The Five Stages Of New Gadget Lust
Now that Amazon has announced new Kindle HD tablets and the Kindle Paperwhite ereader, I think it’s safe to say that many, many people are experiencing a sudden uncontrollable case of gadget lust. And, in fact, gadget lust corresponds quite neatly to Kübler-Ross’s Five Stages Of Grief:
DENIAL
Amazon has come out with a new Kindle HD? I don’t need that. I just finished reading a book on my Kindle Touch, and my Kindle Fire is running just fine. A bigger screen would be a waste of money. And who uses Bluetooth anyway?
ANGER
Argh! I don’t need a new Kindle! Why do I WANT it so much? This all just MANUFACTURED HYPE! I don’t want a new Kindle! I don’t want a new Kindle! I don’t! I don’t I don’t I dontIdontIdont!
WHY DO YOU TORMENT ME AMAZON!?!?
BARGAINING
OK. I still have $23.98 left on that one gift card. And if I have Ramen for dinner every night for 37 days, that might swing it. And I can give my old Kindle to Suzie for a present! So if I buy myself a new Kindle, that means I’m really getting Suzie a present! So really I should be doing this for Suzie, not for me.
DEPRESSION
I am going to put myself in the poorhouse because I CAN’T STOP BUYING SHINY TOYS!
(drinks heavily)
ACCEPTANCE
Hey everyone! Check out my new Kindle Fire HD unboxing pics on my Facebook page…
-JM
lol!
Been there, done that! 😀
The new Kindles really do look nice, the HD waaay too overpriced (like the ipad), and the paperwhite looks just about right! Though I wonder if increasing the contrast will take away kindle’s claim that it does not cause eye strain?
From what I understand, when the Paperwhite’s light is off it looks like a slightly sharper version of the current Kindle Touch. That said, I always recommend that people physically look and play with an ereader, a tablet, or a laptop keyboard before committing to a purchase, since everyone’s hands and eyes are different.