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Yesterday was supposed to be the special day of the
year. It seems that Apple released a new
product the size of a postage stamp called the iPad mini. With all the hoopla, I was curious to see
what this spectacular gadget was all about.
I am not a virgin to Apple and its wide variety of devices
that include iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
I actually have an iPod that I use for toting a small portion of my vast
music collection around with me while lawn mowing, exercising, and generally
loafing. It is a splendid idea that
summarily replaced Sony’s Walkman that was all the rage in the 1980’s.
My iPod is the size of a pack of gum and holds several days’
worth of songs, photos, personal memos, along with the ability to record
video. This is really neat, to me. But, in the past few years, it has become
obsolete because this does not access the internet.
Enter the iPhone. The
iPhone was introduced a couple of years ago as the be-all-end-all in
communications. You can access your
e-mail, add apps, store and play music, and even make phone calls on this
apparatus. No need for an iPod that
doesn’t make calls or access the ‘net.
Just when this compact machine became all the rage, Apple
introduced the iPad. When new, the iPad
was touted as a small, portable computer that could do everything except make
phone calls. The big draw to this was
supposed be the compactness of a computer that had a larger screen needed for
the internet. I call this a step
backward, unlike Apple that calls this a giant step forward.
Nonetheless, this new iPad mini is alleged to be greater
than the six-month old antique iPad because it has a – tada: Smaller
screen! Huh? But, but, but…
Throughout the years, several versions of the iPhone have
been introduced in versions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and now 16. My iPod is generation 5 and, it may be up to
generation 27 by now – I’m not sure. If
you’re keeping track, the iPad is up to version 33 or 34.
Apple’s iMac may be up to generation 7,322 but, no one cares
because it is of no value as it has a screen that is too large, is not compact
enough, has a real keyboard, doesn’t have a video camera, and no phone.
There you have it.
You really don’t need an iMac if you leave the house, but need an iPhone
unless you want a larger screen. If you
need to make phone calls, don’t buy an iPad, iPod, or iMac, but buy an
iPhone. But then, should you require the
ability to send e-mails and access the internet, avoid the iPod. Unless you need a tablet, in which case you
will want to buy an iPad. However, if
you need a smaller screen, get the new iPad mini.
Personally, I think I’ll simply wait three months until
Apple releases a wrist watch that does everything and dispenses ice cubes and
filtered water. And, tells time. Let’s call it the ‘iGotitall.’
