Technology, 2nd Edition

We are pleased to announce that, in addition to our very new (_{and very pretty}) MacBook, we have acquired another piece of technology of late. The story of the iPhone named Ian and his untimely demise is a sad and sordid one, and we are loathe to bring it up again, except to put this other new technology in context.

Yes, we are finally (_{at long, long last}) in the possession of a new, functioning (_{it seems a touch superfluous to describe technologies as functioning -one would naturally assume an object to be capable of the task it is designed and marketed to perform- but, in fact, recent interaction with a variety of different technologies- in various states of functionality- proves otherwise}) smartphone device. After Ian's exit, (_{and following a very short, horrific period with no phone whatsoever- we assure you, it was as terrifying as it sounds}) we found our way to a phone that was intended to be ours for a few days, a week at best. The phone had been used very little, and appeared on first inspection, to be a sufficient, short-term stand in for the replacement smartphone to come. (_{we have connections with people with connections})

What was intended to be a few days ultimately stretched to almost three months. What first appeared to be a fully functioning (_{if unspectacular}) replacement revealed itself as highly eccentric, painfully outdated and could only be described as 'functioning' on the technicality that it had an on/off function. It was a debacle in the truest sense of the word.

Once our connection finally got the go-ahead on our replacement, we were faced with the challenge of picking a device. We were of course familiar with the iPhone 3GS, and were pleased with it's performance, but the Motorola Atrix and the HTC Inspire had both garnered a fair share of praise in recent weeks. And of course, the iPhone 4 was also available. We played with all of them, weighed the options, and are pleased to announce our newest device:


_{Meet Jackson.}

We decided that we were not quite ready to give up on the 3GS. Switching to a Droid phone would have required significantly more patience than we think appropriate, given the situation. The iPhone 4 has much the same user experience as the 3GS, and if something where to happen to this new device, we would feel particularly awful if it were a 4 (_{we would still feel bad if problems befell our Jackson, but we find this to be a matter of degrees}).

It is our fervent hope that this concludes the technological reports on Must Have This Blog. While we do like to have (_functioning) technologies, we prefer not to dwell on those things, spending the time instead on other topics we find more interesting. In that light, we are excited to announce an upcoming trip in the near future to a major American social event. More to come in the coming days...