Five Reasons
In light of today's announcement of the video iPod from Apple, I'd like to share with you five reasons why I should not only not buy a video iPod, but why I shouldn't be an iPod owner in the first place. These are in order of chrnological occurance:
1.) Allowing the Environment to Kill My Battery
Last summer, I bought a nifty device that would allow me listen to music from my iPod through my car's radio. I even used it on my way to work in the mornings. But considering I had few places to put my iPod at work, I'd leave it in my car. As you can imagine, it can get pretty hot in Georgia during the summer time, and the temperature inside the car is only magnified. I apparantly fried my battery; the only way I could listen to my iPod was to have it plugged in while I was using it.
2.) Crushing My iPod
So last year at Denison, my roommates decided to throw a party in which our suite (among others) would be included. To take precaution, I locked my door so that drunk underclassmen wouldn't wander and do things they shouldn't be doing. Noticing that my iPod was in my coat pocket, I decided to be lazy and just simply slide it under my door. Well, after the festivities were over, I walked into my room forgetting about my iPod. Crunch. It was face up and stepping on it caused the front plate to be wedged into the metal back casing.
3.) Headphones, pt. 1
I finally got my iPod replaced at an Apple Store in Columbus, getting a refurbished one of the same generation in return. But not before I stepped on my headphones in one of Denison's computer labs. I learned later that you can only purchase Apple earbud headphones with the remote, which costs $40 together.
4.) Headphones, pt. 2
My cousin got himself an iPod, but he hated the headphones, so I was happy to take them off his hands. However, extensive use and tension (I guess) caused this to happen over time. They no longer work, so I'm SOL for Apple headphones once again. You can find another pic of my headphones here.
5.) Dropping It In the Toilet
Yup, you read that right. I dropped my iPod in a toilet. Not just any toilet though. The public toilet at my local gym. Luckily the stall was clean and no waste was in the toilet at the time, but it certainly gave me a scare.
Just thought I'd share, especially as with the new nanos, Shuffles, and the video iPods, I've been thinking about renewing my investment. I'll try to do a write up on the new iTunes 6.0 sometime soon.
1.) Allowing the Environment to Kill My Battery
Last summer, I bought a nifty device that would allow me listen to music from my iPod through my car's radio. I even used it on my way to work in the mornings. But considering I had few places to put my iPod at work, I'd leave it in my car. As you can imagine, it can get pretty hot in Georgia during the summer time, and the temperature inside the car is only magnified. I apparantly fried my battery; the only way I could listen to my iPod was to have it plugged in while I was using it.
2.) Crushing My iPod
So last year at Denison, my roommates decided to throw a party in which our suite (among others) would be included. To take precaution, I locked my door so that drunk underclassmen wouldn't wander and do things they shouldn't be doing. Noticing that my iPod was in my coat pocket, I decided to be lazy and just simply slide it under my door. Well, after the festivities were over, I walked into my room forgetting about my iPod. Crunch. It was face up and stepping on it caused the front plate to be wedged into the metal back casing.
3.) Headphones, pt. 1
I finally got my iPod replaced at an Apple Store in Columbus, getting a refurbished one of the same generation in return. But not before I stepped on my headphones in one of Denison's computer labs. I learned later that you can only purchase Apple earbud headphones with the remote, which costs $40 together.
4.) Headphones, pt. 2
My cousin got himself an iPod, but he hated the headphones, so I was happy to take them off his hands. However, extensive use and tension (I guess) caused this to happen over time. They no longer work, so I'm SOL for Apple headphones once again. You can find another pic of my headphones here.
5.) Dropping It In the Toilet
Yup, you read that right. I dropped my iPod in a toilet. Not just any toilet though. The public toilet at my local gym. Luckily the stall was clean and no waste was in the toilet at the time, but it certainly gave me a scare.
Just thought I'd share, especially as with the new nanos, Shuffles, and the video iPods, I've been thinking about renewing my investment. I'll try to do a write up on the new iTunes 6.0 sometime soon.
posted by Jason Dozier at 8:59 PM
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