From David Pogue of the New York Times (free registration):
Even this early in the campaign, the battle for the popular vote is really heating up; the incumbent is being challenged by lesser-known candidates from all over the country. The winner will be the candidate with the best balance of new ideas and appealing looks – and battery life.I am referring, of course, to the battle for supremacy among portable music players.
So far, Apple’s iPod is by far the best seller among high-capacity players. You can’t stand in a public place without seeing a pair of those telltale white earbud cords pass by…
I MUST live in “Nowheresville” (and I think I do) because I haven’t seen one person using an iPod. And I’ve seen very few people use any of the other MP3 players.
Come to think of it, I haven’t seen any of last year’s hottest selling toy either: the cell phone that doubles as a camera.
Could this place REALLY be as boring as people say it is? Or is it just not hip? Or am I just not hip?
I’ll keep my eyes open a little more. And my ears.