I just added an iPod category to the site. Probably a mark of both my enthusiasm and a recognition that it might have an interest for others.
I found that the first entry in that category was Jan of 2004 when the first speculation about the mini-iPods hit the press. In the end, I found them too expensive to buy on a whim.
However, a year later I have a Shuffle, at roughly the same price point ($99-149).
While I have some issues with it (inability to stop the music loading process easily, poor headphone design, no normalization of music when loading) I think it's a great first cut at a memory based player. I expect that most of the shortcomings can be fixed via software.
Though I've got no idea what the hell Apple was thinking when they included the crap design earbuds. There wouldn't be such a huge aftermarket if they had just designed them properly.
Posted by artandscience at February 16, 2005 06:20 AM