iPods
I listen to music pretty much all day long, thanks to my iPod. I, like thousands of other people, have fallen in love with it. I was enamoured from the beginning, but 5 GB was a tad too small. I purchased my 10 GB model soon after they were released a couple of years ago and it's been going strong since. Actually, I had a couple of weird battery issues, but the Apple Stores in both Manhattan and Huntington were able to exchange them for me, so technically I'm on my third iPod, but I've only paid for one (and it's the same model).
Now Apple has released the iPod mini, which is only 4 GB and only $50 cheaper than the regular size 15 GB iPod. I think the mini's are very cool, as much of Apple's technology, but I'm confused as to what they're going for with it? It's small, but it's not THAT small, and for $50 more I'd definitely go for the extra space. I'm sure the fashonistas will love the it. I definitely think it will show up as a fasion accessory on runway models for fashion week this spring.
I currently have 1530 songs available to enjoy anytime, all organized into about 25 different playlists. I have so many types of different music loaded onto it that I don't dare use the shuffle feature on the whole library because I'm afraid I'll become schizophrenic. Right now I'm listening to Speakerboxxx/The Love Below album from Outkast. What a great set of albums. Truth be told, I listen to a lot of crap, like that Milkshake song by Kelis. I figure it all evens out. But sometimes by listening to enough crap you find a song that is really great. Like "Hey Mama" by the Black Eyed Peas. Anyway, I'll almost always listen to something once, so if you've heard your fair share of crap but stumbled on something that you really like, let me know. I just can't get enough.
As a sidenote, once I get the templates how I like them around here (like removing the horrible uppercase titles) I'm going to look into a way to live update what I'm hearing on my iTunes at work or at home. Or at least have it rotate through my top 10 played songs once a day.