"In horror honor of yesterday's announcement of the newly-designed third-generation iPod nano, we here at Infinite Loop have taken some time to look back at the last 10 years of Apple product design in order to get some perspective on just how hideous the new Apple audio player is (to some of us). This list isn't to say that some of these Apple monstrosities don't have a special place in our heart, though."
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Member since:2006-09-24
Apparently, his logic is a bit lost on me as well. According to that post, if you criticize the design because it's ugly and dismiss apple's product, you're an apple fanboy. If you admit to already owning one of the overpriced little bastards, claim it's almost the same as the previous one, and mindlessly defend apple, that makes you not a fanboy? Clearly the meaning of fanboy is different in this alternate universe.
Member since:2006-04-22
I agree with jaylaa, as I do not understand how this model can be considered so ugly, when it essentially looks exactly the same as any other ipod style wise.
But then again I have to admit I am particularly biased against ipods as I feel they are nothing more than just trendy marketing hype. I don't know what it is exactly, but I just do not get the ipod craze. For me, since my Sony cell has 1GB space for Mp3s, I would have no use than to carry another device around with me.
Is there something special about ipods that make them better than competing products that offer more space for less price?
Member since:2006-09-22
To be honest, the only apple product I own is a 2nd gen. iPod nano (8gb). So let's look to reasons why did I bought it:
-It was the smallest 8GB mp3 player at the time I was shopping and 8GB sansa was coming to same price with it.
-I like the way that ipod organizes music in it and I can sync it with linux.
-Since I'm listening to music ~8 hours a day, carrying a cell phone to everywhere is not an option and; I don't like combination devices (I own a very basic phone, a full fledged PDA and a MP3 player and I generally carry a messenger bag)
-I wanted a device to last with good build quality so iPod had a +1 on it too (I like metal over plastics)
So What's the result with it? I've paid a fair amount of money to apple to own it but, I like the interface, it's easy to use, it sounds good enough (sometimes I miss my Type-S MD player though), it's very small, I recharge it once a week, use with linux (I don't use windows for anything) and it just blends in my life.
I think my next mp3 player will be an iPod too but I'll not buy a new one until mine dies because of battery suffering or electronic problems.
If sony released their latest devices before AND if I could use them with linux, I'd buy one of these beacuse of the sound quality but, they've lost me (only in portable music arena) because of the syncing problem.
Edit: Typos
Edited 2007-09-07 06:42
Member since:2007-02-27
Member since:2005-08-18
"This thing looks just like a short regular ipod."
I was thinking the same thing. I cant figure out why this design would so upset someone.
No, I'm not a Apple fanboy, I have never owned (or even used) an Apple product in my life, but saying that this is hideously ugly is just, well, really strange.
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2006-01-17
I'm honestly starting to think that Apple fanboys really are crazy. This thing looks just like a short regular ipod. The same ipod that they've been drooling over for years. But make it shorter and all of a sudden it's ugly and hideous? What's wrong with you people? The only thing wrong with the Nano IMO is it doesn't come in 16GB which is what I was looking forward to getting (already have an 8GB Nano).