Some people like spending their money on pimpin' their cars, while others like spending their money on designer threads. Me? I'm a little different. I like spending my money hunting down obscure, funky, cool tech.

Unlike Damo and Jenneth, I don’t currently use an iPod. But I do have a G2 nano that was a purchase out of desperation mixed with a little curiosity. I just wish Rockbox was available for it.

I instead have a Kenwood HD60GD9, which is my MP3 player of choice. It’s a great little player that’s only available in the land of all things tech, Japan. But it sure inflicted some pain on my wallet when I paid for it and then had it imported. But it was just one of those things that filled me with tech lust and I just had to have it.

A lot of people will look at its specs and see that it can’t do anything apart from play music (no photo viewing, video watching or FM radio) despite its 2.2-inch screen with its 320 x 240 resolution, but that’s because it plays music so well it sends me on a journey into audio bliss.

On another front, my collection of digital cameras is slowly growing after getting my first camera, an Olympus C-150, in 2004. Shortly after that, I got a Sony F717 with its IR emitters, perfect for IR photography and shooting in total darkness. 

Earlier this year, I then decided to move on up to the Sigma SD14 DSLR with 18-50mm EX lens. Primarily because I wanted to see how the SD14’s unique Foveon sensor compares with the Bayer sensors on the vast majority of digital cameras on the market (which I may go into in a future blog), plus it was on special.

I’m still snapping away with all my cameras finding about all their little quirks. And that, my friends, is the fun part of new technology. It’s all about venturing into the unknown and waiting to see the results. Whether it’s good or bad, it’s all part of the experience.