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e-Antiques

Published on Friday July 11, 2008 in Hardware, Media, Pictures, Technology and Tips. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

While cleaning my room last week, I happened upon this interesting little gizmo. No it wasn’t a flux capacitor or a time machine. I had in fact found my first MP3 player dating back to the KaZaA era. By today’s standards, the specifications are laughable (128MB internal capacity expandable to 256MB with additional SmartMedia card), but also a testament to how dramatically Apple’s iPod changed the digital music scene. This is especially true considering I purchased this generic brand (who’s ever heard of IM Sports outside of high school?) player over a Sony Mini-Disc player. I’m glad I followed my avoid-Sony policy as Mini-Disc joined the ranks of Betamax, and ATRAC amongst other defunct formats.

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iPod #4

Published on Monday June 30, 2008 in Media, Pictures and Technology. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , .

The other day I picked up an iPod shuffle, the 4th iPod I’ve owned. Do I really need it? Absolutely not, but the iPod shuffle has been irresistible to me ever since it was first introduced in it’s stick-of-gum form. So why would I want an iPod with a small fraction of the capacity and features of my 60GB 5th generation iPod Video? The shuffle’s appeal is in how it compensates for the issues I have with my other iPod.

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