Believe it or not, I used to hate iPods.
My uncle would try to convince me to get one of those snazzy lil miracles that Apple called iPods. I kept reminding him that I had a mini compo in my room and that I drove. So why the heck would I need a portable music player? Well I was really wrong. Kinda like '96 over again.
It was the year 1996 and as we were starting to get used to the idea of paying RM45 for a CD of our favourite music - never needing to wade past the first 4 crappy songs on Side A to get to that lovely, lovely 5th song on that junk called cassette - CD ROM took MY world by storm! I remember my first reaction to it.
My uncle asked, "Do you know you can play games on CD now?"
"Huh?" (imagining the Super Nintendo / Sega Genesis but with a CD) "Sure not??"
Sure enough, the CD-I was freaking amazing. Most Malaysians wouldn't have seen this. But it was really hot in Singapore for awhile. Then Playstation came and the rest was history.
Ok. So after I finally got the iPod Mini and I realized, "How could anyone live without an MP3 player? But not just any MP3 player. How could anyone live without an iPod?"
And once again, the rest was history.
I'm not trying to sell you an iPod. I do not like the current lineup at all. The Classic is fat and slow. The 3rd gen Nano looks like a clown puked all over a biscuit. And the current iPod Shuffle lacks the coolness and all-in-one ease of its predeccesor. That is why I'm quite happy when I hear that Apple will be redesigning most if not the entire lineup of iPods and Macs this September. Here's to Apple NOT screwing up their iPod line.
From left to right, chronologically:
iPod Mini 4GB, very first MP3 player I had
iPod Photo 60GB, hand-me-down from Uncle
iPod Nano Product RED 4GB, free with Macbook Pro
iPod Video 30GB, won it from Kit Kat Break Free
iPod Touch 8GB with 2.0.1
iPhone 8GB with 2.0.1 and Unlocked
Thursday, August 28
trip down (iPod) memory lane
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I don't need a mp3 player or an IPOD because I'm tough! :P
ReplyDeleteNah, just don't see the need to have music playing all the time. Only time I do listen to music is when I'm really relaxed and that's usually when I'm home. When I'm out, I'm either doing something or talking to people.
Hi, i'd like to buy your red ipod nano, wonder if you'd sell. Contact me at bonjitos@gmail.com? Thanks
ReplyDelete@jordan quah
ReplyDeleteThat's is exactly what I thought in the first place. Everywhere I go I have a music source - hifi, car stereo etc etc - but when you have an mp3 player that can hold your entire music + video collection, then it starts to make a lot of sense. And of course it's a beautiful piece of gadgetry.
@bonjitos
Sorry to disappoint you, but none of the iPods are for sale. (especially the red nano =P) Thanks for dropping by.