Quotes by David Pogue

“Hes got to do what hes got to do, ... Its part of his job.”

“It freaks people out, ... No one knows that a tool like this exists. Its absolutely jaw-dropping.”

“Theres very definitely a learning curve, ... I made it work because I absolutely had no choice.”

“[That wasnt acceptable to the patient.] I only do two things in life, ... I write and I play the piano.”

“Now, theres no such thing as a Video iPod. The new model is simply called the iPod; its thicker, videoless predecessors have gone off to the great eBay in the sky. All the debate about Will anyone buy a video iPod? is suddenly moot, because the new model is the same excellent music player plus video.”

“The biggest surprise: watching video on the tiny, 2.5-inch screen (320 by 240 pixels) is completely immersive. Three unexpected factors are at work. First, the picture itself is sharp and vivid, with crisp action that never smears; the screen is noticeably brighter than on previous iPods. Second, because the audio is piped directly into your ear sockets, it has much higher fidelity and presence than most people’s TV sets. Finally, remember that a 2.5-inch screen a foot from your face fills as much of your vision as a much larger screen that’s across the room.”

“Incredibly, Apple has persuaded Disney, which owns ABC, to make available all episodes of five TV series, including Lost, Desperate Housewives and That’s So Raven. Each show costs $1.99 — an easy impulse buy if you missed an episode. They play back beautifully, with no network logo in the corner, no yearlong wait for the DVD, and no commercials. (One 43-minute hour of TV takes 12 minutes to download with my cable modem, and about two minutes to transfer to the iPod over its U.S.B. 2.0 cable.) ...That Mr. Jobs persuaded Disney to dip its pinky toe into these waters is an impressive development — and a very promising sign.”

“Digital cameras are the future,”

My interest was magic, believe it or not. I became an amateur magician and did something like 400 magic shows through my teen years.