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Monday, October 31st, 2005

Holding off on the Nano?

Maybe I should hold off, and just pick up a next generation mp3 enabled RAZR once Cingular gets their mp3 act together? I’m a big fan of one device, one service fits all.

That’s gonna ruin someone’s morning in Cupertino.

I haven’t gotten into the whole “carry your mp3 player around all the time” gig because there are some situations where I just can’t use an mp3 player. For example, i’m not going to plug earbuds in when I’m driving, I just don’t find that safe, so somebody needs to figure out an easy, built in way to get my mp3 player plugged into my car stereo. Second, I don’t like plugging earbuds in when I’m at work, because I might miss a call. The same goes for when I’m driving, I’d miss any calls on my cell. Because of these limitations, my current mp3 is only used when I’m not wired in, usually when I’m jogging.

Now, the phone / mp3 player combo fixes two of these issues, and a car with a jack I can plug my mp3 player into would fix the third. The ROKR doesn’t cut it, not enough storage, no Windows media support, and honestly, the phone is just plain butt ass ugly. No go. Give me a slick looking phone like the RAZR that does all of what I need? Perfect. Throw in the ability to download music to it over the cell network, no computer required? Priceless.