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I wish I had an iphone so that I could sing this song too… Sigh.

ok, so unless you’ve been under a rock for the last week, you’ve probably heard about the new ipods. i have to admit, they all look fantantic. however, i already have an 8GB fifth generation nano, which I love and use everyday. if the iphone weren’t here, and i didn’t know any better, the new ipod touch would be my choice, without a doubt - it’s amazing and beautiful. the new nano is great too if you’re on a budget, and at $219, it’s definitely a nice little player.

personally, what i’m really waiting for is the iphone - it’s everything i want (mp3 player, pda, and phone) in one device that fits in my pocket. hopefully apple and rogers make the deal happen soon.

The rumour mill has been abuzz with rumours about new iPods next tuesday, but according to Appleinsider, Apple today spread word of a press event scheduled for Tuesday, August 7th to discuss Mac products only, i.e. no iPod or iPhone related announcements. The Mac only announcements have also been confirmed by gizmodo. Appleinsider speculates that iLife ‘08 and iWork ‘08 may also be demonstrated. However, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a release of this important productivity software just in time for the back to school shopping season.

Although rumours about a new iPod on Tuesday have been circulating recently, based on other information, and the currently running ‘buy a mac, get an ipod nano’ promotion from Apple, I don’t expect to see a new iPod until or on September 16th.

Over the past two weeks or so, I’ve gone to every cell phone provider’s website to check out both what  phones and plans are on offer. I keep finding myself getting caught up in wanting to get a higher end phone with more and more features, but then I get frustrated. If I am going to go that route, then I want it to be with an iPhone, no some other crappy phone that I am going to regret as soon as the iPhone is announced. After having gone for a swim with my phone, I’ve learned the importance of having the ability to back up your phone book. Doing so is easy with a GSM phone because you can store all that infomation on th SIM card and just bring it from phone to phone.

While I still haven’t decided on a phone or a plan yet, I have decided that my new phone will be of the GSM sort, which in Canada means I’ll be on either Rogers or Fido. I guess it’s time to go cancel my old Bell Mobility plan.

Last March, my cell phone contract with Bell Mobility finally expired. I’d been looking forward to getting a new cellphone, but then Apple announced the iPhone, so I decided to wait. And while it hasn’t been officially announced in Canada yet, I am hopeful that it will be soon.

So, while I wait, I’ve continued to use my Samsung SPH-A660.

A few weeks ago, in the middle of Vancouver’s first heat wave of the summer, Crystal and I decided to go for a swim.  We rode our bikes along the sea wall and went for a dip at Third Beach in Stanley Park. Unfortunately, I forgot my cell phone in my pocket. :( After drying it out for nearly a week, I successfully managed to turn it on and give it a try. I did manage to get it to boot up, and made a few short calls with it to test it out, but it just isn’t the same anymore - it likes to randomly shut off, rendering it practically useless.

That’s life.

Now I really need a new phone, but I have a dilemma - do I bite the bullet and get a new phone, go phone-less until the iPhone comes to Canada, or try to find a used replacement that I can use on the Bell Mobility network?