I agree that if you already have a vehicle that is working well, not belching black smoke into the air, then you would use up more resources and add to the pollution problem by going out and purchasing a new electric hybrid or the like. However, if people did not go out and purchase these vehicles and new technologies then we would all still be driving around in Model T Fords. That said, perhaps we all should be driving the Model T, apparently it got 100 km to every 6.7 litres of fuel (about 35 Miles/Gallon).
People are People and they like shiny new things.
I honestly have to say I would use the Muvo more often. I like the size, battery life and sound quality. It is easy to get songs onto (granted I have not tested protected files on the mac, I know it does not support AAC). I don't really care to have all of my music on a portable device. I am happy having it all sit on my computer and then pulling off what I want to listen to for the day or week. When someone comes out with a small flash memory device that can sit in a dock by my computer and I can click a button that downloads a random set of tracks from my playlist, I will be happy.
I own both a 40GB iPod and a 256MB Creative Muvo Slim. I like the really small form factor of the Muvo and the fact that I can just plug it in and drag 30 tracks onto it and go. Oh yeah, it also recharges off of USB (so do the iPods for that matter). Offerings like RedChair's Notmad Explorer also allow me to have a randomly generated playlist downloaded to my Muvo anytime I plug it into my PC. On my mac, the Muvo is recognized by iTunes and I use this to transfer files, however no random playlists. The Muvo also costs 4 times less than the iPod. So for quick trips to and from work it is my favorite of the two. Easy transfers, light weight, decent sound, can still hold a couple of hours of music that can be easily changed every day if I want. Also, I am not too scared to break or lose it as it does not cost $400.
That said, the iPod definitely wins the beauty and functionality contest between the two. If I need to listen to more than 2 hours of music, it is my choice. Now if Apple were to come out with a Flash based iPod that had a 1GB - 4 GB of internal memory and was significantly smaller than the current iPod or iPod mini, and supported drag and drop for music files, they would take the market hands down. At least they would have my money.
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I agree that if you already have a vehicle that is working well, not belching black smoke into the air, then you would use up more resources and add to the pollution problem by going out and purchasing a new electric hybrid or the like. However, if people did not go out and purchase these vehicles and new technologies then we would all still be driving around in Model T Fords. That said, perhaps we all should be driving the Model T, apparently it got 100 km to every 6.7 litres of fuel (about 35 Miles/Gallon). People are People and they like shiny new things.
I honestly have to say I would use the Muvo more often. I like the size, battery life and sound quality. It is easy to get songs onto (granted I have not tested protected files on the mac, I know it does not support AAC). I don't really care to have all of my music on a portable device. I am happy having it all sit on my computer and then pulling off what I want to listen to for the day or week. When someone comes out with a small flash memory device that can sit in a dock by my computer and I can click a button that downloads a random set of tracks from my playlist, I will be happy.
I own both a 40GB iPod and a 256MB Creative Muvo Slim. I like the really small form factor of the Muvo and the fact that I can just plug it in and drag 30 tracks onto it and go. Oh yeah, it also recharges off of USB (so do the iPods for that matter). Offerings like RedChair's Notmad Explorer also allow me to have a randomly generated playlist downloaded to my Muvo anytime I plug it into my PC. On my mac, the Muvo is recognized by iTunes and I use this to transfer files, however no random playlists. The Muvo also costs 4 times less than the iPod. So for quick trips to and from work it is my favorite of the two. Easy transfers, light weight, decent sound, can still hold a couple of hours of music that can be easily changed every day if I want. Also, I am not too scared to break or lose it as it does not cost $400. That said, the iPod definitely wins the beauty and functionality contest between the two. If I need to listen to more than 2 hours of music, it is my choice. Now if Apple were to come out with a Flash based iPod that had a 1GB - 4 GB of internal memory and was significantly smaller than the current iPod or iPod mini, and supported drag and drop for music files, they would take the market hands down. At least they would have my money.