I think this review has been pending for some time but I suppose it is an acceptable delay given that a new toy is definitely something that takes your attention away from everything else. It’s almost like being a kid again and getting a new toy at Christmas then spending the day ignoring everything except the toy and the Christmas dinner. It’s also like when you buy your first firm out vehicle and drive it home lovingly showing everyone it’s a new car by leaving the plastic on the seats and telling the children to go a mile around it every time they go near it with their bikes. You probably get out of it at home, stand looking at it with a smile with one hand on the hood and would sleep in it if given the chance – who doesn’t like the new car smell? It’s the next best smell after your favourite dish.

For the world of computer addicts, the world of cars is probably as uninteresting as the world of Narnia is to the people who are addicted to cars. Who on earth would want to ride a silly horse which can go as fast as the wind when you can buy a Bugatti Veyron which goes faster than the wind and also creates a mini cyclone as its drives by? Computer addicts also have special moments when they open the box of their first new computer or an upgrade. They treasure the moment when they take off the Styrofoam and wrappings then fire up the machine or literally set it on fire depending on what they bought the machine for. If you’ve read the book titled “Hackers” and watched the movie with the same name, you would have noticed that kid who hacked into the oil company accidentally and then later got arrested. In one scene he is shown grabbing his computer as the agents try to drag him and his contraption out the door to the police station. I’m not too sure how accurately that moment portrays a geeks love for his or her machine but obviously the movie did well given that Angelina Jolie is in it. I suppose with Jolie in any movie, it’s bound to be a success somewhere along the way.

Anyways, that is beside the point. The point that I’m trying to drive at here is that Christmas is around the corner and we’re all looking at the latest fashion and tech deals to fill our Christmas hamper with. In my case, Christmas came a little early when I got my hands on a Blackberry Playbook. I hear the Apple fanboys already mumbling and the slow hissing from the crowd building up but you’ve got to admit that no one really gave the Playbook a fair chance. The problem was that as soon as it came out, competitors did everything to malign the device to the point where they simply said it is nothing like an iPad and I agree with them – it’s far better because of the size and features of the device. It is the perfect device for anyone who is a Blackberry fan and anyone who needs a tablet that will not require subscribing to an additional data plan. The word tether does not apply here because tethering results in your MSP billing you for the tether. The Playbook uses your Blackberry’s Bluetooth connection to link you to the Internet and if you don’t want to use the Bluetooth connection, you can always fall back to using a wireless connection via WiFi. Given that there are so many connections available in Suva for WiFi, you wouldn’t have any issues getting yourself online. I love the McDonalds WiFi because it’s the perfect place to be at any given time and I am able to grab a bite to eat while browsing through the news websites and updating my social pages. (more…)

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