50 Fun Things to Do With Your iPod

Ant writes "Jason Kottke's Web site has compiled a list of 50 fun things to do with your iPod besides listening to music with those white earbuds: From the article 'In the four years since its introduction, the iPod has proven to be a versatile little device. Despite a relatively closed architecture, hackers have found their way in. Content creators and software makers put information at your fingertips when you're on the go. Would-be designers have added to the fashionable stylings of the now-ubiquitous white ear buds. Hardware makers and enthusiasts have augmented the iPod with new add-on gadgets. Here are a few dozen things you can do with your iPod besides listen to music.'"

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[mumblestheclown]

explain to me again why this device is so special?

i own two of these things by proxy - i bought my girlfriend one of the 4g variety and of the tiny variety in japan about a year ago (she asked, i paid). i am a busy guy generally and quite technologically adept (I run a software company, for god's sake), but spent about half an hour fumbling with the software and, while i got some of her music loaded on them, in general found the whole experience to be poor. the 4g unit's metal casing is basically designed to scratch and the UI is.. well, pretty junky. these things mostly just sit in the shelf.

we spend our time between london, new york, and tokyo... which are, at least in theory, "cool" cities. yet, despite the theoretical ubiquitousness of these things, i rarely see them out there on the field in practice. i do see a lot of people giving steve jobs credit for a device that he markets, but did not invent. i do see a lot of magazines and television shows providing free advertising for this thing. so, i am not surprised that the sales are good (phenomenal, even). I just dont see a particularly special piece of hardware or software. as somebody else has mentioned, there are a number of clones that just seem to be much better at a much better pricepoint. indeed, i felt like a complete tool going to the fancy apple/ipod displays around akihabara paying a high markup for marketing fluff while passing over a number of quite nice units for sale elsewhere.

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[mumblestheclown]

You, sir, are a moron.

1. I own TWO ipods, not just one. I paid for two. That they sit on my girlfriend's side of the bed is a technicality.
2. You claim that the fact that "i don't appear to like ipods" is a reason for marking me a troll. wow. that is just idiotic.
3. virtually every other gadget in my collection i can get working within a half hour or so. i certainly expect an end-user, ease-of-use focused music player to be the same. i found the ipod software clunky and counterintuitive, and the ui marginal at best. i dont understand how this honest experience qualifies as s troll. it might be counter to your own experience. but it is certainly not a troll.
4. i dont see ipods in major cities. again, this is my personal observation. again, certainly not a troll. I mean.. troll for what? people telling me "but i live in city Y and I do see ipods?"
5. I dont finish with a ranting observation. i finish with a summary. the summary is that, based on my experiences, i dont find the ipod useful, and in general there are better alternatives out there.

while I thank you for writing a detailed response, you do not appear in any way to have justified the troll rating. at all. zero. nil.

Rather, you have just emphasized the idiot belief on slashdot that 'troll' is shorthand for 'you disagree with my view on this particular product.' in fact, you pretty much come out and say this. pathetic.