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some thoughts on portable device

Almost 2 months back, I got myself an ipod shuffle. After using it for some time, I am totally in love with it. I can now understand why the Macheads sell out their souls to Apple - the bargain is well worth it ;-) .

I was thinking about why portable devices like ipod and mobile phones are so close to their owners and I came up with this list.

  • They are truly personal. You can customize them (think mobile wallpapers, ringtones, playlists) quite a lot.
  • The are small and portable (duh!)
  • They can serve multiple purposes. A mobile phone can also serve as a watch, address book, radio, m3 player, camera. A ipod can also be used as a memory stick, FM transmitter and it can also fit in your car's music system.
  • These devices become useful as soon as you buy them. You can start using a mobile phone as soon as you insert your sim card into it and you can start using your ipod as soon as you transfer music into it. Instant karma! :-)
  • They have long battery life.

This list is just something to keep in mind when I am designing my Killer App (TM).

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    • Posted byS
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    Tell me About it... I'm in luv with iMac in my office..And i cant even code :-)
    iPod definitely rules. Infact i got this u10 iriver.. its got a bttr battery life than my video ipod but is of size of a matchbox.... but still its ipod for me.. more coz i can load my snaps n videos n watch them wnevr i want :-)
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    • Posted byThe Dark Knight
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    Forgive me your highness for not forgetting how much against you are to the idea of DRM. I guess it's OK now because you own an iPod now! **_sarcasm_**
    "When money talks people listen"
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  3. @Chad: Ipod plays mp3s. The itunes store sells music in AAC format which are DRM-ed and I don't use that. I use it to play mp3s and wavs.

    For what it is worth, I have become even more radical than earlier ... deleting the windows partition on my box :-)
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    • Posted byspo0nman
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    But, but ... on a ipod shuffle you can't see what you're playing. Oh! I guess It does not matter ... Its a iPod Shuffle who cares what music it plays.
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    • Posted byThe Dark Knight
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    My thoughts exactly Spoonman!
    Hey Raj, why didn't you get urself a 2nd Gen Nano? More bang for the buck...
    Deleting a Windows partition doesn't prove anything. Your "free" soul is tainted now. ;-)
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  6. Hey Raj, why didn't you get urself a 2nd Gen Nano? More bang for the buck...

    It was coming out to be 8.5 K (i think). I did not want to spend that kind of money :-D

    Deleting a Windows partition doesn't prove anything. Your "free" soul is tainted now.

    heh!
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