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More than just a trend, the i-Pod is a way of living
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Changing times The indispensable i-Pod
i-Pod, you pod, we all pod! What was Apple thinking when they created the i-Pod? Perhaps they had in mind a renaissance of that period in the Seventies when music junkies skate-boarded down the street with blaring stereo sets glued to their ears. Whatever their intentions, they’ve certainly succeeded in inventing and marketing a device that’s a favourite from Hyderabad to Honolulu. They’ve also succeeded in creating a new world order of sorts – a generation of music junkies who are plugged-in, hooked and addicted to i-Pods!
Jonathan Brainard, a sound engineer in the making says: “The i-Pod is Apple’s best invention ever! It can store tons and tons of music and videos, you don’t even have to think of a computer for that because this in itself is a computer dedicated to music.”
The i-Pod has certain features that make it the largest selling portable music device today. First, it is sizeable enough to snugly fit in either pocket or palm. One feature that users admire most in the higher i-Pod versions is the touch sensitive jog-dial that navigates you through myriads of multimedia.
All this having been said, it must be asked if the i-Pod is just another gizmo that youth want to posses to be ‘in sync’ with their generation. Most i-Podders say that these companions serve a higher purpose than that. “Music to me is a means of relaxation not only after a tiring day, but even while I’m working. So, having an i-Pod is really convenient because I have a whole menu of music variety laid out while I work,” reveals Vinay Abhishek, a young office-goer. With so much of music being listened to, one wonders how much of a beating the ear drums take.
How much of this auditory intake is actually meaningful? The more pedantic lot might term most genres of music from the i-Pod generation as ‘rubbish’. However, these genres of music are what fill the waking hours of most teens. Says audio enthusiast Sudhakar: “My i-Pod has stuff such as soft rock, soul, hip-hop, R&B, reggae, heavy metal and of course desi stuff too, what’s important is that my i-Pod keeps me engaged when I’m bored.”
So much in vogue is the i-Pod nowadays that people must be seen carrying one around, even if it’s a counterfeit one that looks like the Apple i-Pod. However, “any ordinary mp3 player or fake i-Pod won’t match up to a real one,” boasts Jonathan. The i-Pod seems to be the perfect digital companion to have.
KENNETH DAMARA
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