iPod-Jacked 661
Rick and Roll writes "In a story on Wired, entitled Feel Free to Jack Into My iPod, an iPod owner shares experiences he has had with other iPod owners, namely the plugging of his headphones into a stranger's jack. It began when a woman in her 30's walked up to him while he was on a walk, unplugged her headphone jack from her iPod, and motioned for him to plug his in. They then listened to each other's music for about 30 seconds. He has then shared with about a dozen iPod listeners, with most of the strangers reciprocating. According to the article, the practice has also cropped up in other communities. Listeners acquire tastes for different kinds of music, just like on internet/LAN file sharing networks. An interesting read."
bluetooth (Score:5, Interesting)
I used to do this (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Is this my first ever troll? (Score:4, Interesting)
It also shows that iPod's audience is more niche (or considers itself so) than for, say, walkman...it's not like plugging in headphones is any new technical trick, but you didn't see this w/ Sony walkman so much.
On the other hand, it might be niche, but a big enough audience that you're likely to see other people with one...
I wonder if there's any iPod vs. generic MP3 player snobbery?
Why in the world. (Score:0, Interesting)
This gets posted, but RMS firing the lead dev of the Hurd OS over license issues doesn't. Hell, RMS want a less free license and the Hurd lead wanted a more free license.
But I guess apple pays more.
Just damn.
Re:bluetooth (Score:4, Interesting)
When I got to the sub, I found 4 other phones and a Ipaq, one of them wanted the files from my phone. but all of the sudden, the trip home was a bit more fun.
It's too bad (Score:5, Interesting)
However, Creative jukeboxes can, and when the drab PC community catches up I wonder if people will not only listen to other people's music, but share it too- like a p2p network in flesh-space!
Very 1st Walkman Ever Had Dual Headphone Ability (Score:5, Interesting)
The dual headphone feature remained for a couple of product iterations but was then dropped to save a few pennies on production when they realised virtually nobody ever used this music sharing feature.
The thinking is that Sony were wary of introducing an exclusively personal electronic device and wanted to be able to market as having *some* social aspect.
Wanna bet... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:bluetooth (Score:5, Interesting)
Ever notice how people in planes, etc, like to see what the person next to them is reading/writing/doing/wearing? Just seems to be in our nature to know what other people are interested in.
Imagine a technology that allows people to broadcast whatever content they choose to a small area. (Actually the technology exists. The standards aren't quite there, yet.) Call it eFashion if you want, but I have a thought that this could be a big thing, because it allows people to express themselves in yet another way. Just have to let the IP lawyers sort it out after the fact.
Re:bluetooth (Score:5, Interesting)
This is technology bringing people together, which is pretty uncommon. Most of it just serves to keep us as far apart as possible.
jack into someone's TIVO. (Score:2, Interesting)
Good stuff. Interesting that many of us can be instantly defined by the media that we consume. If you want to know someone, ask them, "What bands do you listen to? What TV shows do you watch?" The big question is, would you let others see what's on your TIVO?
iPod? Sony? rePod! (Score:2, Interesting)
The mighty rePod [tikaro.com]
Re:Is this my first ever troll? (Score:2, Interesting)
I seem to recall an early 80's commercial, I think for Reese's peanut butter cups, where a couple of roller skaters (boy and girl) collided, merged their chocolate and peanut butter, got over it, she jacked in to his two port Walkman, and they skated off together happily.
Re:Write About People Pooping With Their iPods Nex (Score:3, Interesting)
No, nobody ever listeneed to another person's Walkman in the 1980s/19902. There were no boomboxes, no ghetto blasters, no tricked-out car stereos. Nobody ever made mix tapes, or DJd at College Radio stations, or broadcast bizarre video selections on Public Access.
There were no digital music players, no hard disk music players, no Internet streaming audio apps, no MP3s, and certainly no random sharing of music.
No, in fact we were all living in the Dark Ages of No Music Sharing Ever until Saint Steve showed us the way with the Holy iPod!
More Apple-as-culture tripe (Score:2, Interesting)
Second, IF true (and I have my doubts), what does this say about the conspicuous consumption which in this article at least seems to define iPod users ? Just exactly how do these 'iPod regulars' identify themselves to each other ? It seems to me, if I had an iPod, it would be in my breast pocket, and noone outside would know I had one. Unless these guys are wearing these things around their neck ("hey, look at me"), I can't see how people taking walks in parks would be able to identify each other - unless, of course, they're super ostenatious and obnoxious showoffs. Maybe these guys are using binoculars to examine the earbuds of their iPod colleagues, but if so, that is a special type of snob indeed.
If people really are carrying on like this, it sounds to me like the iPod is getting to be more and more like a Prada handbag - something brandished like a badge of status. Don't get me wrong, Prada makes a beautiful bag, but now the biggest reason to one one is for what doing so says about their owner than anything else.
Re:Commercial? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:What....? (Score:3, Interesting)
Where in my post did I say cult? Oh wait, I didn't. When I use the term fanatic, I mean one who is very brand loyal and who thinks very highly of the company/product. It is not an insult, it is simply a descriptive term to rate the level of customer loyalty.
Re:Commercial? (Score:5, Interesting)
iPod. We'll show you why 2004 won't be like 1984.
I still can't believe they missed the chance to do another one in '01:
Mac OS X: The reason why 2001 will be like 2001