Jini Computer

Is there anyone out there like me who wishes that cutting edge gadgets from the USA should be available in Dubai, say a week later after launch?

Remember the iPhone 4? It was being sold months later in Dubai for ridiculous prices,  I first saw the 32GB model selling for AED 7,000! And then there’s the iPad, it took ages to reach Dubai’s shops, and like the iPhone 4, cost an arm and a leg.

I have a friend in Amman-Jordan, who was looking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S which is a on the expensive side even when compared to UK prices, when I told him about the Samsung Nexus S, the second generation “Pure Google” smart phone, he got excited and wanted one, but how, where from, and when?

If you where in Jordan, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, KSA, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt or any other Middle Eastern country, and wanted to purchase a Nexus S, a Galaxy Tab, an AR.Drone, or even the upcoming iPad 2, would you be prepared to buy from a dedicated online store for reasonable prices?

Please let me know your comments, because this can actually be arranged!

I usually jump with joy when new technology arrives in shops, specially when it’s affordable, I just wouldn’t mind going for that impulsive adrenaline rush to go and buy the thing, well at least that’s how I think, but Apple’s iPad simply did not qualify for these feelings. I somehow decided to skip this wonderful yet magical and affordable device altogether.

Here are 10 reasons why I don’t an iPad:

1. I already own a MacBook Pro
2. I already own an iPhone 3G
3. Can’t use it for video calls
4. It’s a little heavy, accidents could happen
5. Wouldn’t feel safe using it in trains or buses
6. Can’t fully edit office documents which is a shame
7. Can’t expand the storage
8. Too large for navigation
9. Not as good display as e-ink based e-books
10. Finally, I think the competition will come up with much better solutions, and very soon.