The New iPods

Rumor has it that the iPod is in for the next revolution on the Apple agenda. Reports are coming in about a possible special media event to be held by Apple sometime in September. During that event, industry analysts predict that four new Apple iPods will be introduced, each based on the successful Mac OS X operating systems. Four new iPods models are predicted, each with NAND Flash. The iPods should be available in two distinct types: one type featuring the traditional click wheel, and another featuring a touch screen, much like the new Apple iPhone, but dubbed the iPod … Continue reading

Treat Your iPod Like Your Baby

Kori Rodley Irons recently posted an excellent article about how many people compare pets, objects and life events to parenting. (You can click here to read it.) She makes some excellent points. Well, I have a strange new phenomena in the “just like being a parent” category for her. It seems that the iPod, that little wonder of technology, is inspiring maternal and paternal feelings in many of its owners. The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, recently published a story about a heat alert in the area. Along with warning parents and pet owners, it included a warning for … Continue reading

New iPods Coming in August?

Rumor has it that the next generation of Apple iPods, the sixth, will be hitting Apple stores as soon as the beginning of August. Many people are speculating about what new features will be available on the new iPods. For example, will they feature a touch screen interface? New operating system? New colors? Well the best guesses are as follows. The new iPods will probably not feature a touch-screen interface. I think that would take too much away from the glory and newness of the Apple iPhones. I think that the touch screen will eventually come to the iPod, but … Continue reading

The Evolution of Recording Mediums and Devices

I was watching a Discovery Time special last night called “Yearbook.” It was covering 1978 and talked about how that was the first year the Walkman came out. It went on to say how it was the first time we could actually walk around and carry our music with us. I told my husband how funny it was that now, with the invention of the iPod you could carry around ALL the music you own in one small little device. I started to think how lucky I was to have seen almost all the mediums and devices for music. Actually, … Continue reading