iPod touch - Not Your Last Generation iPod

The use of technology can elicit different feelings. The most exhilarating of those feelings is when you're trying something totally new or finding a new and improved way of doing the same thing. The iPod touch is both of those things. Sure the touch can play music and videos like any other modern day iPod, but its Wifi abilities combined with an incredible browsing experience transcend the iPod product line to new levels. The quality of browsing is so good in terms of speed, performance and usability it can easily replace the usage of a desktop PC for basic web content viewing and email. The touch is a device you can carry around in your home and have with you to quickly access mail. True, other portable devices out there have similar functionality, but the touch isn't heavy like the Nokia N800 and is much more enjoyable to use compared to a Windows or Blackberry mobile device. The touch has become my mobile computing device (limited to wifi access, of course) much more than a music or video player.

MacBook Air Reaches High Altitudes

Part of the Apple magic is the initial experience with Apple products. The MacBook Air has that type of appeal. Apple's marketing campaign which shows the Air removed from an interoffice envelope charges the anticipation of touching a new Apple masterpiece. Apple is the master at minimization and the MacBook Air secures their place as a leader in consumer product innovation. This is not an average person's computer. This laptop was designed for a segment of the market willing to pay a premium for form and style. The Air specs are nothing special compared to its close peers and actually quite limiting. There's plenty to be critical of with the Air. The laptop is limited to 2 GB of memory, lacks a removable/replaceable battery and includes a slow PATA drive. It lacks many external ports that a typical laptop user would expect to see. That's exactly why this isn't the average user's laptop. The Air is an incredible lightweight laptop with a beautiful screen that absolutely has a place in the Apple laptop line up. Regardless of any of its shortcomings, anyone who drags around a laptop will appreciate what Apple has brought to market. The question is if you're willing to spend $1,799 for the trade offs you will need to make.