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January 12, 2005
randomize me
so apple decides to come down and play with the little players who were still offering mp3 players in megabyte terms.
and apple being apple, figured they needed to add a little dash of jazz in their player, a little edge.
so wot did they do? they take away your power.
the little display screen? in the rubbish bin. no control? how dangerous! how risky! all of a sudden i'm a chained up submissive slave kneeling before my lil white dominatrix with adrenaline pumping in my veins wondering what song is gonna come up next! (thats what their marketing people got me thinking anyway)
for the uninitiated - yes, ipods, ipod minis, ipod u2, ipod photo and now, the new ipod shuffle does inspire lust (think apple think eden), and it is my opinion that they marketed this idea exceptionally well, especially with the tagline "Life is Random"
smaller than a pack of gum (wrigleys?), ipod shuffle comes in 512mb and 1gig priced at US$99 and US$149. cpu-less computers, screenless mp3 players, its anyone's guess what apple will come up with next.
posted by nyx at January 12, 2005 8:38 PM
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i just realised i was plugged into yingyangalt's radio for over 2 hours !?!! then i thought about the bandwidth - shit- lemme know if it was dented badly? it's not my fault, was not quite awake and the music just was too good.
Posted by: thisguy at January 12, 2005 10:11 PM
did you read the warning at the bottom of the apple page? - do not eat ipod shuffle!
Posted by: thisguy at January 12, 2005 10:16 PM
if u check out the official site at http://www.apple.com/ipodshuffle/ you will see a funny line, 2. Do not eat iPod Shuffle. haha!
Posted by: brucetct at January 12, 2005 10:25 PM
no i did not see that!!! lol!!!!!!!!!! went back to check web and saw it, terribly endearing of them. thanks for telling me both of you!
thisguy: no worries bout yyalt's radio :) don't let the bandwidth stop you from enjoying the music!
Posted by: nyx at January 12, 2005 10:25 PM
Apple should put a warning somewhere.
"Warning. drool inducing material ahead!"
I wonder how Apple's version of world peace would be :P
Posted by: BawangMerah at January 13, 2005 10:12 AM
I think it's more of a radio, since it plays song randomly, and is without a screen :)
Ahh.. an FM radio which costs $99 :)
Posted by: MunKit at January 13, 2005 12:20 PM
MunKit, According to the official site, you load all your songs into the thing, and play it at random.
Posted by: BawangMerah at January 13, 2005 2:15 PM
i heart apple - ipod and all... they make technology so stylish and fashionable instead of mere technie jargon of the millenium
Posted by: damien at January 13, 2005 2:23 PM
MunKit - its definately not a radio. you can play songs (that you load upload) randomly or opt for the Play in Order mode.
also - it doesn't depend on electromagnetic waves.
Posted by: nyx at January 13, 2005 2:39 PM
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