Dude, ....the ipod. You made it to the big time kid!
I remember being like 7 or 8, seeing a calculator, and being beyond fascinated. But, the world was really, all good and fine, when you could buy Atari, play video games in your home, no quarter needed.
Really, if you think about the difference between now and 10, 20, 30 yrs ago, the world has moved so far, and the speed of change just keeps picking up. That said, people still whine, complain and make less free time than ever to enjoy the simple things in life.
I hear ya! I was just remarking to my grandpa last night that a lot has sure changed in the last eighty-someodd years of his life - my kid got a child-proof digital camera for Christmas and can take 8,000 (!) pictures on it with its 1 Gig card.
But I’m still waiting for FTL travel. Until Apple films a commercial from around Alpha Centauri, the iPod just won’t cut it. :-)