So I wanted a new MP3 player, and after much deliberation (well, a sudden onset of rabid desire followed by checking a review to console myself that I was doing the right thing) I decided on the rather lovely iriver clix 4 GB, pictured on the left.

After much fuss, it turns out pretty much nobody has one in stock, after which I was inflicted with a far more serious ailment; I fell in love with the younger, thinner, sexier, but alas, also unreleased model: the clix2, pictured on the right.

Basically, it looks like I’m going to have to hold my horses a while until I can get my hands on one…