Sony VAIO Pocket

I’ve been a little slow lately so when Sony introduced its VAIO Pocket mp3 player with a 20GB hard drive in May it slipped under my radar. I admit it, Alice is the gadget freak. When I write a note in my Palm I have to not wash my hand until I’ve done whatever the note says to do. But back to Sony…

This little thingie will hold 26,000 mp3 songs and has an MSRP of $465. Should the price bother you? Not really. I mean, music downloads are $0.99 each. If you have the wherewithall to fill the thing with music, the price of admission can’t be more than change under the cushions. Even if you bought CDs and are transporting the songs over, you paid for the CDs. (Didn’t you?)

Has this silliness gone a little too far?