Thursday, October 13, 2005

Woo hoo! Although my very first podcast was a trouncing failure (neither my students nor I have ipods to say the least - so how and what was I podcasting is another story) I love the video-ipod and want it.  What exactly I love about it isn't yet quite clear to me - functionally, I mean.  I don't watch TV shows and so the predictions about "liquid" content that consumers will now control and the video revolution leave me cold.  But here's what I'm expecting the new technology/gadget to do for me.  Apple's Aiport Express with AirTunes was a Christmas gift last year and I started out being lukewarm towards it; we'd already had wi-fi since the late 90s and so wireless printing or net surfing was no big deal. Soon though I couldn't help playing with the beautifully engineered airports and voila!  I re-discovered music I'd forgotten, had a wonderful learning experience with mp3 files, re-lived lots of happy memories and "jammed" a podcast of my own!  Now, I'm expecting the v-pod to do a similar magic for me; I just don't know what exactly it will be.  And, I already have one complaint - how come the video-ipod doesn't come with bluetooth or wi-fi?  comment []9:04:37 PM

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