The Proposal

• The 30GB iPod: http://www.zdnet.co.uk/i/z/rv/2003/05/ipod-30-i1.jpg

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How My iPod Works

• A third generation iPod on its docking station: http://www.photonworks.net/gallery/shade/iPod-Dock.jpg

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Building Systems: The iTunes/iPod Connection

• One of the characteristic Apple 'silhouette' ads showcasing the relationship between hardware and software: http://www.apple.com.tw/itunes/images/indextop20040719.gif

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All in the Family: How the iPod Fits with the Rest of the Apple Product Line

• The very carefully crafted juxtaposition of the iPod's docked profile with the profile of the new iMac G5 personal computer: http://www.apple.com/imac/gallery/ipod.html

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The mp3, Piracy, and the Future of Copyright Law

• The cover of Lawrence Lessig's Free Culture, an interesting treatise on the future of copyright: http://free-culture.org/images/cover2.gif

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Pimp My iPod: Personalizing a Personal Technology

• (Left) This iPod sleeve, available at the Neiman Marcus online store, is made by contemporary fashion label Juicy Couture. The case, which comes in a variety of colors retails for $78, while a version scaled down to fit the iPod Mini goes for $58.

• (Right) More traditional fashion labels are also offering up iPod accessories, such as this Coach case. Interestingly, this model is in such high demand that the Popgadget.net (http://www.popgadget.net/2004/10/coach-ipod-cases.html) link to the Coach online store yields a disappointing result for tech-savvy Coach customers. See for yourself: http://www.coach.com/shop/product_nobefree.asp?product_no=6512&category_id=193&show_bc=1&base_index=0&sort_by_price=false&easyask_id=

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Did They Really Just Do That?

• Apple gave every student in Duke University's class of 2008 a 20GB iPod and plans on implementing the more unheralded features of the device for educational purposes: http://www.cs.duke.edu/csed/ipod/ipodatduke.jpg

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iPod Resources

• All references not listed on the individual pages can be found here

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Comments

Posted at May 25/2005 08:14AM:
Dave Daly: A few quick points: The use of the "I" in iPod seems only partly inspired by sort of "high-tech" words (e.g. e-commerce, i-banking, etc.) -- the "I" also stresses individuality. Perhaps that's also the backstory on creating the new colors and the several different sizes and such, so that the playlist isn't the only thing that shows your individuality. In the same vein, I remember a news article (don't recall when or where, though) about people who were buying regular earphones instead of the iPod white phones -- standing out by not standing out so much.

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Posted at May 25/2005 08:24AM:
Dave Daly: One more point about having a personal soundtrack to life... those who've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail will remember Sir Robin's minstrels: http://www.monty-pythons.com/audio/songs/robinran.wav

The upside of the iPod: You can control the music in your soundtrack.
The downside: In the frozen land of Nador, you can't eat the iPod.

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