Phones on the tenth day of Christmas

WHY do they call it them cell phones when prisoners are not allowed to have them?

And with that rather cute joke, I wish to inform you on the tenth day of Christmas My Truelove sent to me a cell phone,

Amazon has a stack of new and used Smart Phones with and without contracts

I HAVE only sporadically owned cell phones which I usually leave in a drawer somewhere until the Sim card runs out.

       As a veteran journalist I have never urgently needed a cell and, fingers crossed, as a daily motorist I have never been stranded and cursing for not having one.

       I know there are people reading this in horror, shivering at the thought of surviving, one day, one hour, one minute without a cell.

     

Vaughn is phoneless

I WISH I could offer the explanation of actor Shailene Woodley for not having a cell that it erodes personal interaction.

       But I am more in tune with actor Vince Vaughn who says a cell makes him more contactable and he values his privacy.

       Billionaire Warren Buffett only uses a rudimentary cell so a smart phone cannot be that essential for business people.

       When My Truelove sends me a cell, I wonder what live expectancy it has. I do like reading about cell phones without the hassles of owning one. And I like the idea of smart phones though I wish 100 people would refrain from raising them in the air at the same time at a wedding. It looks weird, you know, but I am not going to carry on about it. Weird, it looks weird, but no more on the subject.

This LG Smart Phone has more than 1300 reviews

AMAZON has so many new and used smart phones, with and without contracts, that it would make your head spin. I can imagine a smart-phone tragic spending a weekend pondering the photos, specs and reviews.

This Samsung has more than 300 reviews and is $100 off

AMAZON also has $100 off the Samsung Galaxy Star Pro DUOS S7262. It is in stock on December 16 and you can order now at $89.99 USD.

UPMARKET
WE could move severely upmarket to the Gold Apple iPhone 6S. As Amazon has shaved hundreds of dollars off the price, it comes in well less than an ounce of gold but still at $822 not within a lot of people’s price range.

The  Apple iPhone 6S has more than 190 reviews

THE less expensive iP6 (I made up that contraction in case it is incorrect) is more than $100 cheaper

The Apple iPhone 6 has only three left in stock

ONLY a couple are left in stock of the Apple iPhone 6 at $679. I have no idea what happens when they run out of stock.

Sony's Smart Watch has 660 reviews

THE Sony Smart Watch SW2 for Android Phones is reduced by $120. I presume when you look at the time on a Smart Watch, it says: “Don’t you even think about going to the pub after work. You and your partner are going to the theatre tonight and you better arrive home sober.”

I AM a big fan of inverse snobbery so I applaud you if you refuse to buy a big-brand smart phone.

       Below are a couple of phones one with lots of positive reviews and one unreviewed.

       

Blu Energy X Plus has more than 330 reviews

Check out the Indigi Smart Phone

THE Indigi 7" Android 4.4 Mega 3G has no reviews and sells for $99.19. Amazon has only 20 left in stock so someone’s buying them, why don’t they write a review. This one ships to Australia.

NOT IN US?  

A LOT of these smart-phone specials are not shipped into Australia so we miss out but at least we can investigate on Amazon and check prices or shipping elsewhere. Amazon are also helpful with alternatives for instance for the Sony Smart Watch Amazon advises: “This item does not ship to Lawnton, Australia. Please check other sellers who may ship internationally. Ships from and sold by CalvinNHobbs. Who is Calvin N. Hobbs? Merry Christmas Calvin N Hobbs, whoever you are.

 Our song:

On the first day of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas My Truelove gave to me . . .

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IT is not easy being a hipster. It seems you have to get rid of your desktop computer or laptop because basically they just  don’t cut it in Hiptown.

       A relative recently decided to become a hipster. I said a beard did not suit but my sister said hers did suit her. She was now far more respected among her not-quite-inner-city clique, she said.

       I really want to have respect for hipster cool so I need to hide my HP all-in-one or convince my friends I use it ironically. The problem is I love my HP so I am not here to bury it as I should. I’m here to praise it.

       Apple CEO Tim Cook is the latest techdroid to stand over the PC to perform the last rites.

Cook recently flew to London for the launch of the iPad Pro and to announce the Death of the PC.

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        "I think if you're looking at a PC, why would you buy a PC any more?” Cook said.

        Sitting in my computer room at home, I put up my hand to answer but Cook’s iPad must have not received the image. “No really, why would you buy one?" Cook emphasised

        Embarrassed I snuck down my hand. Cook is way more famous than I, probably more famous than you, too. And he knows way more about computers than I, maybe even more than you do.

        So, even though I knew he was 133.34% wrong about the Death of the PC, I lacked the courage to stand up to him while he was spruiking in London. "Yes, the iPad Pro is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop for many, many people,” he declared as I fell silent.

You'll still need a fancy phone. I just happen to have one I can sell you: Mr Cook

       “They will start using it (the latest iPad) and conclude they no longer need to use anything else, other than their phones."

       

       So you are telling me, Mr Cook, your iPhone and your iPad are making my .HP 23in- all-in-one, with Bang & Olufsen speakers,obsolete. I don’t think so.

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Take in  some of  23,00 reviews of this novel which my HP 23in happily reads two pages at a time.

       I am reading a novel, two pages, side by side as readers have been doing for centuries, only across my 23-in screen. And you’re saying my reading would be just as pleasurable on your 12.9in iPad, Mr Cook? I don’t think so.

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       Or watching one of my favourite films noir, Detour perhaps, on full screen with the bass-driven B&O speakers throbbing along to the action. I can do that on a iPhone? I don’t think so. Mr Cook.

       Now I’m not much of a gamer but I doubt you can convince those that are the PC is dead.

No, Mr Cook, mark my words. I’ll say it again. Mark my words in twain just to show how serious I am. Mr Cook, your report of the death of the PC was an exaggeration.

Here is our song. It is an oldie just to show shiny new baubles are always different but not always better for certain tasks of enjoyment.