no shit. i would actually like have something like this (for free, of course) in order to brand every single thing around me that is conceivably brandable.

sorry, joel. what i meant by "few-day-old gadget blog" was that the blog itself is only a few days old, not the things that you cover. as for whether or not you're "behind the curve," i wouldn't know. this is the really the only gadget blog i actually keep up with, so as far as i know, you're like, super-double-bleeding-edge.

i'm actually pretty stoked on the non-coverage of the latest round of apple stuff from this particular blog. anyone who cares enough to actually read a few-day-old gadget blog already knows what's up with these things, is probably already either deciding whether to quit smoking or drinking to afford one, and isn't going to find anything new here.

that said, i'm totally bummed about the ipod touch. i have actually been saving for one, assuming they would come out today. however, a 16GB ipod is more or less useless to me, no matter how adorable it is. the whole point of an ipod (or any other comparable mp3 player) to me is that you can carry nearly ALL of that music you've stolen around in your pocket.

also, i'm happy there's wifi, but the wifi itunes store just creeps me the fuck out. i can't quite articulate why, but the idea of buying a super sexy $400 device that i don't need, that is clearly designed primarily to sell me more shit i don't need, really creeps me out. don't get me wrong. from a business standpoint, it is pure effing GENIUS, but as a human being, it's the grossest of the gross.

and the starbucks thing?! GAH!

i'm generally a total apple fanboy, but i think i'll wait for the inevitable onslaught of copies and buy one of those instead.