30 cases of iPod nano; halo effect for real?; Rip not in NZ; counting down the seconds; get a life

Posted: Friday, November 18, 2005 | |

Here are thirty more cases for your iPod nano from iPod Garage. There are cases made out of rubber, metal, silicone, neoprene or plastic. Short and concise pros and cons give you a bird's eye view of the product. There are other accessories such as speakers and armbands included in the list.

Roger Kay looks deeper on whether or not there actually is an "iPod Halo Effect." He uses history and graphs to chart how Apple's PC marketshare is during the 80's until the present. So is there a "halo effect?" His conclusion: Maybe. He cites an example that someone he knew who was a die-hard Windows user bought a Mac for his daughter. From a practical viewpoint, the dad bought a Mac so he doesn't have to tinker with anti-spyware, - malware, -virus programs anymore. But another reason why his daughter got a Mac was because she knew about the iPod and how cool it was. Halo effect, wot? Still, when looked at another perspective, Mac sales went down within the two years that the iPod was first introduced. Other things have also taken place that may have pushed up Apple's marketshare: opening of more retail stores and introduction of the Mac mini. Read the article and decide for yourself: is there a halo effect?

Perhaps most people are not aware that the iPod may actually be making people break laws. Well, in some countries that is, One such country may be New Zealand where it is illegal to rip music from a music CD and then copy it to a device like the iPod. Read more and find out how digital rights become digital wrongs in New Zealand. And what's going on there actually reflects that things that are going on throughout the world.

One writer looks at the bar that tells you who much time you have left. I'm talking about the counter in every digital media player has that tells you how much time is left in a song or video. Susan Tomes looks at the philosophical aspect of wanting to know when a song will end and another will begin.

B.J. Abernethy wants to know: when will he get a life? When will he get the 320x480 screen with a 60GB hard drive with a mini Mac OS X installed? Yep, he wants an Apple PDA to replace the Newton and he want's it to be called "iPod life." Like him, I, too, am waiting to get a life. Someone in Apple HQ is planning or making or already has a life. When will we get ours?

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