100 Million iPods Sold, Bill Gates Inconsolable

No Comments »April 9th, 2007

Apple disclosed total iPod sales volumes to date, revealing that over 100 Million units have been sold since the little white music player that changed the world was first launched.

Apple today announced that the 100 millionth iPod® has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001, and since then Apple has introduced more than 10 new iPod models, including five generations of iPod, two generations of iPod mini, two generations of iPod nano and two generations of iPod shuffle. Along with iTunes® and the iTunes online music store, the iPod has transformed how tens of millions of music lovers acquire, manage and listen to their music.

Congratulations Apple.

Source: Press Release

The Sad Tale of How I Murdered My iPod

No Comments »February 28th, 2007

There are moments in life when the challenges of a busy schedule, encumberences, distraction, and stupidity all converge at one terrible moment resulting in tragedy. That is what happened to me last fall during my morning commute. As I hurried out the door with hands and arms full of gadgets and wares, embarking in my vehicle, I failed to notice that I had inadvertently dropped one important item on the ground.

Having sped off for work and returning later in the day, I noticed a small metallic object laying in the driveway near where my truck is normally parked. “What the heck is that?” I half wondered. No sooner had that inquisitive thought entered my simian brain when I came to a horrible realization…“Oh my God, it’s my iPod!”. Yes, that shiny piece of metal laying lifeless on the pavement was my dear departed music player, crushed by the full weight of my Ford Ranger. Obviously the poor little fellow had fallen out of my grasp as I was entering my truck and had landed directly in the path of my tires, which did a fantastic job of making the already slim iPod a lot thinner than designed.

So, that’s the story. My fifth generation iPod has been gone for about three months now and I have fallen back to an ancient fourth generation iPod Photo. Waiting for the day when Apple will announce a new and improved model worthy of my Ben Franklins. Hopefully soon.

Windows virus, Now Free with Every iPod

No Comments »October 19th, 2006

Dozens of happy new Windows based iPod users found an unexpected surprise in their iTunes playlists; a Windows virus!

Granted, this is old news by now but in light of the totally hilarious nature of this story, I simply could not let it pass without posting something. Believe it or not, this incident truly was merely an unfortunate accident, and not as nutsack conspiracy theorists suggest…a deliberate act. According to the news wire, a batch of 5.5 generation iPods were inadvertently infected with a Windows virus, while in manufacturing, during (ironically) quality control testing when docked with a host PC which was apparently infected with a virus. The infection, both on the test PC and as well as attached iPods, went unnoticed until large quantenties of said iPod units had already shipped.

Perhaps Apple should begin selling downloadable copies of McAfee Anti-Virus from the iTunes Store. What next…rootkits on every iPod nano?

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