New iPod

I got the email about the model I bought (the first in color, and the first 20 GB able to display photos) on July 15, 2005 and bought it in early Sept. I figured it'd be a while before a newer model came out. Boy was I wrong.

This one adds is 30 GB instead of 20, has longer battery life, is smaller, and plays videos--all for the same price. Technology moves so quickly. If I'd known it was coming I would have waited, but I'm sure they'll have come out with one that plays holograms in a few months... When I thought about it, though, I realized that the iPod I have is plenty small and portable, has plenty of battery life, 20 GB is far more than I really need, and I have no real desire to watch videos on the thing when I have a TV and iBook... It's an example of how capital can create "needs" we don't really have. It's also funny how you spend decades perfectly happy without something (like a cell phone) but once you get it you can't imagine living without it... A rachet effect.