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04/20/2004 Archived Entry: "ipod"

I used to think I didn't want an iPod. Do I really need to walk around with music playing in my ears? Will I really be able to drown out my gym's awful pre-programmed selections? I sleep on planes; what do I need a $250 snazzy walkman for (not that I ever used the walkman I once owned)? This player, however, looks really cool (found at gizmodo). I have no idea what it costs because the company makes you fill out a personal form first to find out. Very odd marketing technique. Viral? Not really. Just in your face we will spam you for life if you even ask how much our product is.
Despite my reservations, sometimes I do want to butt up against the street and public sounds I encounter with my own private library of breakbeats, Dylan, James Brown, Funkadelic, The Stones, Jimmy Smith, Madlib, and, of course, the new DJ Spooky (from out of the book). I don't care about iTunes or any other online store. But I do like creating the mix, entering the mix, living the mix. 20 gigs would let me do that just fine.

But I ain't spending $300 or $400 to do any of this.