iPods and Howard Zinn bashing Bush
A grand clip of a Howard Zinn interview on Truthout:
Barsamian: Politicians use history as a kind of mystical element or device. We often hear that the U.S. is called on by history to do certain things in the world.
Zinn: History is always a good entity to call on if you are hesitant to call on God because they both play the same role. They are both abstractions, they both are actually meaningless until you invest them with meaning. I've noticed that President Bush calls on God a lot. I think he's hesitant to call on history because I think the word history throws him. He's not quite sure what to do with it, but he's more familiar with God.
Good shot Howard.
iPods...what is there to say? They're taking over the world. As of the end of the 2005 fiscal year, 28, 233, 000 iPods had been sold. Also, the term "iPod wedding" exists. And not just the term, but the idea as well (Google it if you don't believe me).
However, as Apple has no legal monopoly on MP3 players, I think it is time they started super improving their products to be competetive with other companies.
For starters, I think Apple should expand the color options on the 30 and 60 GB iPods because clearly, they are jealous of the Nanos' opportunity to express itself. To appeal to kids (and thus expand the market) these colors could be based on the many colors of Crayola crayons. New color options could include:
Tickle me Pink (how does your music make you feel?)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown (this one could come with a "fur/no fur" option)
Antique Brass (made, with actual antique brass)
Mauvelous (a great color that could help bring back the "we want to be British fad")
All of these options, of course, cost more than the plain white and black.
Also, there should be special "celebrity" editions. P.Diddy, Britany Spears and Paris Hilton edition iPods (one comes covered in "bling," one looks trashy and cheap, one includes a free sex tape [for 18 and up only!], but which goes with who?!?!?!).
To appeal to older listeners, those who are out of the pop culture loop, there could be Margaret Thatcher and Bill Frist editions as well.
posted by kellyisdelightful @ 10:38 AM
1 Comments:
I love your iPod ideas. I would buy Mauvelous...not so much because I want to be British but because I like the color.
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