Here are the latest toys:

iPod Touch - 2nd generation.  I've seen these advertised for a while, but never had my hands on one until my niece, Audrey, showed me one that belonged to her - I was hooked immediately!  You can watch videos, play games, check your email (via a wifi connection), surf the Web, and perform other tasks.  They are a little pricey, but provide great entertainment.

 

Archos 5.  I had the Archos 504 but then decided to upgrade to one with a touch screen.  These units are enclosed in a metal case with a nice solid feel.  The screen is large and bright, so watching videos on it is a delight.  Although you can surf the web and check your email, I feel the iPod (see above) does a better job at that.

Garmin nüvi 760.  Can a person have too many GPS's?  I seem to be living proof that that cannot happen.  The 760 (it was on sale at Costco) has some nice features, such as a wide screen, bluetooth interface, and built-in traffic advisories (although they are pretty much worthless here in Sequim). 
Olympus Stylus 1030 digital camera.  At 10 Mega-pixels, it's not the highest resolution camera on the market, but it should be more than adequate.  Plus, it's waterproof!  Olympus claims you can even take it diving down to 33 feet, but that's one claim I will likely never verify.

Garmin Oregon 400t GPS.  Although the touch-screen has come under fire for being too dim in sunlight, this should be a very useful Geocaching GPS for us.  Using the GPS, you can read the descriptions, logs, and hints right on the screen.  And, you can log your finds and then just uploaded the found file to the website!  (More touch screen stuff!!)

Blackberry Storm 2 - yet one more touch-screen device!  This is probably one of the best phones I've owned (so far), and the data plan allows me to get my email and surf the web right on the phone.  It's loaded with Apps, and there are many more available on-line for free.  This is not quite an iPhone, but it's close!

This is the iPod Nano 5th generation.  It has 16Gb of internal memory and is TINY! It even includes a little camcorder that takes reasonable videos (no still-camera, though).  When space is at a premium, this little guy slips into the smallest of pockets.

Kodak PlaySport digital camcorder.  This is Kodak's latest, and features HD quality (up to 1080) in a waterproof case. Here is a link to their web site.
   
   

Last updated 02/11/2010 10:38 AM