A salute to iPods.
Why has it suddenly become cool to slag off iPods? I have an iPod mini, and I can safely say they're one of the best things ever. In fact, the only way the current iPod could be improved is if it came with a built in Google search engine, or if it was twenty thousand feet tall. That'd be the best thing ever. So good, that I drew it:
I can put up with people disliking things - hey, that's fine. But as far as I'm concerned, you are banned from liking something if there is something far superior available that you are ignoring out of spite. In fact, here's the reasons you should snap your current MP3 player in half and go and buy an iPod:
1. The non-replaceable battery thing is a myth.
Of course you can replace the battery. If it was truly irreplacable, then Apple wouldn't be offering a battery replacement service. Oh, and here's my proof (courtesy of Geek):
Just go and check eBay for replacement batteries and stop complaining.
2. It's so easy to use that even the average blogger could use it.
If we were to compare MP3 players to say, books, the iPod would be this:
While all other MP3 players nowadays are this:
Seriously, why does anything need that many buttons? Computers (technology in general, actually) have been idiot-proofed to the max, so what's the crack with all these needless buttons? Think of every really good invention ever: toasters, cameras, toilets, televisions - all the best ones are efficient and have as few buttons as possible. The iPod's been engineered now so that you don't even have to take your thumb off the wheel for anything. If your MP3 player has more buttons than Burton's Menswear, get an iPod.
3. It looks the sex.
Most modern MP3 players these days look like this. I'm sorry, but they do. While any model on this page is pump-able. So not only are all other MP3 players as complex as a Texan's family tree, they look like crap.
I think I'll stick to my iPod.
I can put up with people disliking things - hey, that's fine. But as far as I'm concerned, you are banned from liking something if there is something far superior available that you are ignoring out of spite. In fact, here's the reasons you should snap your current MP3 player in half and go and buy an iPod:
1. The non-replaceable battery thing is a myth.
Of course you can replace the battery. If it was truly irreplacable, then Apple wouldn't be offering a battery replacement service. Oh, and here's my proof (courtesy of Geek):
Just go and check eBay for replacement batteries and stop complaining.
2. It's so easy to use that even the average blogger could use it.
If we were to compare MP3 players to say, books, the iPod would be this:
While all other MP3 players nowadays are this:
Seriously, why does anything need that many buttons? Computers (technology in general, actually) have been idiot-proofed to the max, so what's the crack with all these needless buttons? Think of every really good invention ever: toasters, cameras, toilets, televisions - all the best ones are efficient and have as few buttons as possible. The iPod's been engineered now so that you don't even have to take your thumb off the wheel for anything. If your MP3 player has more buttons than Burton's Menswear, get an iPod.
3. It looks the sex.
Most modern MP3 players these days look like this. I'm sorry, but they do. While any model on this page is pump-able. So not only are all other MP3 players as complex as a Texan's family tree, they look like crap.
I think I'll stick to my iPod.