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Please define the word "Ipod" in the most creative way you can imagine.

go..

Not Creative (http://www.creative.com/products/mp3/).

irritating.

The oldest form of compensation in the newest way.

Though I have one and like it very much. The Pandora App doesn't hurt.

ipod n. small synthetic parasitic lifeform characterized by a smooth, brightly-colored body, nearly featureless except for the long white bifurcated tendril by which it establishes a connection to its host.

over priced, overrated, over sold, and just plain overly crap.

What is a device for showcasing stolen goods?

haha, these are great, thankyou

Ipod.

We actually have a word like that in our language. It means, "to move a little, esp. sideways; to budge". Change one letter and that's our term for warm semiliqiud feces, like those falling from the birds above.

Device that allows you to not hear the childslaves that originally made it.

one company's product becoming annoyingly synonymous with a whole range of existing products. a company's PR claiming you can now do stuff with 'product x' that you've been able to do for years with competitors products.


i still remember the ads for the original iMac saying - on TV - about how you could rip and burn music to CD. i thought at the time... 'i've been doing that for fucking years but you're making it sound like you just invented it'. its touting a feature competitor products have, but who don't make a song and dance about.
its an annoyingly effective strategy, employed very well with the ipod, and most recently (non-Apple related) by Sky Plus


that's what i think of when someone says ipod


edit: GRUMP GRUMP GRUMP :(

Please define the word "Ipod" in the most creative way you can imagine.
http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs15/150/i/2007/101/d/6/Eye_Pod_by_C_Williams.jpg

(Credit to the artist)

What is... love?

How crew will escape from a self-destructing starship in the future -- with style, all the music in the universe (with their googleplex-byte harddrive), and without leotards.

Not Creative.

Lol my thoughts exactly. I looked at the products. The one with 80GB storage for the cheapest price, which could play the most types of files and has the biggest screen was creative

ipod is bought by people nowdays who dont look into the products or are too stupid to understand the products

But for a quick disciption I would say lame

The suckers substitute for a Creative Zen...

It's what the Pod People see with. >_>

An expensive MP3 player that requires a special program to be able to listen to MP3s.

The most convenient way to give your soul to Steve Jobs.

iWantToListenToMusicEverywhereVeryLoudly

Umm a way for Apple to monoplise on the download market?

See, the Ipod isn't a thing of total evil, but it's inadequate for my needs. It's pros are large storage space, the interface that can play clips, and the compatability with so many devices. However, I don't really need a whole harddrive of music. I don't listen to that much at the same time, so one GB is more than enough for my music and whatever school assignments I need to transfer from computer to computer. Likewise, the interface is so small watching clips isn't really all that cool. It beats my MP3 player in being able to pick songs, though. The compatibility is based primarily on the Ipod's dominant position on the market, and only really comes to play in the US. Few European cars that I've seen have a slot for hooking up your Ipod to your car radio.

Then come the downsides: ITunes, price, and durability. I need ITunes to transfer songs onto the thing I want to listen music to? Forget it. And for the price you pay, it's not exactly more or less durable than cheaper, more flexible devices.

Beautiful piece of crap.

See, the Ipod isn't a thing of total evil, but it's inadequate for my needs. It's pros are large storage space, the interface that can play clips, and the compatability with so many devices. However, I don't really need a whole harddrive of music. I don't listen to that much at the same time, so one GB is more than enough for my music and whatever school assignments I need to transfer from computer to computer. Likewise, the interface is so small watching clips isn't really all that cool. It beats my MP3 player in being able to pick songs, though. The compatibility is based primarily on the Ipod's dominant position on the market, and only really comes to play in the US. Few European cars that I've seen have a slot for hooking up your Ipod to your car radio.

Then come the downsides: ITunes, price, and durability. I need ITunes to transfer songs onto the thing I want to listen music to? Forget it. And for the price you pay, it's not exactly more or less durable than cheaper, more flexible devices.

That's why I have this:
HTC Advantage X7500 (http://www.htc.com/WWW/Product.aspx?id=474)

Does a Rast own an I an I pod?

Please define the word "Ipod" in the most creative way you can imagine.

go..

The evil ring of power. My precioussss

I will never be seduced by its power, and generally I hate apple computers - they destroyed my mac, someday Microsoft and Sony will make them pay! :p

The evil ring of power. My precioussss

I will never be seduced by its power, and generally I hate apple computers - they destroyed my mac, someday Microsoft and Sony will make them pay! :p

You an old Performa user?

You an old Performa user?

No I was one of these people caught out when Apple Computers lied. I went to their US site on the day Apple claimed it had removed restrictions on downloading from the US site from another country.

