The Best Toy, Ever.

During a semi-successful trip to Best Buy (was there mainly to look at TVs for Kristen’s new place), I had an opportunity to play around with some of the new(ish) computers on display… I haven’t done this in a while, and I must say, I’m impressed.

The notebook computers I saw (mainly ASUS, HP, Sony and Toshiba) were thin, light and affordable. The screens look great. The system specs seem good enough (though I don’t know about Vista…), and manufacturers are finally including almost-enough RAM to satisfy “normal usage!” One thing is clear: companies are taking the time (and spending good money) to make sure these computers look fantastic. The cases, colors, and shape… superb!

It used to be, if you wanted a good-lookin’ notebook, you’d have to buy Sony… incredibly overpriced with tons of other issues. I’m glad that good design and good (external) looks has become a trend.

 

The best toy ever? In my opinion… the best toy ever is the Internet. We play with it… of course, it’s used for work and other stuff… like military stuff… but we spend so much of our lives on it, our other “toys” have to be able to access it. Smaller notebook computers make the Internet more accessible. Devices like the Amazon Kindle use the Internet in beautiful ways. Some phones like T-Mobile’s Sidekick simply access it.

While I was looking at the ASUS Eee PC 900, a worthy observation was made: computers are getting smaller, and mobile phones are getting bigger—to function more like computers. Further evidence of this trend is the invention of the phone-computer, the HTC Shift. Why are consumers going for this trend? I think it’s for access to the Internet.

The Internet is truly changing the world and changing life. That’s all fine and dandy (insert Carlin line here… I miss him), but I’m more interested in how the Internet has changed your life. And I guess (at some point), I’ll write about how it’s changed mine.