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Toys

It's been a month since Cyndi and I took the Big Step, and what better way to celebrate our newly-wedded-ness than by succumbing to Apple's secret Master Plan?

My laptop has a busted CD drive (more my fault than Apple's since, well, I kind of dropped it). Taking it in to the Apple Store to get it checked out by some geniuses, I got a chance to play around with the nice new toys there (and had plenty of time, since the geniuses weren't available for another four hours). Now don't get me wrong, I love my little 12" Powerbook, but it's a laptop and seriously, a family (even one of two) should have a central hub, right? Something that's permanent, a symbol of our union?

So I've really been thinking seriously on a new computer. Nothing pricey like a Powermac. More like an iMac. Maybe even the 17"...

...okay, so I'll confess, I bought the 20"--I'm actually using it to post this. Go me! I'll give you my impressions after a "few" hours of playing World of Warcraft with its many nice new features.

New iTunes Phone Announced

It's probably old news, but Motorola announced the RAZR V3i yesterday. Like the ROKR, it is capable of acting like a limited iPod, only it's a much cooler phone.

SUMMARY OF FEATURES:

• Updated and streamlined Motorola RAZR V3 design
• 1.23 megapixel digital camera with 8x digital zoom, video capture and full screen viewfinder
• iTunes™ music software or Motorola’s Digital Audio Music Player** with mini-USB stereo headset
• Airplane mode
• Hot swappable TransFlash™ memory card
• 262K color wallpapers & screensavers on internal display
• 65K color support on external display
• Speaker independent name & digit dialing
• Dedicated browser and messaging keys***
• Integrated Class 1 Bluetooth technology with imaging, printing, peer to peer gaming profiles
• Motorola’s SCREEN3 technology* solution featuring zero-click access to news, sports, entertainment and other program content*
• Rich, pre-loaded or downloaded J2ME™ games, screen savers and MP3 ringtones

No announcement has been made to the cellular network, but my guess is it'll remain a Cingular only option. I also think that as the months go by, more and more of the phones will come with some type of music playback option, now that the technology is out there, and like the camera phone, it'll become more standard than outstanding.