Thinking it was safe I downloaded a licensed and clearly free widget. Then they crashed my imac computer, with 100s of photo's of my classics trip, several projects on some movie editing software, a bit of my Nationstates information/

The data wasn't recoverable because they programmed the computer to burn out the hard drive. Since it cost a lot to buy I hate apple and will never buy anything from them or their subsidiaries again. That includes Ipods. I would not be surprised if the guy who runs apple is the Anti-Christ, the impression I get from apple is that he is.

What is... love?

Don't hurt me, don't hurt me.....no more

Ipod.

We actually have a word like that in our language. It means, "to move a little, esp. sideways; to budge". Change one letter and that's our term for warm semiliqiud feces, like those falling from the birds above.


sorta like in Tagalog too

E pode! = move it!

I believe.

That's why I have this:
HTC Advantage X7500 (http://www.htc.com/WWW/Product.aspx?id=474)


How do you like it? Was it expensive? I've been eyeing those but want to know if it's worth it from someone who has been using it.

Ipod?
Isuck is more apt.

its like spending $19 at a fancy restaurant for a simple pasta dish

A device which can hold information than a CD, and which one can plug ear phones into.

sorta like in Tagalog too

E pode! = move it!

I believe.
Incidentally, Tagalog is my native language. ;)

You're right, we use that word to tell someone to move something a little. The word is "ipod", pronounced as spelled.

Ipod
inferior
Product to
obtain
dollars

See, the Ipod isn't a thing of total evil, but it's inadequate for my needs. It's pros are large storage space, the interface that can play clips, and the compatability with so many devices. However, I don't really need a whole harddrive of music. I don't listen to that much at the same time, so one GB is more than enough for my music and whatever school assignments I need to transfer from computer to computer. Likewise, the interface is so small watching clips isn't really all that cool. It beats my MP3 player in being able to pick songs, though. The compatibility is based primarily on the Ipod's dominant position on the market, and only really comes to play in the US. Few European cars that I've seen have a slot for hooking up your Ipod to your car radio.

Then come the downsides: ITunes, price, and durability. I need ITunes to transfer songs onto the thing I want to listen music to? Forget it. And for the price you pay, it's not exactly more or less durable than cheaper, more flexible devices.

I would agree... except all the pro points you stated I get with my MuVo (http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=215&product=15441). including audio recording.

and I DON'T need a cable since the unit itself plugs directly into the USB port of any computer and can function as a Thumbdrive.

I don't know, aren't iPods supposed to play music or something? I've rather forgotten, as mine hasn't gone more than five minutes without crashing for about a month now.
Of course, it was cheap and secondhand when I got it three years ago, so I guess that's pretty good mileage.

Please define the word "Ipod" in the most creative way you can imagine.

International Pedophile Organization Device [for luring kids].

iPood (http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i221/cytoplast/ipood.jpg)
iRaq (http://bagnewsnotes.typepad.com/bagnews/images/clips/iRaq.gif)
iMissPetsburg (http://www.ilounge.com/gallery/ipod_art_contest/ipug.jpg)
iBelieve! (http://bp0.blogger.com/_2hwiLzOjm6M/RhRvfJ3eewI/AAAAAAAAAkA/oDY9dIpJe2g/s1600-h/iBelieve_redone_by_Darthmiller.jpg)
i'Maninja? (http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/471173725_a0a20c2fc4.jpg)
iMacUsers (http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3892/iflock5lx.gif)

Like a Zune, but without a cute girl giving it the ultimate endorsement.

International Pedophile Organization Device [for luring kids].

No, that's the nintendo DS with it's ichat thingy.

one company's product becoming annoyingly synonymous with a whole range of existing products. a company's PR claiming you can now do stuff with 'product x' that you've been able to do for years with competitors products.


i still remember the ads for the original iMac saying - on TV - about how you could rip and burn music to CD. i thought at the time... 'i've been doing that for fucking years but you're making it sound like you just invented it'. its touting a feature competitor products have, but who don't make a song and dance about.
its an annoyingly effective strategy, employed very well with the ipod, and most recently (non-Apple related) by Sky Plus


that's what i think of when someone says ipod


edit: GRUMP GRUMP GRUMP :(

That's still not as bad as the iPhone commercials that said that it could replace your mp3 player, the cell phone you use for conversations, the cell phone you use for email and text messaging, and your watch. I'm surprised they didn't say that it could replace your wallet because it held pictures and a text file with your credit card number.

You mean with this one $600 (yes know the price has dropped since) phone I can replace my old $100 phone? Because you know the cell phone I made phone calls on also worked to play music and receive email and texts. But that actor deserved an Emmy for pretending to be a guy impressed with an iPhone's ability to replace two cellphones that had the exact same capabilities and keeping a straight face.