony Micro Vault Tiny
- Several SD cards, including a 1GB version salvaged from my old Treo
Pundits have warned for ages that products like those listed above are too small to be practical, and I’m certainly living proof of that. And, of course, it was their diminutive stature that drew me to the shuffle and Tiny in the first place. But I’ve learned my lesson. From now on, the smallest form-factor I’m going to work with is CF, and when I want to listen to music, I’ll pull out my old Archos 6000. Sure, it weighs almost a pound, holds less music than the latest nano, and has about as much style as a first-gen Walkman. But there’s no way it’s going to get misplaced at the bottom of a junk drawer or the change pocket of a pair of jeans.
September 5th, 2007 17:22
[...] bought a handful of iPods over the years, including a shuffle (which I lost) a nano and a mini (my focus, obviously, has been on mobility). But I’ve never had a lot of [...]