iDon’tGetIt

The product page for Giffin's new iBeam poses the question: "Ever use iPod's backlight to find your keys?"

iAnswer: iDon't

I wrote yesterday about the booming iPod economy. I think it's swell that Apple has made it so easy for all these companies to get a piece of the pie, but there has to be a limit.

I'm a geek. I love geeky stuff. I love gadgets and widgets. Most of the gadgets and widgets I have are pretty useless and serve no practical purpose in the real world. My not-husband makes fun of this all the time. He accuses me of accumulating stuff that serves no purpose other than to aid in my accumulation of more stuff. I hate to admit it, but he's mostly right.

So why can't I stop laughing at Griffin's new $20 mini light show? Griffin says: "The Griffin iBeam represents a new category of iPod accessories that are fun, functional and easy on the 'iPod gear' line of your budget." I say
"The Griffin iBeam represents a new category of iPod accessories that is aimed at suckers who won't think twice about spending twenty bucks on something that does what it does just to prove that it can."

I am sure most of you disagree with me. I'm used to that. I trust you will leave some very convincing arguments about why I am wrong in the comments section.