the 90s called...

... to laugh at me for believing that 2013 technology would come even close to the vfx1. opening the box would've been more exciting if i'd opened the correct adapter's box first, but after the short and meaningless struggle i got the wrap1200 correctly connected to my iphone. the batteries were pre-charged as insinuated by the quick reference guide, i pushed the power button and hey! presto! the screen fizzled into just the right shade of blue and the on-screen video controls popped up.

they work, they really do, only that's all that works. the iphone was streaming a random show from netflix and it wasn't picking anything up, but even if it had picked something up i can tell you that the display size and experience were magnificently anti-climactic. it's like... a tiny screen... seen at an uncomfortable angle. like, wow.

so, umm, after all the payment frustration and delivery aggravation, i have to call them in the morning to get a return number and then ship it all back.

dammit.