I did it. I gave in to the iPower of Apple and bought an iPod Nano. I even sprung for the four gig model. Yeah, I’m am iLoser now like the rest of Americans between the ages of zero and 35. So it was only a few weeks ago that I was lambasting Apple for all the iThis and iThat. What can I say. I’m fickle. The nano has a lot more space than my old iRiver 256 MB mp3 player (strange, notice they also adopt the “i,” and they’re not even Apple…)
The nano also has other cool features that I’ll probably never use. But I tell you what. It’s packed full of questionably-obtained at antitrust-violating-prices memory! Four gigs is a lot for this small a device. I remember when four MBs (not GBs) of memory took up a whole room. Just kidding, I’m not that old. But some readers out there are. I am old enough, however, to remember when a 500 MB hard drive was the bomb, if that makes you age-advanced folks feel any better.
So, off I go to install iTunes and let Apple finally take hold of my life, like Google did a few years ago. They’ll just have to share.
addendum: though i may have bought the iPod, i will not be using the cheesy white earphones, which coincidentally do not satisfy my music-snob ears. i didn't completely sell out, only partially.
addendum to the addendum: damn, these earphones are actually pretty good. they sound much fuller then my old ones. freaking steve jobs with his black turtleneck and excellent R&D department.
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p-man, perhaps i will call you this afternoon for a music snobbery session. i am on the lookout for new jams.
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
i too, use the oh so non-trendy black earphones, mainly cause those little white pieces of crap suck to run & snowboard with. but yes... i snowboard with them, so i am uber-trendy. not uber-trendy enough to wear one of those combination beanie-baseball caps yet, but some day i hope to get there....
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
hee hee, uWhore central...
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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i'll add them to the investigatory list. i've also heard the Shure E2c earphones are good too.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
dooood. seriously. check out <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002ZW5W4/sr=8-1/qid=1140147779/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0640659-0277521?%5Fencoding=UTF8" rel="nofollow">these headphones</a>. before these i might never have actually heard music before. i got them for the girl for xmas. worth every penny. all eight thousand nine hundred of them, give or take.
Posted by skorloff | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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i don't know, my music collection might rival yours in snobiness. and speaking of accessories, see my addendum. the stock earphones suck, and they're much too trendy, so i must be different and use the standard black headphones that look oh-so 90s. heather - your wish is my command. check out the new title of this website. (it's up top on the browser).
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
amended comment: iwhore
Posted by heather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
by the way you will now become a slave to the power of apple and no doubt purchse many overpriced iaccessories.
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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welcome to the dark side my friend. i got an iPod video for my b-day, and have also been seduced by the color screen and impressive memory. i have since undertaken the task of compiling the world's GREATEST (and most music snobby) iPod collection ever... it now consumes me.
Posted by carrico | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
whore and proud of it.
Posted by particleman | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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yes, but now he's a whore like me.
Posted by heatherfeather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
Posted on February 10, 2007 20:16
whore.
Posted by heather | February 10, 2007 8:16 PM
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