Tag Archive for 'ipod'
Sheesh. It is way to early in the day to see a picture like this, though I don’t know if there’s really any time that this wouldn’t scare the shit out of me. Like the iPod, don’t like th AK-47
I love my new Nano. Thats why its so fucking annoying that its broken for some unknown reason. Just won't turn on, won't charge, nothing. I had to walk to work today humming to myself the Mama Mia soundtrack (luckily I know it by heart). No Friday Random Ten cus there's no iPod. I love you Apple but this is the second broken one and I'm getting irritable.
Since the beginning people have wondered when XM and Sirius, the two satellite radio providers, were going to merge and this past weekend the two companies finally announced plans to join together. Who cares? I'll admit that in the beginning I thought satellite radio was kind of a cool idea; certainly the appeal of not listening to commercials is a strong one (in D.C., in the morning, its basically impossible to hear any music on the radio, just the dumb talking heads).
But the only time I'm tempted to listen to the radio is in the shower (I like to sing along and as The Roomie is usually gone by the time I'm in there, I have no fear of embarrassing myself). I walk to work and rock my iPod. When I'm in my car, which is becoming rarer and rarer, I plug in the iPod. To my mind the iPod is the satellite radio killer. Why would I pay something like 10 bucks a month, as well as get special equipment, to listen to commercial-free radio when I can just listen to my own music that I already know I like?
Ultimately I think XM and Sirus will fail, just as over the airwaves radio will fail, as the iPod (or other mp3 players) becomes more ubiquitous in cars. If I can listen to the songs and podcasts that I want, what do I need the radio for? To listen to brain dead morning radio hosts? Surely you jest.