It feels very odd pulling up to the Apple Store and parking right in front of it with a Prius. My friend bought an 4G iPod there and I was hoping they had them displayed so I could play with it. They didn't, but I did get to play with the new 4G iPod when we left their store. He bought a 20GB 4G iPod. It's smaller, thinner and lighter than the previous generation, and it's very close in form factor to the iPod mini. If someone had told me that was a white iPod mini, I probably would have believed them.
As we were getting out of the Prius, one of the men sitting at the table sipping coffee at the cafe next to the Apple store asked me how I felt about the Prius. I told him it's not that powerful, but it gets great gas mileage, it's great for those stop and go commutes, carries people comfortably and has good trunk space. It's also a good conversation starter. I think, that being a loaner, it gives me a more detached view of the Prius than owners of the car -- I mean, if you're plunking down 20 to 30 grand for a car, shouldn't it already be something you love to drive?
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