News Archive for 05/01/23

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iPod mishaps, muggings...

01/23, 10:00pm

NYT: iPod mishaps, muggings, businesses

In New York City, the ubiquitious iPod has caused "an influx of iPod-related mishaps, some highly amusing, others potentially disastrous. Because unlike the portable CD player before it, the iPod is so light and offers so much continuous music that listeners often forget it's there, freeing them up to accidentally step into traffic (or worse, a throng of tourists)." The New York Times also notes the recent "string of iPod muggings aimed at Stuyvesant students late last year," while another article talks about the emergence of the iPod Loading industry. [free registration required]