As I laid my eyes on her from across the room, there was a tingling down my spine & I knew I had to touch her. The room was crowded & there was a group of people surrounding her, but I kept my patience. I waited until they left her & then I made my move. As I held her in my hands, it just felt right. She brought a smile to my face & I knew this was true love. There in the crowded showroom I was in love with Apple’s iPad 2.
I’m a geek at heart & have always wanted to own all the gadgets in the world. Absurd though it may sound, that is how much I like gadgets. I can spend an entire day locked in a room without food if you give me a stack of gadget magazines to drool at. Though I like all the gadgets, I have only ever fallen in love with a couple of gadgets in my life. My first love was the Pentium-1 PC dad bought home and the second was my Playstation 2 gifted by my uncle. But in that showroom as I held the iPad 2, I knew this time it was different.
The iPad was like a dream girl come to life. Her screen was bright and colourful with each pixel glowing like the radiant sun. Her touch-response was unearthly with even my slightest touch ensuring a response. Every page or App opened almost at the speed of thought. It was as if she could read my mind. Though I was standing in a busy showroom at a Mall, I was transported into a world where it was just the both of us. I could for a second imagine us both running behind trees in slow motion & singing songs like in the old Bollywood films.
I couldn’t help but think that it was as if Apple had kept me in mind when designing this gadget. Apple has been credited with ushering in this current trend of Tablet PCs in the market following which other companies too have followed. But experts have always considered iPads to be way ahead of others. I had never believed them until that moment.
Though I already own gadgets which fulfil most of my needs, I need to have this one. If not for the high price Apple have put on her, I wouldn’t have left her lying in the crowded showroom. I’ll do whatever needs to be done to get her. If no one takes the cue & gifts me one, I know where my first salary is going..
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| My heart's locked inside her as an app |
Mr Sambit,
ReplyDeleteI read ur blog and do not like to comment on it. According to me to fall in love at this age is a quiet natural phenomena. So continue in the pursuit.
U.S.Misra from India
Dear Sambit,
ReplyDeleteYou are not alone who fallen in love with iPad 2.
i luv it!!!!!!
ReplyDeletesuper awesommeee!!!
good one!after all apple=love!
ReplyDeleteI am sure she must have sung you 'Zara zara touch me touch me...' Everybody does lust for Apple,i would say Apple makes art. I had the exact same feeling like you when i visited an Apple store for the 1st time in kolkata last year. I just couldn't believe that a display can be so clear and every time I hold my little ipod shuffle,i wonder how can it be so small and feels so smooth.its like hand-crafted art. Critics didnt like the ipad,personally i dont yet see it to be much useful but i bloody well want one,may be just to 'touch'.Hats off to Steve Jobs,he has not only pleased the geeks but women n art lovers too which literally includes everyone.I think Geremy Clarkson would say 'Some say it sounds brilliant,while some say it cant be any more beautiful...For all we know its an APPLE!'
ReplyDeletekya yaar... kya socha aur kya nikla ;-)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Thank you Abhilash. This is exactly the kind of reaction I was hoping to get when I was writing this post! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't really like an ipad 2. I would perhaps use it for the lulz but nothing more. Not that I am an anti-mac fanboy or something.
ReplyDeleteOnly element in apple I like is the presentation. Beauty is that anyone can pick up and start using it. Its not like android.
Well I too am not exactly an Apple fan as much as I'm a fan of good gadgets. As I mentioned in the post, I haven't felt like this about a gadget for a long time. & you are absolutely right Apple does give a lot of importance to Presentation. Their motto as you may well know is, "We make things that you may not need, but we make things that you'll want."
ReplyDeleteI own an android and I'm happy with it. But it doesn't come close in terms of beauty when you compare it with an iPad or an iPhone.
interesting write up.
ReplyDeleteThank You Sush!! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the iPad too! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd, for one thing I know of, when I start earning too much money, I'm definitely stacking up and making my house Apple-friendly.
All Apple gadgets - iPad, iPod, Macbook's and no one knows what Apple might come up within a few years.
P.S: I liked the way you described your love for the iPad, haha. :D
Hey Vishant!! Trust me I have very similar plans.But yes you have hit the nail on the head.We need to first earn 'too much' money first!!
ReplyDelete& I'm glad that you liked the post!! :)
Definitely. I've started saving and may be in a year (iPad 3) I'ld be buying one of these. :)
ReplyDeleteAmen to that! I hope we both can!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLol, You are a good author, very interesting article with some funny words :D I love it!
ReplyDeleteHey!! thanks a lot for your kind words! I'm glad you liked the post. Keep reading!! :)
ReplyDeleteLol, You are a good author, very interesting article with some funny words :D I love it!
ReplyDeleteinteresting write up.
ReplyDeleteI am sure she must have sung you 'Zara zara touch me touch me...' Everybody does lust for Apple,i would say Apple makes art. I had the exact same feeling like you when i visited an Apple store for the 1st time in kolkata last year. I just couldn't believe that a display can be so clear and every time I hold my little ipod shuffle,i wonder how can it be so small and feels so smooth.its like hand-crafted art. Critics didnt like the ipad,personally i dont yet see it to be much useful but i bloody well want one,may be just to 'touch'.Hats off to Steve Jobs,he has not only pleased the geeks but women n art lovers too which literally includes everyone.I think Geremy Clarkson would say 'Some say it sounds brilliant,while some say it cant be any more beautiful...For all we know its an APPLE!'
ReplyDeleteNever knew that definition of a geek is a gadget loving person. But good writing anyways
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