Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mark, the Psion Series 3 was by far the best PDA ever in my opinion, instinctive software, beautifully made and functional. Killed by cheaper less effective competition. Many people buy on price alone and will never know what good value effective items are, even when they are expensive. I have still never used a PDA as logical:-( A parallel theme to Leica in many ways actually. Frank On 21 Nov, 2006, at 08:15, Mark Rabiner wrote: > Stuff Magazine and ebay.co.uk's top ten gadgets of all time: > http://www.whatdigitalcamera.com/news/ > Leica_M3_camera_voted_top_gadget_of_al > l_time_news_101105.html > > > Leica M3 > > Apple iPod 3G > > The original Sony Walkman > > The Sony AIBO > > Original Game Boy > > Nintendo Entertainment System > > Sinclair ZX Spectrum > > Psion Series 3 > > Creative DAP Jukebox > > Motorola STARTAC > > > It's a GADGET! Isn't that GREAT! > And plainly does not fit on this list. > As its NOT a gadget. > And what makes it also so bad is these are not people trying to > insult us. > They are trying to compliment us. In some way. > > They insult themselves the worst of course. > > I've never heard of a third of these things by the way. > Does that mean I'm no fun? An old fogy? > Can you put tri x in a Sony AIBO? > > What's a Psion Series 3 anyway? Can you make a living off it? Go Pro?! > Does it STOP TIME > Like the Omega 13!! > > Gadgets don't DO anything. > They just make noises and put you into a trance. > A Leica M3 is an elegant tool to communicate and create beauty. > > > Mark Rabiner > New York, NY > 40?47'59.79"N > 73?57'32.37"W > > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information