The 'One' and only

Today was the National Day Celebration in school. This also implies that school ends early. So me and keyboardist went down to Sinamex to get this. 

 Behold! The Apogee

Apogee One is an audio interface that is specially made for Mackintosh users. You can plug your mics and instruments through it (as the picture suggests). It also comes with a built-in condenser mic, a feature which its bigger brother (Apogee Duet) doesn't have. It doesn't come cheap but you are paying for quality. It may be small (after all, One is made for portability) but you shouldn't judge a book from its cover. This small block can do wonders.

How big is it? It is slightly large than an iPod nano. Is it heavy? Well, unless you find your handphone heavy.
Reason for getting: it is for our band!

Zoom R8

Zoom is a producer of effect processors as well as recorders. 

The above shows a Zoom R8. It is a shrunken version of its big brothers R24 and R16. Actually, R24 and R16 aren't that big. But R8 is even shorter than your 30cm ruler. It is small enough to fit into your guitar bags and it is lighter. It allows you to record your jamming sessions. Best of all, it allows multi-track recording without a computer.
It has a built-in drum machines (like many Zoom pedals do) and you can adjust the audio settings of your track. It also has a few built-in guitar effects to please the guitarists. And like many other records/pedals with recording function, Cubase LE 5 DAW software is bundled together with it.

But.. the smaller something gets, the more complicated the controls are. -.-" Well, nevermind. There is always a manual for reference!